Is wind surfing a brand or sport?

Question

trying to understand if the sport is sail boarding or wind surfing. I believe that wind surfing is a brand name, e.g. Kleenex vs. tissue

Answer 1

Wind surfing is a sport, I had lessons for a couple of months a few years ago!

Great fun if you're doing it as a leisure activity.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

think its a sport there is just different brands of equipment in which to wind surf.

Answer 3

Windsurfing is a sport. But there are lots of other names for it including sail boarding. It is not a brand.

Answer 4

Windsurfer is one brand of sailboard.  There used to be quite a few brands but i don't know how many are still around.  The only ones I remember are Bic,  Mistral and Hobie.