skysurfing

Free-falling extreme sport in which the skysurfer jumps from a plane with a surfboard-like device strapped to his feet, and rides the uprushing wind before releasing a parachute. Invented in 1987 by French skydiver Joel Cruciani, using a surfboard outfitted with snowboard bindings, skysurfing appeared in early '90s television commercials for Reebok and Coca-Cola. American skysurfer Jerry Loftis fo...