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  2. List of surface water sports - Wikipedia

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    After the deep water start, the skier can ski, jump, and attempt aerial tricks launching the hydrofoil off the water and off boat wake. Other variants include a wake surfboard with a foil attached to the back underneath the water. The board can move up and down out of the water based on the position of the rider’s weight.

  3. Windsurfing - Wikipedia

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    Windsurfing is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. [1] It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the Californian aerospace and surf culture. [ 2 ]

  4. List of water sports - Wikipedia

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    Water skiing, a sport where an individual holds onto a rope and handle while being towed across the water while riding one or two water skis. White water rafting, rafting on various classes of river rapids; Windsurfing, is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. Windfoiling, is the hydrofoiling variant of ...

  5. Surface water - Wikipedia

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    An inland lake, an example of surface water The entire surface water flow of the Alapaha River near Jennings, Florida going into a sinkhole leading to the Floridan Aquifer groundwater. Surface water is water located on top of land , forming terrestrial (surrounding by land on all sides) waterbodies , and may also be referred to as blue water ...

  6. Glossary of surfing - Wikipedia

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    Fins-free snap (or "fins out"): A sharp turn where the surfboard's fins slide off the top of the wave Floater: Riding up on the top of the breaking part of the wave, and coming down with it [c] Goofy foot: Surfing with the left foot on the back of board (less common than regular foot) [d]

  7. Surfing - Wikipedia

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    Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore.

  8. Windsport - Wikipedia

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    Windsurfing - sailing using a masted sail attached via a gimbal to a surfboard Wing foiling or wingsurfing is a surface watersport where a rider uses a lightweight wing on a surf board with a hydrofoil.

  9. Surfing (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Surfing is a surface water sport in which the rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave. Related activities include: Bodyboarding, water sport using a bodyboard; Bodysurfing, riding a wave without the assistance of any buoyant device; Kitesurfing, propulsion with a power kite across a surface