Sure, the same way a surfboard becomes a boat when you add a sail to it and call it a sailboard! It's a grey area.
If the paddleboard is unsinkable like a sailboard, I would expect to see it lumped in with those and the same "no PFD" rule applied.
To the OP: if you really want to know what the requirement is regarding paddleboards and PFD's, why do you ask here? Call the MP, that's what they're for.
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