Surfing (disambiguation)
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Related activities include:
Surfing can also refer to:
- BodyboardingBodyboardingBodyboarding is a surface water sport . The average board consists of a small, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam, sometimes containing a ridged spine called a 'stringer'...
- BodysurfingBodysurfingBodysurfing is the art and sport of riding a wave without the assistance of any buoyant device such as a surfboard or bodyboard. Bodysurfers typically equip themselves only with a pair of specialized swimfins that stay on during turbulent conditions and optimize propulsion.-Technique:To get on the...
- KitesurfingKitesurfingKitesurfing or Kiteboarding is an adventure surface water sport that has been described as combining wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, and gymnastics into one extreme sport. Kitesurfing harnesses the power of the wind to propel a rider across the water on a small surfboard or a...
- WindsurfingWindsurfingWindsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a...
Surfing can also refer to:
- Channel surfingChannel surfingChannel surfing is the practice of quickly scanning through different television channels or radio frequencies in order to find something interesting to watch or listen to. Modern viewers, who may have cable or satellite services beaming down dozens if not hundreds or thousands of channels, are...
, quickly scanning through television channels - Crowd surfingCrowd surfingCrowd surfing is the process in which a person is passed overhead from person to person during a concert, transferring the person from one part of the venue to another...
- Web surfingWorld Wide WebThe World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
, navigating the World Wide Web - Surfin' (song)Surfin' (song)"Surfin" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys, written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. It was released as the first Beach Boys single in November 1961 on Candix Records and it later appeared on the 1962 album Surfin' Safari. The Beach Boys were trying to think of something original and...
, a song by The Beach Boys - CouchSurfingCouchSurfingCouchSurfing International Inc. is a corporation based in San Francisco that offer its users hospitality exchange and social networking services. It is a for-profit private corporation, planning to go public. With more than 3 million profiles in 246 countries and territories, CouchSurfing has an...
- Shoulder surfing (computer security)Shoulder surfing (computer security)In computer security, shoulder surfing refers to using direct observation techniques, such as looking over someone's shoulder, to get information...
- WaterboardingWaterboardingWaterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over the face of an immobilized captive, thus causing the individual to experience the sensation of drowning...
, a torture technique known as surfboarding prior to 2004 - Surfing (song)Surfing (song)"Surfing" is a Spanish promo single by Mike Oldfield from his album Light & Shade released in 2005 .Oldfield's attraction to vocal modification surfaced again, this time in the form of Vocaloid, a virtual vocal software package. One of the Vocaloid tracks, "Surfing" was meant to be the albums...
, a song by Mike Oldfield