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119: 22: 309: 146:. 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. 296:- 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. 239:
are not classed as windsports because in these the participants actually leave the ground for long periods and many do not use the wind:
346: 86: 58: 105: 284:- hanging under a paraglider towed by a vehicle (boat, car, or snowmobile) in order to ascend (usually over water) 65: 43: 226:
or wingsurfing is a surface watersport where a rider uses a lightweight wing on a surf board with a hydrofoil.
72: 39: 54: 339: 32: 370: 8: 365: 332: 259: 287: 79: 162: 320: 177:- flight of a small airfoil by a standing ground operator using 1-4 flying lines 316: 359: 252:- use of vertically moving air to keep aloft an aircraft with a flexible wing 293: 269: 249: 223: 192: 186: 180: 156: 281: 275: 265: 213: 174: 118: 255: 236: 207: 196: 168: 143: 290:- a balloon you ride which uses fire to go up and wind to stay afloat 21: 150: 272:- controlled descent of the operator under a large flexible canopy 243: 201: 135: 217: 308: 159:- sailing a boat in displacement or planing mode using a kite 131: 171:- using a wheeled buggy with seats attached to a power kite 139: 246:- use of vertically moving air to keep an aircraft aloft 183:- as for kite jumping but while using specialized skates 165:- using a power kite with a wheeled board while standing 134:
which involves wind-power, often involving a non-rigid
195:- a masted sail attached to a land vehicle - see also 153:- using a masted sail attached to a vessel with skates 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 357: 258:- flying a hang glider with an engine (also see 204:- navigating a boat with sail attached to a mast 210:- skiing/snowboarding under the power of a kite 340: 216:- sailing using a masted sail attached via a 189:- using a surfboard attached to a power kite 347: 333: 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 117: 358: 303: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 15: 13: 278:- soaring under a parachute canopy 14: 382: 315:This sports-related article is a 307: 20: 31:needs additional citations for 1: 230: 319:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 10: 387: 302: 123: 121: 40:improve this article 260:ultralight aircraft 288:Hot air ballooning 124: 328: 327: 163:Kite landboarding 116: 115: 108: 90: 378: 349: 342: 335: 311: 304: 268:(skydiving) and 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 386: 385: 381: 380: 379: 377: 376: 375: 356: 355: 354: 353: 300: 233: 130:is any type of 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 384: 374: 373: 368: 352: 351: 344: 337: 329: 326: 325: 312: 298: 297: 291: 285: 279: 273: 263: 253: 247: 235:The following 232: 229: 228: 227: 221: 220:to a surfboard 211: 205: 199: 190: 184: 178: 172: 166: 160: 154: 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 383: 372: 369: 367: 364: 363: 361: 350: 345: 343: 338: 336: 331: 330: 324: 322: 318: 313: 310: 306: 305: 301: 295: 292: 289: 286: 283: 280: 277: 274: 271: 267: 264: 261: 257: 256:Microlighting 254: 251: 248: 245: 242: 241: 240: 238: 225: 222: 219: 215: 212: 209: 206: 203: 200: 198: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 179: 176: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 149: 148: 147: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 120: 110: 107: 99: 96:February 2009 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 371:Sports stubs 321:expanding it 314: 299: 294:Paramotoring 270:base jumping 250:Hang gliding 234: 224:Wing foiling 193:Land sailing 187:Kite surfing 181:Kite skating 157:Kite boating 127: 125: 122:Land sailing 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 282:Parasailing 276:Paragliding 266:Parachuting 214:Windsurfing 175:Kite flying 151:Ice boating 55:"Windsport" 366:Air sports 360:Categories 237:air sports 231:Air sports 208:Snowkiting 197:land yacht 169:Kite buggy 144:power kite 138:such as a 66:newspapers 128:windsport 244:Gliding 202:Sailing 136:airfoil 80:scholar 218:gimbal 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  142:or a 132:sport 87:JSTOR 73:books 317:stub 140:sail 59:news 42:by 362:: 126:A 348:e 341:t 334:v 323:. 262:) 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

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