Although I am not a big jet ski person,I do live on a lake with tons of them around us and there are marina's renting them out all over the lake.I don't care to have them buzzing all over the beach when we are vacationing in Negril but as Rob stated they will be in designated areas and if it helps keep people employed I have to go with the Maritime Authority's decisions.
I highly doubt that there are "a ton" of individuals that relied on the jet-ski industry. I don't know how they can keep the Jetskis away from swimmers (both on the beach and up on the cliffs) and the reefs--I was nearly run over while snorkeling out by 3 dives last November. Just my .02...
According to what the Jamaican Maritime Authority told me, they have planned designating jet ski zones. The riders will be warned to remain in the zones by their operators. Swimmers will be no where near these areas. Should the jet ski rider fail to remain in those zones, the rider and operator will be fined and/or the jet ski impounded.Originally Posted by Ktans
The point of the new plans are to make the regulations easy to enforce and to give the operators an incentive to maintain that their riders remain in the designated zones. The Maritime Authority is taking this matter very seriously.
While I might personally enjoy the ban and the quiet on the beach, there are other interests that do need to be considered. Island wide there are quite a few jobs that have been eliminated due to the ban. There may very well be a ton of individuals who are no longer employed due to the ban, from the owner/operators, staff, mechanics, sales people, co-riders (for those who have never rode one before), etc...
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Sorry Rob , even thought you make some valid points I have came to hate jet skis. We live in a town on a big lake and I'm am so sick of jet skis buzzing around all day here too. Just like in Negril , theres allot of room but most seem to want to buzz around close to other ppl no matter if they are fishing or swimming or just trying to have a relaxing day on the beach. There are good operaters out there but from what I see here and in Negril most are not. Theres no such thing on our lake anymore to get away from the constant jet ski noise. Yeah I know I'm a bit biased but I did not get there overnight.
ty Gail I sent my concerns
It will be interesting to see how the new rules will work or is a dismal failure do to lack of enforcement. If it works out well I just may see what can be done on our lake.
In addition to the zones, the Maritime Authority said they have increased funds for added patrols. Sorry, I forgot to mention that. As I said, they are taking this seriously.
I am not sure how big your lake is, but with the entire Caribbean just offshore, Jamaica probably has much more water area to create these zones making them of ample size for the noisy jet skis to buzz around.
But if your lake is big enough, this might work in your case...
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I will be surprised to see how many patrols they will need to hire to enforce these "zones"
Last edited by Jamerican71; 04-23-2014 at 05:25 PM.
designated areas sounds like riding around in a circle - lol - that'll be fun
Thank you Gail for posting that information.
