Windsurfing is surface water sport using a windsurf board, also commonly called a (1)_________, usually two to five meters long and powered by a (2) _________sail. The rig is connected to the board by free-rotating flexible joint called the Universal Joint(U-Joint). Unlike a rudder-steered (3) _________ a windsurfer is (4) _________ by the tilting and rotating of the mast and sail as well as titling and carving the board.
The sport (5) _________ aspects of both sailing and surfing, along with certain athletic aspects (6) _________with other board sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, waterskiing, and wakeboarding. (7) _________ it might be considered a minimalist version of sailboat, a windsurfer offers experiences that are (8) _________speed record for sailing craft; and, windsurfers can (9) _________ jumps, inverted loops, spinning maneuvers, and other "freestyle" (10) _________ that cannot be matched by any sailboat.