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An apparatus for sliding/gliding on a surface includes a long board and a short board connected to the long board through a hitch beam. The short board is connected to the hitch beam through an axle placed at an angle on the short board, and the long board is connected to the hitch beam through a st

An apparatus for sliding/gliding on a surface includes a long board and a short board connected to the long board through a hitch beam. The short board is connected to the hitch beam through an axle placed at an angle on the short board, and the long board is connected to the hitch beam through a stationary, non-rotating connection. A turn plate on the long board is connected to the short board so that as the turn plate rotates relative to the long board, the short board can be turned simultaneously with the lifting the lateral inside edge.

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1. An apparatus for sliding on a surface, comprising: a long board;a short board connected to the long board through a hitch beam, wherein the short board is connected to the hitch beam through an axle placed at an angle on the short board, and the long board is connected to the hitch beam through a

1. An apparatus for sliding on a surface, comprising: a long board;a short board connected to the long board through a hitch beam, wherein the short board is connected to the hitch beam through an axle placed at an angle on the short board, and the long board is connected to the hitch beam through a stationary, non-rotating connection; anda turn plate on the long board, wherein the turn plate is connected to the short board, and the turn plate rotates on the upper surface of the long board causing a corresponding rotation of the short board. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the turn plate is horizontal to an upper surface of the long board. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a long board that is about 3 times the length of the short board. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a long board that is about the same length as the short board. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a turn axle connecting the turn plate to the long board. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a hold down connection on each lateral side of the turn axle. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a sector groove for each hold down connection, wherein the hold down connection is engaged with the sector groove. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first tie rod and a second tie rod that connect the turn plate to the short board. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a first and second stanchion on the turn plate and a third and fourth stanchion on the short board, wherein the first tie rod is connected to the first and third stanchions, and the second tie rod is connected to the second and fourth stanchions. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the short board comprises a leading end having a shallow outward protruding keel shape or spoon shape on the underside thereof. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the long board has a waist narrower than a leading section and a trailing section of the long board. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the short board has a waist narrower than a leading section and a trailing section of the short board. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a boot binding connected to the turn plate. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein rotation of the short board has a rotation component on a longitudinal axis and a rotation component on a vertical axis. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a magnitude of the rotation component in the longitudinal axis is dependent on the angle of the axle on the short board. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the axle is placed at an angle from 15 degrees to 45 degrees from vertical, and the axle is tilted back and along a longitudinal axis of the short board. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the axle is not tilted laterally from the longitudinal axis of the short board. 18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hitch beam is connected at a trailing side of the long board and the hitch beam is connected to a leading side of the short board. 19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein clockwise rotation of the short board around the axle lifts a clockwise leading lateral edge of the short board. 20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein counterclockwise rotation of the short board around the axle lifts a counter clockwise leading lateral edge of the short board. 21. A method of executing a turn on a sliding apparatus comprising a long board attached to a short board, the method comprising: during executing a turn on the apparatus, mechanically rotating the short board and mechanically lifting a lateral inside edge of the short board. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein clockwise rotation of the short board lifts a clockwise leading lateral edge of the short board. 23. The method of claim 21, wherein counterclockwise rotation of the short board lifts a counterclockwise leading lateral edge of the short board. 24. The method of claim 21, wherein, during executing a turn, the long board is not caused to mechanically rotate horizontally. 25. The method of claim 21, wherein, during executing a turn, no long board edge is caused to mechanically lift.