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Sailing minus the boat, balance minus the mercy, glamour minus the dryness.
means To skim across water standing on a board fitted with a sail you hold and steer yourself.
from Coined in 1960s-70s America when the sailboard was patented; the word fuses wind and surfing into one breezy verb.
Olympic sportSailboarding raced at the Games since 1984.
Speed demonsTop boards exceed 50 knots in flat water.
Patent warsIts inventors fought decades of bitter legal battles.