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e-Foils/Propeller Driven Surfboards are Illegal in Canada

  e-Foils/Propeller Driven Surfboards are Illegal to ride in Canada.  They are not illegal to sell. It is now illegal to pilot any open propeller driven surfboards in Canada, and gas-powered surfboards are becoming more under review. I will try and summarize for you the new regulations: If you pilot a gas-powered jet powered surfboard, you will now have to register it with  Transportation Canada  and provide the stickers on an easily seen surface on the board.    If you operate an e-hydrofoil or any open propeller type surfboard, you will be in violation of Transport Canada’s small boating laws and may be exposed to  fines and penalties .    . For equipment required, one will need a life jacket or Personal Floatation Device (usually warn), and a whistle or sound device.    You will also need a Boater’s License for gas and electric powered surfboards.    There are some circumstances that allow for a proof of competency.  In concluding, what does this mean for  Create Your Wave  and our