Wondering how much and for how long? Has anyone enjoyed doing this?
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Wondering how much and for how long? Has anyone enjoyed doing this?
Rates range from
us$35 for 1/2 hr
to
us$40 per hour
Depending on size of bike (aka waverunner), how busy it is & how good of a 'deal maker' you are.
I've found the guys located at One Mile good to work with :)
sounds about right..always ask for the nice one tho they use as a demo..otherwise they may give you a lesser more beat up one..
Jet ski's are overlooked for the sake of "tourism", even though they are extremely dangerous and harmful to the environment. Negril remains subject to hydrocarbon discharges from the high and increasing density of inshore motor boat traffic. Each motor boat or, "jet ski" which leaves a wake behind on the surface also leaves behind a small oil slick and a turbid plume of resuspended fine-grained bottom sediments. Pollution causes damageto coral reefs due to poisons and heavy metals. Once these sediments and poisons have entered the coral through polyps, the polyps die and without the polyps no new corals can grow leading to complete destruction on the coral.
It is imperative that we continue to raise awareness and to inspire others to respect our precious planet. As we continue to devise new ways to mitigate humans’ effects onour planet, we owe it to ourselves to compassionately educate those around us.
Well said! I too wanted to ride the jet skis, but will reserve that for a lake somewhere. The damage to the reef will change things up forever, and not in a good way. I want my Booger to be able to enjoy later in her life what I have the pleasure to enjoy now.
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Originally Posted by Rhodesresort
Booger - Exactly! - Why waste $60.00 bucks to rent a craft that is not well maintained, place everyone around you in danger, and, help destroy the environment?
For a mere $5 USD fee, guests and locals can enjoy healthy, "Samuel's Bay", a National government protected Marine Park located at Rhodes Hall Plantation in Hanover. Samuel's Bay has one of healthiest coral reefs on the island and you won't find jet ski's here. The fee is a small donation that helps us maintain the environment so that you, your little "Booger", and other little Booger's can, "enjoy later in life what we have the pleasure
to enjoy now"!
Thank you Rhodesresort for caring about the environment.
If we want to continue to enjoy the beauty of Negril and the entire world for that matter we all need to be more environmentally aware.
As a healthy 37 year old I developed an illness called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Environmental Illess or Toxic Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT). This illness is growing in numbers and now even children are affected by it. This illness is caused by chemicals in the environment including petrochemicals. It can be a one time large exposure or just normal life exposure. There was no warning and it is extremely life altering/restricting.
I enjoy the sea water as it is cleansing and I function much better in Negril...adding toxic chemicals takes away from this experience.
This illness can happen to anyone and will continue to grow in numbers until we make some major changes to reduce our day-to-day exposure to 100's of chemicals.
Never have and never will ride one there. Rhodes Resort you are doing the right thing. MiShell sorry you are having to deal with that.
When I carried my sons to negril, we found a good deal close to Grand Pineapple where were staying. I cant remember the guys name but he had the best rates on the beach. We had a blast riding the jetskis, the boys loved it and will ride again when we return to Negril.
Rhodesresort - THANK YOU!
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Jaherring,
Coral reefs will be gone by the end of the century, according to UN Scientists. This would give coral reefs the dubious accolade of being the first entire ecosystem to have been destroyed by human activity. In the recently published book 'Our Dying Planet', Professor Peter Sale writes that coral reef ecosystems are very likely to disappear by the end of this century, in what would be "a new first for mankind — the 'extinction' of an entire ecosystem".
What a, "blast"!
Wish they'd ban those awful Jet-Skis. We could all live without them.
I agree,very annoying I wish they would ban those things.
Rhodesresort >> bullhockey.
Found this info:
Environmental Concerns
Personal watercraft are small and ride higher in the water than other boats, so they can get into very narrow, shallow spaces. This is particularly helpful for surveyors, search-and-rescue teams and U.S. Homeland Security officials, all of whom use the craft in their work. However, this ability to get into tight spaces can lead to:
•Disturbance of sediment
•Destruction of aquatic habitat and plant life
•Disturbance of or injury to birds, fish and animals
Unlike motorboats, a jet drive has no external propeller to damage coral reefs or injure animals. However, the drive's suction and the force of the jet can still cause damage. Also, if the drive is not flushed thoroughly after every use, "exotic" species, like zebra mussels and invasive plants, can stow away inside the craft. They can then be transported to other bodies of water.
Another environmental concern is pollution. All older models and some newer models of personal watercraft use two-stroke engines, which can vent oil and gasoline into the water with their exhaust. Other motorized boats also use two-stroke engines, but the sheer number of personal watercraft may make their environmental impact greater.
MiShell,
Thank you for posting the information on how destructive jet ski's are to our environment. Certainly not "bullhockey" (whatever that means?). It is only a matter of time when these crafts will finally be banned.
There are generally about six or seven Jet Ski guys in front of the RIU, so I would think a tourist could get a pretty good deal. It's one of the few activities I haven't done in Negril -- had a pretty krazy accident about 10 years ago with one of those things in Cabo San Lucas, so I have not been keen to get on another one ....
MiShell,
We are sorry about your diagnosis. There seems to be many treatments to help this condition. We hope you are successful in finding one.
When I was just there in August, there's a bunch of new guys on the beach renting out the jet ski's,havent seen the other's they must of retired for summer, but what I witnessed was not good this time around they were careless I almost saw a swimmer and snorkler run over right infront of NBCC. They didnt seem to be watching the water more like watching the shoreline at tourists, so tehy were not aware of their surroundings.
Just be careful and watch out for swimmers and snorklers.
I swim the buoy-line in front of Coco early in the morning when its calm. The Jet Ski guys like to speed up and down the buoy line - not sure why they have to back and forth so much - but last year I drifted a little too close to the buoy-line and had a jet-ski roar past me, within two feet - a very close brush. I was pissed. I kept swiming and rounded the buoys and caught up with the guy in front of the ForReal Bar (:() where he had beached the ski. I really unloaded on him. He laughed at me and made lewd gestures.
I wouldn't miss them if they were banned, but then you'd have to ban the Para sail boats and the banana-pulling boats and the ski boats and . . .
Maybe they could be limited and restricted in some manner. There seems to be too many of them. They are constantly buzzing around, like a bunch of annoying mosquitos. I know the guys have to make a living, but I find jet skis obnoxious - just my humble opinion.
K3
Some Carribean Islands have done just that....it is doable!Quote:
Originally Posted by Maryann
I swim laps in the morning too, and I don't care for the jet skis. There are a few responsible, courteous jet ski riders but the majority I've come across seem reckless and come and go in to the beach way too fast. If alchohol and inexperience on a jet ski are in the mix, it's not a good thing - I'm surprised we don't hear of more injuries.
They drive their jet skis like they drive their cars and crotch rockets.....why would you expect anything differant?
"Jet ski's are overlooked for the sake of "tourism", even though they are extremely dangerous and harmful to the environment.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
I hate those things. They've tried "limiting" where they can go and those limitations have been ignored. Back when Little Bloody Bay was a Marine Sanctuary there were to be NO motorized anything out there still - some fools from the RIU not only rode them there but tried to cross the reef into the bay - grinding as they went. They must have heard our shrieks or figured out they were some place they weren't supposed to be cause they turned around eventually.
I see folks riding them up by where I live where they are not supposed to be either - forget environment, if something happens to you out there there is no one to hear you scream (by the time I get the Marine Patrol on the phone you'd be dead). They are noisy, they are polluting, they are dangerous and they were the worst idea ever conceived for water entertainment.
We owned jet skis for years and along with a kegerator the funnest things we have ever purchased. We took ours to the river and lake. We rented them once in Jamaica when we were staying on another part of the island.Quote:
Originally Posted by seekingthesun
I saw jet skis while in Negril and I am pretty sure finding what you need should be a question of asking. I think like most things that bring pleasure, they are bad for you or the environment: food, booze, sex, cigar or weed (none smoker). Please be careful, they like to hotdog.
Back on topic of the OP question, yes I have enjoyed doing this in the past but not in Negril and only once in Jamaica. I am not here to judge.
Not only are they a blight on the environment; it's just one more constant higgle if you're swimming near the ropes.