Although we had a few hiccups, I'm giving SD Adventures a 5 Star Review. This is a long review. Still with me? Read on.

-This place is conveniently located seconds away from the Marina Tower at the Sheraton Hotel. They have 21 jet skis in stock, with extremely reasonable pricing and a very easy online reservation system. Huge plus to not have to leave the hotel.

-We booked a 75-minute jet ski rental. Upon arriving, Devin and Marquis thoroughly explained expectations, equipment functionality, had us watch a brief but extremely thorough safety video, tested us with three questions to make sure we were listening, and answered questions. They got us up and running and on our way! We felt extremely confident.

-Unfortunately, just after getting out of the "No Wake" zone, we immediately had debris clogged in the jet ski. I jumped in the water with my daughter and we both tried to unclog the metal screen. Unfortunately, nothing was there. My heart sank as my daughter was extremely excited to ride one for the first time. I called Devin, and he spent about 15 minutes talking us through what to do. Thankfully the last bit of troubleshooting got us up and running. He then offered to generously extend our time due to the setback and we were on our way.

-Unfortunately, again, after 5 minutes of one long run of going 45mph, the jet ski clogged. I once again jumped into the San Diego Bay and attempted to clear the debris, but I was unsuccessful. I called Devin and he offered to tow us if we were uncomfortable, but he gave the approval to coast in at 4mph, back to the marina as we were enjoying the sunshine and views.

-Upon arriving back at the rental dock, Devin offered another jet ski. We declined as we felt the universe was telling us that today wasn't our day, so we elected to spend the rest of the day at the pool. He set us up for another reservation for the next day at no charge, and I upgraded our time from 75 minutes to 120 minutes to try to make it up to my daughter.

-The 2nd day went much smoother. We hit 53mph and were able to run all over the bay (with time to spare). We saw San Diego in a completely different way and thoroughly enjoyed it.

When writing reviews, it's important to factor in what is your fault and what is the companies fault. In this case, it was neither. The Jet has just crashed into the Bay one week prior, and it was believed by locals that a boat had sank. It was widespread conversation that this was the most trash they had all seen in the Bay. I would not worry about this being a permanent problem, but I would ensure if you were going to rent that you communicate any issues immediately with Devin and his team, as well as keep the throttle on to go a minimum of 15mph to ensure the best chances of not getting debris stuck. In our case, once Devin got the Jet Ski high up, a micro piece of plastic that had been stuck, finally shot out like a bullet.

My daughter just did a report at school today (her first full day back from vacation) about the challenges we had, how we overcame the obstacles, and how she hopes we'll do it again soon. I've never heard her scream with such delight while jumping the waves and speeding down the Bay towards Mexico!

Five stars to Devin and his team. If you rent from them, please tip!!