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

8th Annual Lee Manvell Memorial Holeshot Awards @ 2019 IJSBA World Finals

Kevin Shaw - September 24, 2019 0 2289

I was early to the 2009 IJSBA World Finals when I met Lee Manvell. Technically, I met his dog first; a massive Rottweiler named...

News

Make Jet Skiing Great Again With This $12K ’96 Yamaha SuperJet

Kevin Shaw - September 23, 2019 0 3152

"It's the best SuperJet. The best. And I've seen a lot of SuperJets – and this is by far the best one ever." Although...

News

Video: What You Need to Know About Repairing Sea-Doo’s CM-Tec

Kevin Shaw - September 20, 2019 0 13718

In a recent video published by Sea-Doo, Simon Boucher, Global Product Specialist, explains the CM-Tec hull and deck material. Standing for Closed Mold Technology,...

How-To

Gallery. SKI Mode Makes Towing With a ’19 Sea-Doo Wake Pro a Cinch (Video)

Kevin Shaw - September 19, 2019 0 8987

Among all of the many watercraft offered by Sea-Doo, one of its most consistently popular models is the Wake Pro series. Designed with the...

New Products

Yamaha Sneakily Upgrades All SVHO Pumps for 2020

Kevin Shaw - September 18, 2019 0 10446

Many times the OE manufacturers like to slip in mechanical upgrades and changes without letting the media or general public know. The only way...

Features

Gallery: Introducing The All-Electric Taiga Orca Personal Watercraft (Video)

Kevin Shaw - September 18, 2019 3 11363

With last week's reveal of Sea-Doo's function prototype E-GTI watercraft, the real possibility of a completely zero-emission PWC is coming into focus. Yet, what...