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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. 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 ...

  4. 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 ]

  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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    Rocker: How concave the surface of the board is from nose to tail; Stringer: The line of wood that runs down the center of a board to hold its rigidity and add strength; Tail: The back end of the board; Wax: Specially formulated surf wax that is applied to upper surface of the board to increase the friction so the surfer's feet do not slip off ...

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Wing foiling - Wikipedia

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    Wing foiling or wing surfing or winging is a wind propelled water sport that developed from kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing. [1] [2] The sailor, standing on a board, holds directly onto a wing. It generates both upward force and horizontal force which can be used for propulsion and thus moves the board across the water.