What is the difference between wind surfing and wind sailing?

Windsurfing is another generic term for sailboarding, although actually doing it in the surf is a minor part of its activities. Mostly it is done in bays and lakes where there is little surf. read more

Sailboards are surfboards with sails on masts attached to their decks on a universal joint, so that the rider can sail them. Wind sailing as a term doesn’t really compute. All sailing uses wind for propulsion. read more

As verbs the difference between sail and windsurfing is that sail is to be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power while windsurfing is . read more