Surface skimming toy

For use in response to an externally applied source of launching power upon an extended smooth play surface, a passive unpowered surface skimming toy comprising:

• a body defining an undersurface, means for causing said surface skimming toy to assume a skimming travel when launched across the play surface in which said undersurface is generally parallel to and closely spaced from the play surface, said means for causing including said body defining a generally flat planar surface for said undersurface free of any downwardly extending elements, an upper surface, a forward end, a trailing end, and an outer edge, said undersurface having a planar area sufficient to support said toy in a skimming travel by creating a ground effect boundary layer between said undersurface and said play surface;
• and
• a generally planar vertical fin member extending upwardly from said upper surface and aligned edgewise in the direction of the forward end to the trailing end;
• said generally flat undersurface of said surface skimming toy being the lowest portion of said surface skimming toy launchable across the play surface and said toy being supported as it skims said play surface by boundary layer ground effect air between said undersurface and said play surface.