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Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby apos0 » Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:14 am

I was just wondering.

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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby blackswan » Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:22 am

Southeast Florida here, beaches are closed. Not a huge amount if wind anyway so I haven't tried to see how "closed" they really are.

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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby sweisburd » Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:38 am

Here in Argentina are forbidden all activities. We are un compulsory quarentine

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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby touffegong » Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:15 am

sweisburd wrote:
Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:38 am
Here in Argentina are forbidden all activities. We are un compulsory quarentine
Same for New Caledonia

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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby Pemba » Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:53 am

Here (Mozambique), we're still living mostly happily oblivious of the situation. Until Monday zero confirmed cases, this morning three. I'm trying not to wonder how many tests they have done. They have kind of closed off the country though. But all shops are open, queue's are still thick at banks, supermarkets, electricity company etc (Mozambique love's queues). Just as it was everywhere else in the world when they had only a few infections. It's only much later when a good number of people has died when things get gradually more serious generally. So kiting is no problem.

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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby Sombra » Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:00 am

Hi


In Spain beaches are closed.

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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby plummet » Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:04 am

We are going into stage 4 lock down tonight.

Apparently that means no driving to exercise. So unless you magically happen to live by the beach you are screwed.

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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby Janus » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:19 am

In Holland it is still possible, local authorities can close down beaches.. we'll see..
Yesterday lucky again after work, 1/2 hour kitefoiling on my local backdoor pond.. 8)

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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby a99 » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:50 am

Lithuania - despite what all people (suggested) must be at home mainly and working only food and food type supermarket stories, gas stations, no restriction go with personal car or train. Borders are closed for people, no flights.
The kiting spots in lakes and sea beaches are all open and you can do what you want, no restriction on such personal sport activity as kiting, but as now water only 6+ c degrees no a lot of kiting people, only on weekends few.
In parks no more than 2 people as group and keep distance 2m.
260 infected.
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Re: Corona Virus - Has your country banned kitesurfing?

Postby haiku » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:55 am

In Italy the beaches are closed and we are in a full lockdown. Damn!

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