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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:

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
Kiteboarding - 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 - brief acrobatic flight using a large kite
Kite skating - as for kite jumping but while using specialized skates
Kitesurfing - 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 gymbal to a surfboard
Sailbiking using a power kite to pull a specialized bicycle(like land sailing)

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.

Note

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)

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External links

[http://www.windsports.net/ WindSports

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 *[[Snowkiting]] - skiing/snowboarding under the power of a kite
 *[[Windsurfing]] - sailing using a masted sail attached via gymbal to a surfboard
-*[[Sailbiking]] useing a power kite to pull a specialized bicycle(like land sailing)
+*[[Sailbiking]] using a power kite to pull a specialized bicycle(like land sailing)
 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.