sailboarding

[seyl-bawr-ding, -bohr-]

noun

1. windsurfing.

sailboarding

/ ˈseɪlˌbɔːdɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for windsurfing

Other Word Forms

• sailboarder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailboarding¹

First recorded in 1975–80; sailboard + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

It’s boater’s guide to federal requirements for recreational boats says that life jackets also are often required for recreational activities including water skiing and sailboarding.

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“Sailboarding is sailing with a difference,” he wrote in the 1965 story.

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Only then did he stop using the term “sailboarding.”

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“Sailboarding is sailing with a difference,” he wrote.

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When American Windsurfer published a profile of Mr. Drake and Mr. Schweitzer in 1996 depicting them as the fathers of windsurfing, Mr. Darby responded with a letter and a video, containing early footage of his wife and his sister-in-law sailboarding, that argued for his credit.

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