Claims

1. A wake board comprising a body with a lower surface, an upper surface, and a perimeter extending around the wake board body between the lower surface and the upper surface, wherein the perimeter comprises a lower portion having a first radius extending upwardly from the lower surface and an upper portion towards the upper surface and which is relatively sharp or has a second radius substantially smaller than the first radius, with the lower portion and upper portion extending around at least a major part of the perimeter, the upper surface comprising a substantially flat perimeter region extending around at least a major part of the wake board body and adjacent the upper portion of the perimeter.

2. A wake board as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower surface is generally planar,

3. A wake board as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower surface comprises a plurality of ridges which are elongate in a forward/rearward direction of the wake board.

4. A wake board as claimed in claim 3, wherein at least one of the ridges comprises a trailing edge toward a rear edge of the wake board body, and wherein the trailing edge is configured to assist in separating water from the rear edge of the wake board body and to assist in providing lift to the rear edge of the wake board body.

5. A wake board as claimed in claim 4, wherein the trailing edge(s) of the ridge(s) are substantially normal to the elongate direction(s) of the ridge(s).

6. A wake board as claimed in claim 3, wherein the ridges are separated by elongate channels.

7. A wake board as claimed in claim 6, wherein the channels have a concave shape when viewed from the lower surface.

8. A wake board as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower portion and the upper portion extend around substantially the entire perimeter of the wake board body.

9. A wake board as claimed in claim 1, wherein a forward portion of the perimeter comprises a nose section, which nose section comprises a first curved portion which, is a concave shape as viewed from the lower surface of the wake board body,

10. A wake board as claimed in claim 9, wherein the nose section additionally comprises a second curved portion extending rearwardly from the first curved portion toward the lower surface, and which is a convex shape as viewed from the lower surface of the wake board body.

11. A wake board as claimed in claim 10, wherein the nose section additionally comprises a third curved portion extending forward from the first curved portion toward the upper surface, and which is a convex shape as viewed from the lower surface of the wake board body.

12. A wake board as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substantially flat perimeter region of the upper surface extends around substantially the entire wake board body.

13. A wake board as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper surface comprises integral shaped support regions to at least partly support a user while sitting or kneeling on the wake board.

14-15. (canceled)

16. A wake board as claimed in claim 13, wherein the upper surface comprises integral shaped support regions to at least partly support a user while standing on the wake board.

17-20. (canceled)

21. A wake board as claimed, in claim 1, wherein in plan view the body has a generally central portion defined by two side edges which are substantially straight or of lesser curvature than the surrounding regions.

22. A wake board as claimed in claim 21, wherein a rear portion of the body behind the central portion is of shorter length than a front portion of the body forward of the central portion.

23. A wake board as claimed in claim 21, wherein in plan view the perimeter of the rear portion has a curvature with a substantially constant radius, and the perimeter of the front portion has a curvature with a varying radius.

24. A wake board as claimed in claim 21, wherein in plan view the body is generally ovate.

25-27. (canceled)

28. A wake board comprising a body with a lower surface, an upper surface, and a perimeter extending around the wake board body between the lower surface and the upper surface, wherein a forward portion of the perimeter comprises a nose section comprising a first curved portion which is a concave shape as viewed from the lower surface of the wake board body, wherein the wake board is configured to skim on the surface of wafer at high speed and the first curved portion is configured to assist in providing lift to the nose section as water travels along the first curved portion at low speed.

29. A wake board as claimed in claim 28, wherein the nose section additionally comprises a second curved portion extending rearwardly from the first curved, portion toward the lower surface, and which is a convex shape as viewed from the lower surface of the wake board body.

30. A wake board as claimed in claim 29, wherein, the nose section additionally comprises a third curved portion extending forward from the first curved portion toward the upper surface, and which is a convex shape as viewed from the lower surface of the wake board body.

31. A wake board as claimed in claim 28, wherein side portions of the perimeter of the wake board body each comprise a respective lower portion with a first radius extending upwardly from the lower surface and an upper portion towards the upper surface and which is relatively sharp or has a second radius substantially smaller than the first radius.

32. A wake board as claimed in claim 31, wherein a rear portion of the perimeter of the wake board body comprises a lower portion with a first radius extending upwardly from the lower surface and an upper portion towards the upper surface and which is relatively sharp or has a second radius substantially smaller than the first radius.

33. A wake board as claimed in claim 28, wherein the lower surface is generally planar.

34. A wake board as claimed in claim 28, wherein the lower surface comprises a plurality of ridges which are elongate in a forward/rearward direction of the wake board.

35. A wake board as claimed in claim 34, wherein at least one of the ridges comprises a trailing edge toward a rear edge of the wake board body, and wherein the trailing edge is configured to assist in separating water from the rear edge of the wake board body and to assist in providing lift to the rear edge of the wake board body.

36. A wake board as claimed in claim 35, wherein the trailing edge(s) of the ridge(s) are substantially normal to the elongate direction(s) of the ridge(s).

37. A wake board as claimed in claim 34, wherein the ridges are separated by elongate channels.

38. A wake board as claimed in claim 37, wherein the channels have a concave shape when viewed from the lower surface.

39. A wake board as claimed in claim 28, wherein the upper surface comprises a substantially flat perimeter region extending around at least a major part of the wake board, body adjacent an upper portion of the perimeter.

40. A wake board as claimed in claim 39, wherein the substantially flat perimeter region of the upper surface extends around substantially the entire wake board body.

41. A wake board as claimed in claim 28, wherein the upper surface comprises integral shaped support regions to at least partly support a user while sitting or kneeling on the wake board.

42-43. (canceled)

44. A wake board as claimed in claim 41, wherein the upper surface comprises integral shaped support regions to at least partly support a user while standing on the wake board.

45-48. (canceled)

49. A wake board as claimed in claim 28, wherein in plan view the body has a generally central portion defined by two side edges which are substantially straight or of lesser curvature than the surrounding regions.

50. A wake board as claimed in claim 49, wherein a rear portion of the body behind the central portion is of shorter length than a front portion of the body forward, of the central portion.

51. A wake board as claimed, in claim 49, wherein in plan view the perimeter of the rear portion has a curvature with a substantially constant radius, and the perimeter of the front portion has a curvature with a varying radius.

52. A wake board as claimed in claim 49, wherein in plan view the body is generally ovate.

53-56. (canceled)

57. A wake board as claimed in claim 3, wherein the lower surface of each ridge is generally planar.

58. A wake board as claimed in claim 34, wherein the lower surface of each ridge is generally planar.