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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 88. Chapters: Sloop, Yacht, Norfolk wherry, Ketch, Cutter, Windsurfing, Junk, Trimaran, Seabird Half Rater, Cadet, Ice boat, Windjammer, Bugeye, Outrigger canoe, Galleon, Falku a, Thames sailing barge, International One Design, Thames A-class rater, Arka Noego, Bermuda rig, Jangada, Sailing hydrofoil, Pocket cruiser, Sharpie, Gulet, Dhow, Yellow Pages Endeavour, International Kiteboarding Association, Maxi yacht, Drua, Catboat, Log canoe, Hoy, Full rigged ship, Byte, Trabaccolo, Xebec, Galway hooker, Tasmanian one design, Winter Harbor 21, Fifie, Leisure 17, Dhoni, Couta, Hurricane 5.9, Shad boat, 29er, Musto Performance Skiff, International Speed Windsurfing Class, Smack, Felucca, Crescent Sailboat, Walap, Invicta, Cape Cod Knockabout, Padre Eterno, Stingray catamaran, Town Class, O'pen BIC, Wishbone rig, International 110, Open Ocean Performance Sixties, Sgoth Niseach, Edmee S., Tepukei, Pearson Wanderer, Inland cat, Chaika, Sail-class markings, Galiot, Galeas, Polacca, Lorcha, Baghlah, Tjotter, Sandbagger sloop, Twin keel, Steam brig, Sea Sprite Sailing Yachts, Bawley, Dickerson 41, Kurenkahn, Pearson Vanguard, Gableboat, List of sailing boat types, Monocat, O'Day, CL 16, Yole, Mini-Cup. Excerpt: Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a mast, wishbone boom and sail. The sail area ranges from less than 3.0 m to more than 12 m depending on the conditions, the skill of the sailor and the type of windsurfing being undertaken. The history of windsurfing began on the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, USA when Newman Darby invented the sailboard in 1948. Although Darby did not patent...
