Kevin Shaw

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Editor-in-Chief – [email protected] Kevin Shaw is a decade-long powersports and automotive journalist whose love for things that go too fast has led him to launching The Watercraft Journal. Almost always found with stained hands and dirt under his fingernails, Kevin has an eye for the technical while keeping a eye out for beautiful photography and a great story.

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News

BRP Acquires Manitou Pontoon Manufacturer, Expanding New Marine Group

Kevin Shaw - August 30, 2018 0 4772

For anyone paying close attention to the boating market, they will have seen that pontoon boats are without a doubt, the single most popular...

Gear

Real Review: Slippery Array Side-Entry Neo Vest

Kevin Shaw - August 29, 2018 3 5810

Anybody who has been paying close attention to our ongoing YouTube bimonthly show, "Long Haul" will have noticed that I typically don the same...

Editorials

Kevin Shaw: Cha-Cha-Changes For The Good

Kevin Shaw - August 28, 2018 0 5005

I like being my own boss. Not everyone is cut out for it, but it seems to fit my personality. Years ago, my father...

Interviews

Seven Deadly Questions: Bopenski Watersports’ Joe Borden Rides the Tennessee River 600

Kevin Shaw - August 20, 2018 0 7753

The Tennessee River 600 is an annual event for personal watercraft (PWC) enthusiasts to raise money for two children’s hospitals and the Tennessee Wildlife...

Products

Gallery: RIVA Racing’s Sea-Doo 2018 RXT-X 300 Pro-Series Sponsons (Video)

Kevin Shaw - August 16, 2018 0 8501

"OK, there's something to this," I murmured to myself, cornering the RIVA-equipped RXT-X. Having a bone-stock 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 generously in my possession...

Features

Gallery: Introducing The 2019 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup (Video)

Kevin Shaw - August 14, 2018 1 31220

A supercharged race-ready watercraft had not entered the list of the top 10 best-selling personal watercraft for nearly a decade. That is, until 2017,...