'Get the courage to lobby Gov't to amend jet ski law'- Richard C. de Castro
Speaking on his Speak Your Mind show on JTV Channel 55 on Saturday December 12, 2015, Mr de Castro began the subject by saying he wanted to speak about courage, which he said is “a hard shell” but that he wants to encourage some of his friends who wanted to go on a jet ski for the last 25 years to lobby Government to amend the jet ski law.
Job opportunities with jet skis
“I understand that when the law was put in place jet ski had propellers, now jet skis have propulsion. It’s just air going out of the back of the jet ski and it even has a kill switch, meaning if you fall off the jet ski it automatically cuts out as the key is attached to your wrist,” Mr de Castro stated, adding that there are a lot more safety features built into the jet skis and while he does not know why they were banned in the first place, "revenue, revenue, revenue is what we are losing."
One of the arguments put forward by the talk show host is that allowing jet skis in the VI would create opportunities for a small business investment and jobs as repairmen. He also said he recently saw a young man disassemble a small engine and reassembled it in a matter of minutes, which is indicative of the skills and talent young people in the VI possess.
"Ladies and gentlemen we have a lot of talented young people here who are just not given the opportunity to use their talent because of some of our laws and we need to change that.
“I am encouraging persons out there to get the courage to ask, to lobby, to demand that we get some of these things changed."
Mr de Castro further said the motorcycle and drag racing laws need to be amended also.
"These are all opportunities as well for repair, parts, power, you name it. The present situation is not working."
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21 Responses to “'Get the courage to lobby Gov't to amend jet ski law'- Richard C. de Castro”
I think you need to rethink your point.
two wrongs don't make a right. Jet skis are a toy.
Jetskis NEVER had propellers, always jet drives, hence the name!
Jetskis are now more powerful, faster and dangerous for untrained people, and he wants to let them loose in areas with lots of other boats and people swimming?
Charter boats are a mainstay of our tourism, bringing in many more dollars than cruiseships and villas combined, but we're going to p*ss those guests off with jetskis buzzing around in the harbours?
Put his idea on the trash heap along with bigger bikes and drag racing.