found this link at the C4 site it was a news flash regarding paddlers needing to have pfd and a whistle if outside the surf zone ..could it ever happen here with numbers ever increasing ..look out captain stoobing !

tom
http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/stand-up-paddleboards-classified-as-vessels-by-us-coast-guard-surf-zone-not-affected-stand-up-and-be-counted_19530/