The board was without a skeg, which had yet to be invented.

In fact, it feels as if the skeg has dropped off.

Its purpose and use are rather different from those of the surfing skeg.

With the skeg placed at the very back, there is also less chance of spin out.

The skeg can be added as an additional board.

It is analogous to a skeg on boats and ships.

A skeg is employed in the type of kayak used on more open water such as the sea.

The skeg also acts as a rudder when the engine is not running.

Otherwise you will have to slow down until the water flow around the skeg re-establishes itself.

Skeg shrugged and fluttered his hands in the air like a pair of butterflies.

The words spilled out of Skeg like water from an overflowing beaker.

A substantial center skeg allowed fair stability for tracking in some models.

The rudder has a partial-depth skeg, with balance area below.

In addition, the yacht incorporates a strong skeg hung rudder.

This type of skeg is pictured at the bottom of the same linked page.

Although the sides are generally rounded, without a keel but with a small skeg for tracking.

A solution to this can be to cut down the skeg, as this provides the resistance at the back of the board.

With a bony forefinger, Skeg tapped the side of his broad, flat nose.

This skeg is also molded into the hull.

All plates being either flat or curved in one direction only, with the exception of the skeg at the stern.

The boat had lost its skeg, the metal keel plate on the bottom vital to steering.

The rudder on this yacht is unbalanced, protected by a full length skeg.

A great deal can be practised on land by removing the skeg and placing the board in a suitable position with clear wind.

The board will pivot round the skeg.

It also deflects unwanted air from passing the skeg which, as we shall see, is important at high speeds.