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A water sport device with an adjustable boot. The boot is mounted to a support on which the user rides. The boot includes separate toe and heel portions that are adjustable to fit the needs of the user, and to also accommodate different users. One or more rails extend along the support and provide f

A water sport device with an adjustable boot. The boot is mounted to a support on which the user rides. The boot includes separate toe and heel portions that are adjustable to fit the needs of the user, and to also accommodate different users. One or more rails extend along the support and provide for adjustment of the boot. Each of the one or more rails includes an adjustment mechanism that can be rotated by the user to move the toe and heel portions relative to each other to adjust the boot size. Each rail may also include a locking mechanism to prevent adjustment of the boot. When engaged, the locking mechanism may prevent any adjustment of the boot, or may prevent enlargement of the boot but allow for additional reduction in boot size.

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1. A water sport device for a user to ride over the surface of a body of water, the device comprising: a support member to support the user on the surface of the body of water, the support member comprising opposing top and bottom sides;a boot positioned on the top side of the support member, the bo

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A water sport device for a user to ride over the surface of a body of water, the device comprising: a support member to support the user on the surface of the body of water, the support member comprising opposing top and bottom sides;a boot positioned on the top side of the support member, the boot comprising a toe portion and a separate heel portion;a rail positioned on the top side of the support member and extending along a lateral side of the boot between the boot and an outer edge of the support member, the rail comprising a first section connected to the toe portion and a second section connected to the heel portion, the first and second sections being spaced apart on the top side of the support member by a gap, each of the first and second sections including a row of teeth that face inward towards the gap;an adjustment mechanism connected to the rail and comprising a gear with teeth extending around a periphery, the gear positioned in the gap between the first and second sections with the teeth of the gear engaging with the row of teeth on each of the first and second sections, the adjustment mechanism also including a handle operatively connected to the gear with rotation of the handle resulting in rotation of the gear;the gear and the handle configured to rotate in a first direction to move the first and second sections and simultaneously move the toe section and the heel section together to reduce a size of the boot and to rotate in a second direction to move the first and second sections and simultaneously move the toe section and the heel section apart to enlarge the size of the boot. 2. The water sport device of claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism attached to the rail and being movable between locked and unlocked positions, the locking mechanism comprising an engagement tooth sized to engage with a row of locking teeth on the first section in the locked position to prevent movement of the first and second sections that enlarge the boot. 3. The water sport device of claim 2, wherein the engagement tooth and the row of locking teeth include angular faces to provide sliding movement of the first section relative to the engagement tooth while the locking mechanism is in the locked position to reduce the size of the boot while simultaneously preventing sliding movement of the first section relative to the engagement tooth to enlarge the size of the boot. 4. The water sport device of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second sections are arranged in an overlapping and parallel orientation between the boot and an outer edge of the support member. 5. The water sport device of claim 1, wherein the gear remains in constant contact with each of the rows of teeth on the first and second sections. 6. A water sport device for a user to ride over the surface of a body of water, the device comprising: a support member to support the user on the surface of the body of water, the support member including a first side on which the user stands and an opposing bottom side;a boot positioned on the top side and comprising a toe portion and a heel portion, the toe portion and the heel portion being separate from one another;first and second rails mounted to the first side of the support member and extending along opposing lateral sides of the boot, each of the rails comprising: first and second elongated members aligned in an overlapping arrangement between the boot and an outer edge of the support member, the first and second elongated members being movable relative to the support member, the first elongated member being attached to the toe portion and the second elongated member being attached to the heel portion;a first row of engagement teeth extending along a first section of the first elongated member;a second row of engagement teeth extending along the second elongated member;a first adjustment mechanism mounted to the first rail and a second adjustment mechanism mounted to the second rail, each of the adjustment mechanisms configured to rotate in first and second directions and comprising a gear positioned between the first and second elongated members with gear teeth engaged with both the first and second rows of the engagement teeth;the gear of each of the adjustment mechanisms being engaged with each of the first and second rows of engagement teeth with rotation of the gear in a first direction moving the first and second elongated members and moving the toe portion and the heel portion together, and rotation of the gear in the second direction moving the first and second elongated members and moving the toe portion and the heel portion apart. 7. The water sport device of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second rails further comprises a third elongated member fixedly attached to the support member and aligned with the first and second elongated members. 8. The water sport device of claim 6, further comprising a first locking member mounted to the first rail and a second locking member mounted to the second rail, each locking member comprising: an engagement member with a tip sized to engage with the locking teeth; anda biasing member to bias the locking tooth into engagement with locking teeth one of the first and second elongated members.the engagement member movable between locked and unlocked orientations, the engagement member preventing relative movement of the toe and heel portions away from each other in the locked orientation and allowing for relative movement of the toe and heel portions away from each other in the unlocked orientation. 9. The water sport device of claim 6, wherein each of the adjustment mechanisms include a handle that extends outward above the first side of the support member, each of the handles connected to the corresponding gear such that rotation of the handle rotates the gear. 10. The water sport device of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second elongated members of each of the rails are arranged in an overlapping and parallel orientation between the boot and an outer edge of the support member. 11. The water sport device of claim 6, wherein each of the gears remains in constant contact with the first and second rows of the engagement teeth. 12. A method of adjusting a boot on a water sport device, the method comprising: separating a heel portion of the boot from a toe portion of the boot thereby moving first and second elongated members of a rail that extends along the boot to a first orientation, the first elongated member being connected to the toe portion and the second elongated member being connected to the heel portion;rotating a gear that is positioned between and engaged with each of the first and second elongated members and moving each of the first and second elongated members along the gear to a second orientation thereby simultaneously moving the toe portion and the heel portion towards one another;engaging an engagement tooth on a locking mechanism with a row of locking teeth on one of the first and second elongated members and preventing movement of the first and second elongated members that separates the toe portion and the heel portion; andwhile the engagement tooth of the locking mechanism is engaged with the row of locking teeth, rotating the gear and moving the each of the first and second elongated members along the gear to a third orientation and simultaneously moving the toe portion and the heel portion towards one another. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising ratcheting the engagement tooth along the row of locking teeth while moving the first and second elongated members from the second orientation to the third orientation. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising biasing the engagement tooth in a first direction and into engagement with the row of locking teeth. 15. The method of claim 12, further comprising disengaging the engagement tooth from the row of locking teeth and rotating the gear in an opposing direction and moving the first and second elongated members from the third orientation to the first orientation thereby moving the toe portion and the heel portion apart. 16. The method of claim 12, further comprising moving the first and second elongated members from the first orientation to the second orientation and into a greater amount of overlap. 17. The method of claim 12, further comprising rotating the gear through a handle that extends from the gear and that extends above a support to which the boot is attached.