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Skysurfing

Skysurfing is an advanced parachuting/artistic-skydiving discipline: a releasable board is attached to the feet in freefall, often with a camera flyer, specialist briefing and drop-zone safety routine.

LevelVariant FamilyAir Sport CategoryAir sport

AI-generated illustration: Skysurfing — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Air sport

Family Air Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Advanced skydiving with a releasable board attached to the feet in freefall.

Geeignet für Suitable only for experienced skydivers with coach access, safety routine and willingness for specialist training.

Cost Not a first-contact sport: first skydiving training, many jumps and coach clearance. Jump tickets, parachute system, board/release system, coaching, camera flyer, insurance and drop-zone fees. Experienced drop zone, USPA/federation context, artistic/freefly coach or documented skysurf mentors. Treat as a rare advanced parachuting discipline; do not mix it w…

First progress Skysurfing itself only after significant skydiving experience; first skydiving entry via tandem or student programme.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

drop zone
parachute system
skysurf board with release
altimeter
helmet
coach/camera flyer

First steps

start skydiving training
build freefall base and licence path
find freefly/artistic coach
check specialist skysurf briefing much later

Drop zone, national parachuting body, USPA-adjacent school or experienced artistic-skydiving coaches.

Only with qualified drop zone, coach, suitable equipment, weather clearance and clear board-release/emergency procedures.

Weitere Angaben

Tags skysurfing, air-sport, luftsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Perform board manoeuvres in freefall in a controlled, safe and legal way.

Teilnehmer

Skysurfer and camera flyer/coach by jump.

Teamgröße

usually 1 plus camera flyer.

Spielfeld

drop-zone airspace.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

manoeuvre/execution/video or safety score by event.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

parachute system
skysurf board
release system
helmet
altimeter

Wichtige Regelpunkte

separation breach
equipment breach
airspace/drop-zone rule breach
unsafe board release

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

FAI
Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI)

Surfing the Skies United States Parachute Association · experience-guide · high
Chapter 5: Discipline-Specific Recommendations United States Parachute Association · official-safety-guide · high
Artistic Events Federation Aeronautique Internationale · official-discipline-history · high
Skysurfing Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium