funboards
Recreational windsurfing equipment
Funboards are surfboards designed as a middle ground between shortboards and longboards, typically six to eight feet long.
They offer more stability than shortboards while remaining more maneuverable than longboards, making them popular with intermediate surfers or those who want versatility in varying wave conditions: I grabbed my funboard for the small summer swell.
Compact, maneuverable surfboard
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
- finAquatic propulsion appendage
- mastVessel's sail support
- boomLoud deep sound
harness · daggerboard · volume · rocker · rails · wetsuit · neoprene · leash
Removing surface material
- jibingMatching in agreement
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- blastingExplosive material removal
- carvingShaping by cutting away
stance · rigging · wind conditions · chop · flatwater · freestyle · freeride · intermediate
shortboard
Compact, maneuverable surfboard
boom · harness · daggerboard · volume · rocker · rails · wetsuit · neoprene · leash · wax
planing
Removing surface material
carving · stance · rigging · wind conditions · chop · flatwater · freestyle · freeride · intermediate · progression
egg shape
- fish tailSideways skid of rear
- soft topRetractable fabric vehicle covering
- stabilityResistance to displacement
maneuverability · small waves · cruising · trimming · groveler · forgiving · floaty · playful
beach
Sandy waterside margin
lessons · vacation · resort · holiday · weekend · casual · family · accessible · leisure · summer