Boardsports Boardsports (Bodyboarding) A bodyboard is an instrument of wave riding consisting of a small roughly rectangular piece of foam, shaped to a hydrodynamic form. The bodyboard is ridden predominantly lying down, (or 'prone'). It can also be ridden in a half-standing stance (known as 'dropknee') or can even be ridden standing up. The vast majority of bodyboarders usually wear swimfins on both feet to aid in paddling out and taking off. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodyboarding"
Dirtsurfing is the term used to describe the sport of riding a Dirtsurfer brand inline board. This new Australian boardsport is correctly known as inline boarding because Dirtsurfer is a trademark protected brand name. A Dirtsurfer is composed of an aircraft aluminum tube frame, a laminate or composite deck and two 20 inch diameter BMX style bicycle wheels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dirtsurfing"
Fakie is a synonym for riding backwards on a skateboard. When used in conjunction with a trick name, like "fakie ollie", it means that the trick was performed while riding backwards. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fakie"
Fistral Beach is a major surfing beach of Britain, located near Newquay in Cornwall. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fistral Beach"
(Footedness) Regular stance, regular foot or simply regular refers to a skateboarder, surfer, snowboarder or wakeboarder who prefers riding with his left foot in front. It is called regular since most people ride in this stance. The opposite of regular stance is called goofy, where one's right foot is leading. ...more on Wikipedia about "Footedness"
Freebords are a recent modification of the skateboard. They are designed to closely simulate the behavior of a snowboard on downhill rides. To this purpose, they have (when compared to a skateboard) two additional castor wheels, located along the longitudinal middle axis, and protruding slightly more than the border wheels. These wheels are able to turn freely in all directions, which allows the Freebord to glide as long as no other wheel touches the ground. By exerting some pressure on the border wheels, the freeborder is able to control the board. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freebord"
The International Bodyboarding Association is the governing society of international bodyboarding. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Bodyboarding Association" Evergreen http://www.shortopedia.com!!!
Kiteboarding is a relatively new sport based on the ever-growing sport of kitesurfing. Whereas in kitesurfing the rider is pulled over the water on a wakeboard style board, kiteboarding involves the use of a landboard which is essentially a big skateboard with offroad wheels and sometimes suspensions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kiteboarding"
Kite surfing, also known as kitesurfing and kiteboarding, and sometimes as flysurfing in Europe, involves using a power kite to pull a small surfboard (on water), a wheeled board on land, or a snowboard over snow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kitesurfing"
Kneeboarding is a discipline of surfing where the rider paddles on his belly into a wave on a kneeboard, then rides the wave face typically on both knees. The typical kneeboard is between five and six and a half feet in length, with a wide round nose and constructed of Glassfibre over a polyurethane foam core. Kneeboard designers however are known for their wild experimental excess and so most modern materials including various aerospace elements such as Titanium alloys (for fins), carbon fibre and kevlar in epoxy matrixes are not unusual. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kneeboarding (surfsport)"
Mister Pipeline is a title given to masters of the waves at the North Shore's Pipeline. It was first given to Butch Van Artsdalen, and is passed on from generation to generation, by consensus. Other holders of the title have included sometime actor Gerry Lopez and bodyboarding legend Mike Stewart. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mister Pipeline"
Riverboarding is a boardsport in which the participant is tethered to the shore while the river flows underneath their board. It is physically analogous to water skiing but instead of being pulled through the water, the water flows past the riverboarder. Elastic tethers allow for flexibility the location of the riverboarder. Fast flowing currents are preferred. ...more on Wikipedia about "Riverboarding"
The Shark Island Challenge (SIC), held near Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia, is the most celebrated World Tour event in bodyboarding since the elimination of the Teahupoo Challenge ( Teahupoo) from the world bodyboarding tour. == History == The Shark Island Challenge first started in 1997, and was a very informal and local event organized by Nathan Purcell and Mark Fordhan. The championship would get increasing attention in the following years and was promoted to an international World Tour event sanctioned by the International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) in 2002, eventually turning out to be the premiere event of the tour when the Teahuppo Challenge was eliminated due to lack of financial sponsoring. === 1997 === * Organizers: Nathan Purcell, Mark Fordham ...more on Wikipedia about "Shark Island Challenge"
Shark Island is 100 meters out from Cronulla Beach, New South Wales, Australia, and is a rock ledge which at low tide is fully exposed. It´s one of the most sought after Surfing and bodyboarding spots in the world. It´s a gnarly and dangerous wave. It is the site of the annual Shark Island Challenge bodyboarding contest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shark Island, Cronulla Beach"
Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or interacting with a skateboard. Someone who skateboards is a skater (or skateboarder), though the skater may also refer to someone ice skating or roller skating. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skateboarding"
Skimboarding (or skimming) has been described in turns alternately as a miscellaneous beach recreation activity and as a discipline of surfing. A skimboard rider is often called a skimboarder or skimmer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skimboarding"
In skateboarding and related sports, skyhooks are devices which serve as semi-open bindings. They are usually made of aluminium or hard plastic and are formed to cover the riders boot, yet to allow him to easily free his feet from the hook. They may be screwed to the top of the board to facilitate jumping and enhance stability during a ride. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skyhook (boarding)"
The Wedge is a surfing, and bodysurfing spot located at the extreme south end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California. When supplied with a south swell of the proper size and direction, it can produce shore break waves as spectacular and intimidating as any in Hawaii, Tahiti, or Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Wedge (surfing)"
Tom Morey (b Detroit, Michigan, 1935-08-15 - ) also known by the nomdeguerre "Y" is a musician, mathematician, aerospace engineer, and surfer responsible for several technological innovations that have heavily influenced recent and modern developments in surfing equipment design. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tom Morey"
Wakeboarding is a relatively new boardsport. It was created from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques. Before it was called wakeboarding it was called skurfing. As in water skiing, the rider is towed behind a boat, or a cable skiing setup, but typically at slower speeds (18 - 24mph). ...more on Wikipedia about "Wakeboarding"
Windsurfing (also called boardsailing) is a sport involving travel over water on a small 2-4.7 meter board powered by wind acting on a single sail, that is connected to the board via a flexible joint. The sport is a hybrid between sailing and surfing. The sail board might be considered the most minimalistic version of the modern sailboat, with the major exception that steering is accomplished by the rider tilting the mast and sail or, when planing, banking the board, rather than with a rudder. ...more on Wikipedia about "Windsurfing"
The World Tour is the men's international bodyboarding tour, which started at 1994 and has undergone a few changes in names and regulations since. ...more on Wikipedia about "World Tour"
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