Surfboard leash

A surfboard leash comprising:

• an ankle attachment including a flexible strap adapted to be wrapped around the ankle of the user, said strap having first and second ends and first and second generally opposite faces;
• said ankle attachment including a buckle having at least one opening extending therethrough and means for connecting the buckle to the strap at a location along said strap which is spaced from said first end, a first region of said strap spaced from said location being extendable through the opening of the buckle to form the ankle attachment into a loop;
• said ankle attachment including quick release fastener means for releasably attaching said first region of the strap to a second region of the strap whereby the quick release fastener means can releasably hold the ankle attachment in said loop;
• an elongated, flexible, resilient element attachable to the surfboard;
• and
• a boss on said buckle for attaching the resilient element to the ankle attachment, said boss having a passage extending therethrough, said resilient element extends into said passage from one end thereof, and said surfboard leash includes means for preventing withdrawal of the resilient element from said passage.