No seaweed, few waves and a good infrastructure - Lake Selent in Ostholstein is popular with surfers and families alike. Since the beginning of August, there has been a newBathhouse However, there is a height restriction that prevents access by vehicles over 2.20 metres in height - a measure that hits many water sports enthusiasts hard.
Representatives of the local water sports community are now complaining that the measures are disproportionate: The car park was only actually overcrowded on a few days in summer. The fact that local surfers may now be locked out all year round just because the car park is too full on 20 days in the summer seems incomprehensible. In addition, there has been no official communication or even regulation of the car park (e.g. signs) that would have drawn attention to the problem on site.
So if you want to visit the lake in future, you should arrive with low vehicles - or simply head for an alternative spot.
Manuel Vogel
Editor surf
