What's with the white rental speedboats ??

[Rob]

JoJo,

All properties on the beach are required by the JTB to have marked swimming areas. It is required so that all swimmers and boaters know exactly where the lines are drawn. Since the sea bottom is sand, and sand shifts naturally all the time, the markers have nothing to do with the depth of the water.

When you swim outside of the designated swimming area, you do so at your own risk.

Regulations on jetskis were being formulated before the incident that happened in Negril. The tragedy that happened in Ochi where a tourist lost control of a jetski and killed a 6 year old Jamaican girl and injured her two sisters playing on the beach sparked demands that something be done. From the Gleaner story about a year ago when the tourist was released from jail:

"Little Tanoya Hyman of Christiana, Manchester, died shortly after she was hit by an out-of-control jet ski being driven by Mandyal, an Indian man vacationing in Jamaica.

The incident happened at a beach in Ocho Rios, St Ann.

Hyman's two smaller sisters who were among members of her family on the beach were injured in the crash."

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/n...-jet-ski-crash

[jojo p]

Rob, I understand that, but the American tourist that was struck, by what I heard, from a boardie who was there , and actually helping, was that this gentleman was literally right next to the rope. There is no way any motorized boats should be allowed anywhere close to the swimming area. What fun is it to have to look over your shoulder in front of your own resort, swimming not far from shore. Seems nothing is done, until something happens. A tourist got severly injured falling off one of the horses, yet the horses remain, I guess a death has to occur , before action will finally taken with them.
That picture you took of them riding way out yesterday, if they stay out that far, then it's great for everyone, but according to some, they are not. Time will tell I guess.

[captaind]

Something doesn't make sense here.

The last picture looks lake (+-) 24' fishing boat and could never be confused with a one or two seat runabout.

Cap

[jojo p]

Cap, maybe so, maybe that's a fishing boat, I haven't yet seen a close up pic of the boats in question, either way, motorized boats in that close make me uneasy !