Abstract: A body board or boogie board has an elongated flotation body with raised side features or a raised skirt that wraps around the front portion and portions of both sides of the elongated flotation body and protrudes upward to cradle or support a user in a recumbent position while riding waves. The body board or boogie board also has a grab-bar for manipulating the body board or boogie board while riding waves and can include one or more attachment features for securing one or more accessories to the body board or boogie board.

Abstract: A drag-inducing mat includes a main body configured to accommodate a rider. The main body includes a rider surface configured to face the rider and an opposing surface configured to face a slide surface. The drag-inducing mat also includes a sipe array defined within the opposing surface. The sipe array includes a plurality of sipes that extends from a first lateral edge of the main body to a second lateral edge of the main body to selectively induce friction between the main body and the slide surface based on force applied to the sipe array by the rider.

Abstract: A textured surface for improving grip on plectra and other hand-held implements. A series of parallel ridges serve to frictionally engage thumb and forefinger surfaces and “lock” the grip in place.