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windsurfing
Also known as sailboarding, boardsailing
thumb|right|Windsurfing on Columbia River, [[Oregon]]
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Windsurfing is a water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing, where a rider stands on a board while holding onto a sail attached to the board. It's a popular recreational activity practiced on various bodies of water around the world, from rivers to oceans.
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39 sectionsContents
- History
- Early sailboard concepts
- The modern windsurfer
- Commercialization
- Patent disputes
- Equipment
- Technique
- Learning and skill progression
- Youth
- Light winds
- Strong winds
- Racers
- Long-board classes
- Olympic class
- One Design Racing classes
- Formula class
- Raceboard class
- Short-board classes
- Slalom
- Ocean Slalom Marathon
- Super X
- Speedsailing
- Indoor
- Riders
- Wavesailing
- Wave riding
- Wave jumping
- Big wave riding
- Storm riding
- Freestyle
- Big air
- International stars
- Top men
- Top women
- In popular culture
- Related water sports
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Windsurfing on Columbia River, [[Oregon]]
Windsurfing is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the Californian aerospace and surf culture. Windsurfing gained a popular following across Europe and North America by the late 1970s and had achieved significant global popularity by the 1980s. Windsurfing became an Olympic sport in 1984.