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Surfing
Surfing is a water sport and recreational activity in which the wave rider, rides the forward face of a wave usually towards the shore. While most suitable waves for surfing are found in the ocean the activity can also be performed on lakes. The wave rider balances on a surf board while riding the waves.
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kneeboarding
Sports; Surfing
A surfing spin-off, kneeboarding is riding the waves on your knees using a special knee board.
in the soup
Sports; Surfing
A term used when a surfer is in the white foam of the wave after the wave has broken.
down-the-line
Sports; Surfing
A reference to the direction further along the crest of a wave from the location from where a surfer drops into the wave. The direction toward which the surfer is riding. Waves can also be described ...
swallowtail
Sports; Surfing
A tail shape in which the rails end suddenly and a vee is cut back in toward the stringer; the swallowtail combines the rail drive of the squaretail with the sensitivity of the pintail.