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[quote=nacraman57][quote]I have sailed waves at Sandals Negril, Beaches Negril, Sandals Whitehouse and Sandals Grand St Lucian.[/quote]My wife and I also love to sail in Jamaica...in fact we are going back to Sandals Montego Bay in about a month. They usually have about a half dozen Waves to use as do most resorts in the area. One caveat.....these boats have been sailed every day, sometimes for years and some are pretty beat up. But, it's January...86 degrees and we're sailing! Back home, you'd have icicles hanging from your privates!! I asked one of the managers why no higher performance boats like the Hobie 16 could be found and he said the fiberglass hulls get chewed up on the reefs surrounding the resorts by inexperienced sailors.  The roto-molded Wave hulls take the abuse. Recently, I posted a video on youtube called Hobie Wave Sailing Jamaica [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq3cBj2zkSE[/url] that shows how much fun you can have on one of these Waves. One day my friend, Ed and I wondered how the resort boats found their way thru the reef, so we jumped on one of their snorkel trips to find out. On the way we noticed a pipe with a flag that marked a fifty foot pass out to open ocean driven into the reef. Back on shore I jumped on a Wave and went straight out past the reef. My wife said all you could see was the top third of the sail in the swells. It was GREAT! Cuba here we come! Well, the resort rescue people thought I was in deep doo and sent a boat out after me but by the time they got to the reef I was screaming past the pipe on a reach. As I went by I heard them yell "Don't go past the reef!" I hollered back "no comprende engles senor" they were not amused. The Activities Director was waiting for me on the beach when I got back and politely asked me not to do that again. He said that if they would lose a guest there would be no end to the paperwork! All-inclusives have become my favorite for the simple reason that you don't have to worry about food, booze, tips etc. You are somewhat limited in freedom of movement but when I have just a week of vacation I'm not going to waste beach time doing a lot of touring. I'll wait until I'm retired and can spend more time in-country. Have fun![/quote]

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