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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
William K Winner, White Salmon, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
441 79 ; 114140 ;
Abstract
A sailboard or surfboard (30) having a fin (32) and a skirt (36) extending aft of the tail edge (34) of the board. The skirt (36) is mounted to the sailboard in a manner so that the skirt assumes the contour of the water when sailed. Adhesive or a clamp plate is utilized to secure the skirt (36) to the board (30). The fin (32) includes a fin base (60) and a foil (62). Foil (62) is positioned aft of the fin base (60) so that the trailing edge (64) of the foil (62) is aft of the fin base (60).