Abstract: A wave riding hoard is provided herein that has a body including a top, a bottom, a right edge, a left edge, a front, a rear and a length defined from the front to the rear. The bottom of the body includes one or more steps. A first channel is defined at least partially between the one or more steps. The first channel extends along at least a portion of the length of the body. At least one of the one or more steps extends at least partially around the left edge or the right edge of the body.

Abstract: A wave riding hoard is provided herein that has a body including a top, a bottom, a right edge, a left edge, a front, a rear and a length defined from the front to the rear. The bottom of the body includes one or more steps. A first channel is defined at least partially between the one or more steps. The first channel extends along at least a portion of the length of the body. At least one of the one or more steps extends at least partially around the left edge or the right edge of the body.

Abstract: Embodiments of a wave riding board include a body having a top, a bottom, a right edge, a left edge, a front, a rear and a length defined from the front to the rear. The bottom of the body includes a plurality of steps and a channel defined between at least a portion of the plurality of steps. The channel extends along at least a portion of the length of the body.

Abstract: Embodiments of a wave riding board include a body having a top, a bottom, a right edge, a left edge, a front, a rear and a length defined from the front to the rear. The bottom of the body includes a plurality of steps and a channel defined between at least a portion of the plurality of steps. The channel extends along at least a portion of the length of the body.

Abstract: A method of decreasing the UV light degradation of a UV-light degradable polymer comprising adding to said polymer an effective amount of a compound of formula (IX): wherein, R19, R20 and R21 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of C1-C30 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, substituted alkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, ester, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted aryl, substituted heteroaryl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, and amino; R17 and R23 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of C1-C30 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, substituted alkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, ester, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted aryl, substituted heteroaryl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, cyano, and amino; R18 and R22 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of substituted diphenylmethylene, unsubstituted diphenylmethylene, substituted 9H-fluorene, and unsubstituted 9H-fluorene; t and u are each in the range of 1 to 100; s is in the ran