I do agree with Vaughan’s points about the risks involved with paddle boarding, but several of them apply to other craft as well. After all, you can capsize and catch wiell’s disease when canoeing.
There was some impressive windsurfing going on when we were at Oulton Broad almost a fortnight ago. The newer style windsurfing kit that has a plane underneath the board doesn’t half shift in a good breeze. Quite a few people falling off too, inevitably. I would have thought they as much at risk of colliding with other craft as paddle boarders, but wouldn’t dream of suggesting they shouldn’t be on the Broad.
I agree with Peter’s observation that we need to be careful about suggesting that other types of ‘craft’ be restricted.