Water sport apparatus, control systems and methods

A water sport apparatus comprising:

• a propulsion system that is configured to propel the water sport apparatus, the propulsion system comprising:
• an impeller;
• and
• a drive system that is configured to drive the impeller to propel the water sport apparatus;
• and
• a controller for controlling the propulsion system, the controller being configured to:
• receive a thrust time window input that is indicative of a duration of a thrust time window;
• activate the drive system to drive the impeller for an activation duration that is equal to the duration of the thrust time window;
• and
• deactivate the drive system after the activation duration elapses.

A computer-implemented method for controlling a propulsion system of a water sport apparatus, the propulsion system comprising a drive system and an impeller, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a thrust time window input that is indicative of a duration of a thrust time window;
• receiving a propulsion system activation input;
• activating the drive system to drive the impeller, in response to receiving the propulsion system activation input, for the activation duration;
• and
• deactivating the drive system after the activation duration elapses.