Keeping Up With All Things PWC – Editor Update
With 2 months behind me as Editor of The Watercraft Journal, I am almost starting to feel like I’m getting into the swing of things, but there is a long way to go, in my ...
Reiterer Turns Up the Volume on the Race Safety Discussion
On October 16, Kevin Reiterer turned the volume up to 11 on the industry’s conversation about race safety. In a public post on his Facebook account, Reiterer published a copy of a letter he drafted, ...
Kevin Shaw: The Fourth And (Very Likely) Final Turning
I’ve been either somewhat adjacent or wholly embedded in the personal watercraft (PWC) industry for roughly 18 years (as I can measure) and I can say with some surety that this industry is changing. Of ...
Video: Yamaha Motor’s 2050 Environmental Plan Hints at End of ...
It seems like everything is becoming political these days. Every big box store, shoe maker, brewery and entertainer feels compelled to voice their stance on one topic or another; and all too often to the ...
Video: Buyer Beware! What to Look For Before Buying a ...
The Watercraft Journal provides novice and veteran riders alike with a multitude of resources to help them navigate the difficult and often confusing process of selecting and purchasing a new personal watercraft. In this article ...
Gallery: Looking Back Over 50 Years of JetSki Watercraft
The year was 1973. The average family income in the United States was just under $13,000 a year, gasoline was about $0.40 cents a gallon, and Kawasaki’s newly minted R&D Department in Southern California had ...
Gallery: Scoping Out The New Machines at 2023 Detroit Boat ...
Over the past two weekends I spent some time at the 2023 Detroit Boat show and there were not as many skis as there was in 2020. They canceled the show for 2021 due to ...
The Watercraft Journal’s 2022 Top 10 Christmas Gifts For Jet ...
Ouch! Talk about last minute holiday shopping! Normally, we like to get The Watercraft Journal’s Top 10 Christmas Gift Guide out at least a week earlier but dang have we been busy with pumping out ...
Do PWC Manufacturers Really Care About Customer Feedback?
It’s often said that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” so do the big manufacturers actually listen when customers give their honest feedback? As owners of both Yamaha and Kawasaki watercraft, we have dealt with ...
Video: RIVA MaptunerX Dealer Service Application
Tuning 4-stroke personal watercraft has come a long way in a very short time. In little over a decade, this industry has gone from completely excising the factory ECU (and a portion of the wiring ...