Bodyboard vs. Paipo — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Bodyboard and Paipo
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Definitions
Bodyboard
A very short surfboard, typically having a straight front end and no fins and ridden by lying on one's chest.
Paipo
Any prone-ridden surf-craft that is neither an inflatable mat nor a traditional finless soft bodyboard.
Bodyboard
To surf on a bodyboard.
Bodyboard
A piece of foam, usually rectangular in shape, upon which one sits or lies when bodyboarding.
Bodyboard
To surf riding a bodyboard
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