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Kitesurfing vs. Windsurfing — What's the Difference?

Kitesurfing vs. Windsurfing — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Kitesurfing and Windsurfing

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Kitesurfing

A form of kiteboarding in which a person is pulled by a power kite across water while riding a kiteboard or wakeboard.

Windsurfing

Windsurfing is a surface water sport that is a combination of surfing and sailing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the surf culture of California.

Kitesurfing

A similar sport, such as kite landboarding or snowkiting.

Windsurfing

The sport of sailing while standing on a sailboard. Also called boardsailing, sailboarding, windsailing.

Kitesurfing

A type of kiteboarding that happens in the water, where the rider is on a surfboard and is propelled by a power kite.
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Windsurfing

A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.

Kitesurfing

Present participle of kitesurf

Windsurfing

Present participle of windsurf

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