Possible Locations

o   Swim in the world’s most beautiful beach: Candidates

§  Aldabra

§  Anguilla

§  Antigua and Barbuda

        Jolly Beach- 9 out of 10

        Every beach on the island is magnificent all around 9 out of 10

§  Aruba

§  Australia- (Torres Strait Islands)

§  Bahamas

§  Bahrain

§  Barbados

   Barbuda

§  Belize

§  Bermuda

§  Cape Verde

§  Cayman Islands

§  Cocos Islands

§  Colombia

§  Comoros and Mayotte

§  Cook Islands

§  Costa Rica

§  Croatia

§  Cuba

        Varadero- 7 out of 10

§  Cyprus

§  Djibouti

§  Dominica

§  Dominican Republic

      Cabarete- 5 out of 10. 

      I've heard Punta Cana is world class but Cabarete is not

§  Easter Island

§  Fiji

§  French Guiana

§  Greece

§  Grenada

§  Guadeloupe

§  Guam and Northern Marianas

§  Honduras (Bay and Hog Islands)

§  Jamaica

§  Japan/ Okinawa style islands (Yaeyama Islands)

§  Kiribati pronounced (Kiribas)

§  Madagascar

§  Malaysia

§  Maldives

§  Marshall Islands

§  Martinique

§  Mauritius

§  Mexico

        El Cielito- 9.5 out of 10

        Isla Mujeres- 8.5 out of 10

        Cozumel- most beaches 5, but Playa Palencar- 9 out of 10

§  Micronesia

§  Mozambique

§  Nauru

§  New Caledonia

§  Palau

§  Panama (San Blas Archiepelago)

§  Philippines

§  Reunion

§  Saint Kitts and Nevis

§  Saint Lucia

§  Saint Vincent

§  Samoa

§  Sao Tome and Principe

§  Seychelles

§  Spain (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza)

§  Solomon Islands

§  South Korea (Ulleungdo)

§  Sri Lanka

§  Tahiti and French Polynesia

§  Taiwan (Penghu Islands)

§  Tetepare

§  Thailand

·       Pattaya: Koh Larn- 5 out of 10. It barely qualified but did reach the level. The water in some parts was clear out to 40 feet. However there were too many higglers, the stench of sewage was badly dealt with, and the trash was badly handled.

§  Tobago

        Englishman's Bay- 8.5 out of 10

        Pirate's Bay- 8.5 out of 10

        Store Bay- 6 out of 10

§  Tonga

    Trinidad

            Maracas- 8 out of 10 party beach

            Macquerepe- 6 out of 10

   Turks and Caicos

            Grace Bay- 9.9 out of 10

            Long Bay- 9.5 out of 10

§  Tuvalu

§  Vanuatu

§  Venezuela

§  Vietnam (Con Dao Islands)

§  Virgin Islands

§  Nieu

§  Tokelau

§  Uganda

§  Yemen- (Socotra)

I do not think that this list is exhaustive. So people out there, if you know of beaches not in any of these countries please post. If you visit beaches in these countries that you would rate 5 out of 10 or above please post.