What's with the white rental speedboats ??

[jojo p]

I read that now on the beach there a rentals of speed boats. Folks are reporting that they are just as much of a nuisance as the jet skis were. ( Coming close to the
swimmers, loud, being aggressive. ) Please say it isn't so........these high powered machines have no business in a crowded swimming area, just as the jet skis didn't.
Anyone ?

[Rob]

Hmmm.... What white speed boats? We have been on the beach for the last 10 days pretty consistently and know not of what you speak.

We even phoned a few of our boat owner friends and none knew what we are talking about. The number of speed boats in Negril on a regular basis can be counted on one hand.

Motor boats are and have been regulated for decades. You can not simply "rent" a motor boat and take it out for a spin. You would need to have a boater's license, proof of insurance, etc.

Perhaps what they saw was some private boats that happened to be white in Negril from elsewhere on the island. That would be both legal and unusual...

[jojo p]

So someone that posted this on TA, who said they just returned from Grand Pineapple, ask witness this is cracked ????lol
Well, this is why I came here to get the real scoop. thanks !

[jojo p]

Now there is another comment that they saw them to, and they are racing around .......I guess I have to see for myself when I get there...lol...

[Rob]

It could be private boats, there have been some rather large yachts around lately... But we have been on the beach near Alfred's since 11am... No speed boats other than the parasail boats...

[Rob]

Visitors can be seeing speed boats, private boats from MoBay can make the run easy. But I am curious as to how the observers know that they are rented?

[Rob]

Lisa just reminded me that she did notice a lot of marine police out over the weekend. There was a crack down on something, but no one is renting speed boats for visitors to operate in Negril...

[Todd]

[captaind]

I wonder if they'd rent that to me?

I can show a license........

Cap

That boat may have an interesting history

[tubes]

A number of years ago there were these white little speedboats that would zip by cliffs as far as maybe Hogg Heavin.
Definitely a small boat, maybe 13” max. Had an outboard motor and could fit one person. Reminded me of a bumper car for the sea. I was drinking with Lennox Lewis and his buddy, who was 6,4. 325 lbs one night, had a great time. Anyway the next day both Lennox and hid buddy and a group of 10+ come whizzing by in those little boats, was the funniest thing I’ve seen in awhile. Those two guys looked sooo big in those boats. Saw his buddy the next day and when I asked about his boat ride he just gave me that look...and we laughed hard. Have not seen those boats since at least “92