Abstract: A waterboard strut is provided. The waterboard may include a body, a nose, a tail, a deck surface a bottom surface, and at least one fin attached to and protruding from the bottom surface of the body, wherein the at least one fin is positioned near the tail of the body, and at least one strut attached to and protruding from the bottom surface of the body. The strut may be positioned near the nose of the body and releasably connected. A user may ride the deck surface with the bottom surface mostly submerged in the water and as the waterboard may be in motion over or through the water, the waterboard strut may prevent the waterboard from sliding sideways enabling directional stability and control, reducing drift, improving tracking, and converting sideways forces into forward motion. The waterboard strut may be releasably connected to the bottom surface near the nose of the waterboard.