Jetski - Sea Doo in Destin

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Long time visitor of Destin/Walton from Charlotte, NC but have never brought my own jetski down before. I would like to do that this time as to have our own jetskis with us to ride. How do I go about doing this? Is there a public launch for Jetskis or can I just drop it in the water from our buildings beach access? Please help! THANKS!

I hear there are ramps on either end of the 331 bridge. If you own property, have a 4 wheel drive vehicle and obtain a drive on and launch permit, you could launch at Grayton Beach.


BTW.... when you attempt this the 1st time I would like to be there to watch :laughing1

If you are staying in Destin, there are plenty of places to launch and ride.

In SoWal, beach launching of jet skis is not allowed, unless you are the property owner and launching behind your own house. There are plenty of places to launch in the bay and bayous. Idle speed only in the bayous.

Yup, we brought down a few and launched them near the 331 bridge. It's not very convenient though due to the absence of amenities. Wish there were a marina nearby. We are currently looking for bay-access property so we can do boating activities there and beach activities at our 30-A house.

where's closest place to Watercolor to rent jetskis? Can you rent them for use in the ocean or only the bay?

where's closest place to Watercolor to rent jetskis? Can you rent them for use in the ocean or only the bay?

You can get them on the beach in Destin just over the Okaloosa County line.

Thanks for the info--

Where is the Okaloosa county line in relation to Tops'l on 98?

Unfortunately, if you're into SeaDoo's or boating, 30-A isn't convenient at this point in time. Kayaks are your best bet, and they're great exercise, I might add. You'll have to go to Destin or PC for power boating activities. That is, until our plans for development on the bay come to fruition. Unfortunately, our last visit to look at property on the bay felt like a "Deliverance" experience. My daughter and husband started humming the "Dueling Banjos" theme song. We were afraid that we city folks would get fried for lunch by the trailer occupants who were giving us the evil eye.

The county line is bit west of Tops'l/Sandestin. It's pretty much where Emerald Bay Golf Course is.

Unfortunately, if you're into SeaDoo's or boating, 30-A isn't convenient at this point in time. Kayaks are your best bet, and they're great exercise, I might add. You'll have to go to Destin or PC for power boating activities. That is, until our plans for development on the bay come to fruition. Unfortunately, our last visit to look at property on the bay felt like a "Deliverance" experience. My daughter and husband started humming the "Dueling Banjos" theme song. We were afraid that we city folks would get fried for lunch by the trailer occupants who were giving us the evil eye.

Silly fool! That was not the bay. Twas Juniper Lake.

I sense that your thesis was "borrowed".

Deliverance was in Jawja, a state devoid of football and front teeth.

Unfortunately, if you're into SeaDoo's or boating, 30-A isn't convenient at this point in time. Kayaks are your best bet, and they're great exercise, I might add. You'll have to go to Destin or PC for power boating activities. That is, until our plans for development on the bay come to fruition. Unfortunately, our last visit to look at property on the bay felt like a "Deliverance" experience. My daughter and husband started humming the "Dueling Banjos" theme song. We were afraid that we city folks would get fried for lunch by the trailer occupants who were giving us the evil eye.

Chat Holley area is not the only Bay property :laughing1

Silly fool! That was not the bay. Twas Juniper Lake.

I sense that your thesis was "borrowed".

Deliverance was in Jawja, a state devoid of football and front teeth.

Perhaps you were thinking of the little known movie "Vernon," which took place in a little town north east of here.

Kayaks are your best bet, and they're great exercise,

:nono1: If it ain't got a motor... I ain't gonna do it

There are a couple of guys that are renting jet skis off of Old 98 - right by Whales Tail and Pompano Joe's

Please remember that it is ILLEGAL to run a jet ski at more than idle speed 500 ft or closer to ANY shoreline in Florida, and where posted, STAY OUT. Fines are incredibly high for stupidity. If you get in trouble, save yourself not the jet-ski (experience speaking!). Insure your jet-skis or any boat BEFORE your trip as they tend to disappear on a daily basis (experience speaking again!) - lock it or lose it - and not just a regular lock but a full fitting cover-type lock that covers the trailer hitch so they can't just loosen the bolt and slip it on their "cheater" ball (the same experience, part 2). If you do lose your boat or jet-skis look around the construction sites down, especially by the park.

Please remember that it is ILLEGAL to run a jet ski at more than idle speed 500 ft or closer to ANY shoreline in Florida.

I think someone forgot to tell the 20 or so people riding personal watercraft in very close proximity to land in the Destin pass today and yesterday at wide open speeds. That entire area is just waiting for some serious accidents. It looks much prettier at 7am than at 3pm.

Usually, I find using a 12oz sinker to cast at Jetski will get them to slow down when they are near my fishing hole.

the hutch

Usually, I find using a 12oz sinker to cast at Jetski will get them to slow down when they are near my fishing hole.

the hutch

I bet a 3oz sinker would knock someone off of a jet ski, so I cannot imagine a 12 oz.'er. That would be like getting hit by a bottle of Dolly Light.

Seadoo = Lake Lice