Boom — may refer to:Pole or spar application* Boom (sailing), spar at the foot of a sail on a sailboat * Boom (windsurfing), a wishbone shaped piece of windsurfing equipment * Boom barrier, a barrier used to block vehicular access through a controlled… … Wikipedia
Windsurfing — A windsurfer tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing jibe (downwind turn) close to shore at Maui, Hawaii … Wikipedia
Windsurfing harness — The windsurfing harness is a trapeze used in the sport of windsurfing to connect the windsurfer to the rig by a line attached to the boom. It consists of a girdle like contraption that is worn around the body, with a hook for attachment. [… … Wikipedia
windsurfing — /wind serr fing/, n. a form of sailing in which a flexible sail, free to move in any direction, is mounted on a surfboard and the craft guided by the standing rider. Also called sailboarding. [1965 70; WIND1 + SURF + ING1] * * * Sport of riding a … Universalium
Wishbone boom — The wishbone boom on sailing craft is most commonly seen on windsurfing boards (sailboards).The wishbone boom on larger sailing craft is a double sided boom set at an angle to the mast and typically supported by line stays from the leading edge… … Wikipedia
Windsurf — Dos windsurfistas compiten en Punta Paloma. Windsurf … Wikipedia Español
Newman Darby — is an American inventor best known as the inventor of the sailboard.[1] Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Sailboard 1.2 Windsurfer patent cases … Wikipedia
Peter Chilvers — is an inventor, engineer and promoter of sailing and windsurfing. He is credited with an early version of a sail powered surfboard.Peter Chilvers came into the public eye in the 1980s as the result of patent infringement lawsuit brought by… … Wikipedia
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