Sandboarding

Sandboarding

Sandboarding is a board sport similar to snowboarding. It is a recreational activity that takes place on sand dunes rather than snow-covered mountains. This boardsport has adherents throughout the world, most prevalently in desert areas or coastal areas with beach dunes.

For some, it involves riding across or down a dune while standing with both feet strapped to a board, while others use a board with no binding, which is considered more dangerous.

It is less popular than snowboarding, partly because it is very difficult to build a mechanized ski lift on a sand dune, and so participants must either walk back to the top of the dune after every run, ride a dune buggy or 4 wheel drive back to the top. On the other hand, dunes are normally available all year round at numerous locations compared to winter-only snow sports.

Josh Tenge, professional sandboarding champion, holds the Guinness Book of World Records entry for the longest-distance back flip at 44' 10". Tenge is also a four-time world sandboarding champion and holds three world records.

Namibia is the centre of sand-skiing, which is similar to sandboarding; however, it is performed with skis instead of a board.

Sandboarding

Sandboarding

Sandboarding