Well, windsurfing in 5.0 weather: https://www.facebook.com/groups/491974904304507/permalink/1407468826088439/
Hello from Greece!We are facing a problem here in Athens /Greece with the coast guard in the last month.
They have an order to enforce a Greek law that unfortunately clearly dictates that windsurfing is strictly forbiten when the wind blows with strength of 6 bft scale or more.
The penalty is 1000 euro! (yes the zeroes are correct... 1 thousand euro)We are trying to change the law or at least increase the number to the bft scale limit ..
This law is already in force in all Greece but from what we know only the coast guard of Athens is trying to enforce it till now.
Any help or info of something similar to other countries would be greatly appreciated...
The law (only in Greek unfortunately) is here...
Beaufort 6 is 25-31 mph. I've sailed a 7.0 in those conditions (not well but managed). Other posters point out that this isn't enforced in the islands where this rule would pretty much shut down the tourist trade. It can blow 25-35 for days in the summer time there.
And we thought we had it bad when a rookie cop pulled over someone for not wearing a pfd. Anyway, I usually self ban watersports in those winds and head for the fairgrounds.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.