Surfacing Device Tether End Component

A surfing tether end component comprising:

• an end component body having one or more end component body layers;
• a tether connector for connecting the surfing tether end component to a surfing device tether;
• and
• a fastening means;
• wherein at least one adjacent pair of the end component body, the one or more layers of the end component body, the tether connector and the fastening means are at least partially affixed to one another by being welded thereto.

A method of fabricating a surfing tether end component comprising an end component body having one or more end component body layers, a fastening means and a tether connector, comprising the steps of:

• I. forming one or more end component body layers;
• II. arranging the one or more end component body layers into a desired configuration to form the end component body;
• III. if the end component body comprises more than one end component body layer, attaching the plurality of end component body layers together to form the end component body;
• IV. arranging a tether connector adjacent to a layer of the end component body;
• V. arranging a fastening means;
• and
• VI. affixing the tether connector and fastening means to the end component body;
• wherein at least one adjacent pair of the one or more end component body layers, the end component body, the tether connector and fastening means are at least partially affixed to one another by welding thereto.