I was planning to write this article for at least 5 years and tried multiple times, but the information was too fragmented.
Now I used multiple AI platforms for a deep research and combined it with my own knowledge in the following article:
There are still a lot of grey and unknowns, so I hope the eFoil community can help to fill the gaps and to identify wrong information, if this is the case.
It is so far only for Europe, but I am happy to expand it to other regions, if someone has the proper information.
There’s a fundamental issue with this approach that then everyone flocks to those areas and then in turn they are banned faster.
What’s really needed is for efoils to be classed outside of PWC categories by insurance and law makers. This generally means they are allowed almost everywhere.
It’s obvious that you put a lot of effort into this but I can’t see a sustained value (unless you are going to update it frequently) and even then a reader could plan a trip based on the content and discover upon arrival they can’t foil due to the issues you mention in your disclaimer.
IMO it comes down to the rider using common sense so the authorities aren’t called in. Things like staying away from swimming areas, commercial marine traffic etc.
For example Transport Canada (FEDERAL) and the National justice system has this restriction.
This effectively makes using all propeller driven efoils and tow boogies illegal.
The ones that are equipped with a jet drive are OK as the jet is not a prop so the restriction does not apply.
Lots of people Efoil in Canada without getting in trouble with law enforcement and the few that are ticketed get them dismissed in court.
The “policy” has been under review for years, in the meantime riders are out enjoying themselves.
The USA doesn’t have a national policy that I’m aware of. Some states, parks etc likely have restrictions but it’s more of a sell a license/boat registration thing which you can be ticketed for NOT having it displayed on the vessel
