Water riding apparatus

A water riding apparatus for moving along the surface of water in cross-country skier type fashion, comprising:

• a first pontoon including a first hull elongately formed along a front-to-back, longitudinal direction;
• a second pontoon including a second hull elongately formed along the longitudinal direction;
• and
• a gliding mechanism positioned between the first and second hulls, the gliding mechanism including a first gliding mechanism portion affixed to the first hull and a second gliding mechanism portion movably mounted to the first gliding mechanism portion and affixed to the second hull, the second gliding mechanism portion being movable relative to the first gliding mechanism portion in the longitudinal direction such that the first and second hulls are connected together for reciprocal parallel motion, wherein
• the first and second pontoons include first and second rudders, and the first and second pontoons include first and second pivotable levers connected to the first and second rudders and configured to operate the first and second rudders for rotation;
• wherein
• the first and second hulls include a respective foot well terminated in a respective top foot well opening, the foot wells configured to receive a user's feet therein and to allow said feet to stand on respective bottoms of the first and second hulls at a position below a waterline of the first and second hulls;
• and further wherein
• the first and second pivotable levers extend out of the first foot well opening and the second foot well opening, respectively.