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A windsport is any type of sport which involves wind-power, often involving a non-rigid airfoil such as a sail or a power kite. The activities can be land-based, on snow, on ice or on water. Windsport activity may be regulated in some countries by aviation/maritime authorities if they are likely to interfere with other activities. Local authorities may also regulate activity in certain areas, especially on crowded beaches and parks.

Ice boating - using a masted sail attached to a vessel with skates
Kite boating - sailing a boat in displacement or planing mode using a kite
Kite landboarding - using a power kite with a wheeled board while standing
Kite buggy - using a wheeled buggy with seats attached to a power kite
Kite flying - flight of a small airfoil by a standing ground operator using 1-4 flying lines
Kite skating - as for kite jumping but while using specialized skates
Kite surfing - using a surfboard attached to a power kite
Land sailing - a masted sail attached to a land vehicle - see also land yacht
Sailing - navigating a boat with sail attached to a mast
Snowkiting - skiing/snowboarding under the power of a kite
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.

Air sports

The following air sports are not classed as windsports because in these the participants actually leave the ground for long periods and many do not use the wind:

Gliding - use of vertically moving air to keep an aircraft aloft
Hang gliding - use of vertically moving air to keep aloft an aircraft with a flexible wing
Microlighting - flying a hang glider with an engine (also see ultralight aircraft)
Parachuting (skydiving) and base jumping - controlled descent of the operator under a large flexible canopy
Paragliding - soaring under a parachute canopy
Parasailing - hanging under a paraglider towed by a vehicle (boat, car, or snowmobile) in order to ascend (usually over water)
Hot air ballooning - a balloon you ride which uses fire to go up and wind to stay afloat
Paramotoring - a motor vehicle attached with a parachute which can hang into the air for hours and can also be used as a vehicle to cross countries or jumping to an island. It is self-controllable, and you may need the permission of the local government to fly over an area.

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-A '''windsport''' is any type of [[sport]] which involves wind power, usually including any sporting use of a nonrigid [[airfoil]], such as a [[power kite]] or [[parafoil]].
+[[Image:Quend 14 char a voile.jpg|thumb|right|Land sailing]]
-The activities can be...
+A '''windsport''' is any type of [[sport]] which involves wind-power, often involving a non-rigid [[airfoil]] such as a [[sail]] or a [[power kite]]. The activities can be land-based, on snow, on ice or on water. Windsport activity may be regulated in some countries by aviation/maritime authorities if they are likely to interfere with other activities. Local authorities may also regulate activity in certain areas, especially on crowded beaches and parks.
-... landborne:
+*[[Ice boat]]ing - using a masted sail attached to a vessel with skates
+*[[Kite boating]] - sailing a boat in displacement or planing mode using a kite
+*[[Kite landboarding]] - using a power kite with a wheeled board while standing
+*[[Kite buggy]] - using a wheeled buggy with seats attached to a power kite
 *[[Kite flying]] - flight of a small airfoil by a standing ground operator using 1-4 flying lines
-*[[Kite jumping]] - what happens when a larger kite is used
+*[[Kite skating]] - as for kite jumping but while using specialized skates
-*[[Kite skating]] - now try it with a pair of specialized skates on (up to 60 mph!)
+*[[Kite surfing]] - using a surfboard attached to a power kite
-*[[Kite buggy]] and [[Kiteboarding]] - a medium power kite over a wheeled seated or standing (respectively) land vehicle
+*[[Land sailing]] - a masted sail attached to a land vehicle - see also [[land yacht]]
-*[[Landsailing]] - a masted sail attached to a land vehicle
+*[[Sailing]] - navigating a boat with sail attached to a mast
+*[[Snowkiting]] - skiing/snowboarding under the power of a kite
-*[[Ice boat]] - a masted sail attached to a vessel with skates
+*[[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.
+==Air sports==
-...snowborne:
+The following [[air sports]] are not classed as windsports because in these the participants actually leave the ground for long periods and many do not use the wind:
-* [[Snowkiting]] - skiing/snowboarding under the power of a kite
+*[[Gliding]] - use of vertically moving air to keep an aircraft aloft
+*[[Hang gliding]] - use of vertically moving air to keep aloft an aircraft with a flexible wing
-...waterborne:
+*[[Microlight]]ing - flying a hang glider with an engine (also see [[ultralight aircraft]])
-*[[Sailing]] - climb aboard a boat with large masted sail attached
-*[[Kite boating]] - navigate the boat in displacement or planing mode powered by an extremely large kite
-*[[Windsurfing]] - a smaller masted sail attached via gymbal to a surfboard
-*[[Kitesurfing]] - use of a large (and frequently inflated) power kite with surfboard underneath (Kitesurfing)
-...or airborne:
-*[[Paragliding]] - soaring under a very large flexible canopy
-*[[Hang gliding]] - soaring under a rigid frame, fabric covered aircraft
 *[[Parachuting]] (skydiving) and [[base jumping]] - controlled descent of the operator under a large flexible canopy
+*[[Paragliding]] - soaring under a parachute canopy
+*[[Parasailing]] - hanging under a paraglider towed by a vehicle (boat, car, or snowmobile) in order to ascend (usually over water)
+*[[Hot air ballooning]] - a balloon you ride which uses fire to go up and wind to stay afloat
+*[[Paramotoring]] - a motor vehicle attached with a parachute which can hang into the air for hours and can also be used as a vehicle to cross countries or jumping to an island. It is self-controllable, and you may need the permission of the local government to fly over an area.
+[[Category:Air sports]]
-Similar sports that exploit aerodynamics less dependent on wind are frequently included in the category:
-*[[Soaring]] - use of vertically moving air to keep an aircraft aloft
-*[[microlight]] - a hang glider with a powered prop (also see [[ultralight aircraft]])
-*[[Parasailing]] - hang under a paraglider towed by a vehicle (boat, car, or snowmobile) in order to ascend (usually over water)
-This list very roughly correlates to increasing skill level and extremety (in terms of [[extreme sport]]ing), and decreasing crash forgiveness (although parasailing requires little or no rider skill and generally ends in a splash).  Windsport activity may be regulated in some countries by aviation/maritime authority.  Local authority may regulate activity in certain areas, especially crowded beaches and parks.
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-==External links==
-* [http://www.windsports.net/ WindSports]
-* [http://www.KI7E.com/ French Powerkite]
+{{Sport-stub}}
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