Electrically actuated watersports board racks and related methods

An electrically actuated watersports board rack configured to support watersports boards, the board rack comprising:

• a board-receiving region configured to receive a watersports board;
• and
• a retention structure configured to be selectively actuated between a retained configuration, in which the retention structure is configured to apply a retention force to the watersports board to retain the watersports board within the board-receiving region, and a released configuration, in which the retention structure is configured to release the retention force;
• wherein the retention structure includes an electrical actuator configured to selectively actuate the retention structure between the retained configuration and the released configuration;
• wherein the board-receiving region is a first board-receiving region, the watersports board is a first watersports board, and the retention force is a first retention force;
• wherein:
• (i) the watersports board rack includes a second board-receiving region configured to receive a second watersports board;
• (ii) when in the retained configuration, the retention structure further is configured to apply a second retention force to the second watersports board to retain the second watersports board within the second board-receiving region;
• and
• (iii) when in the released configuration, the retention structure is configured to release both the first retention force and the second retention force;
• wherein the retention structure includes a first engagement structure, which is configured to selectively apply the first retention force to the first watersports board, and a second engagement structure, which is configured to selectively apply the second retention force to the second watersports board;
• wherein:
• (i) the first engagement structure includes a pair of first engagement pads configured to contact the first watersports board to apply the first retention force to the first watersports board;
• and
• (ii) the second engagement structure includes a pair of second engagement pads configured to contact the second watersports board to apply the second retention force to the second watersports board;
• and
• wherein:
• (i) the retention structure further includes a pair of first engagement pad biasing mechanisms, wherein each first engagement pad of the pair of first engagement pads is independently biased to apply a corresponding fraction of the first retention force via a corresponding one of the pair of first engagement pad biasing mechanisms;
• and
• (ii) the retention structure further includes a pair of second engagement pad biasing mechanisms, wherein each second engagement pad of the pair of second engagement pads is independently biased to apply a corresponding fraction of the second retention force via a corresponding one of the pair of second engagement pad biasing mechanisms.