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A Truly Stand Up Family: Meet the Kotaras Family

Ashley Haude

August 12, 2019

We met the Kotara family at my first Texas race in 2016 and was truly inspired by their positive attitude and entire family’s immersion in the sport of riding stand up jet skis. William, his ...

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Gallery: 2019 Can-Am Belle River Race; Amy Green One-on-One

Jessica Waters

July 29, 2019

With the 2019 Can-Am Belle River Race in the books, The Watercraft Journal sat down with race promoter Amy Green to talk about the spirit behind Can-Am, and about the fun from this year’s race. ...

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Seven Deadly Questions with Long-Time Rider Mark McQueen

Ashley Haude

June 20, 2019

The Watercraft Journal: You’ve enjoyed an action-packed riding career for sure. Tell us a little about it; when you first started riding stand ups, and what prompted you to try racing over other riding styles? ...

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Seven Deadly Questions with Junior Racer Brynton Handshy

Ashley Haude

May 29, 2019

The Watercraft Journal: Hi Brynton happy to have you on The Watercraft Journal! Could you tell us a little about yourself and your jet ski history? Brynton Handshy: I started riding a Kawasaki 300SX when ...

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Coffee With Krista: Meet 24-Year-Old Latvian Racer Krista Uzare

Jeff Morgan

May 24, 2019

The Watercraft Journal sat down for a coffee with Krista Uzare, #95 the 24-year-old Latvian who took the world by storm in her first two years of international racing. A fractured tibula meant she could ...

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Seven Deadly Questions: Krash Industries’ Mike Hodges

Kevin Shaw

November 15, 2018

Recently, The Watercraft Journal had a chance to meet up with Mike Hodges, the National Sales Manager for Krash Industries, to discuss their soon-to-be-official distributorship model and RIVA Motorsports becoming a direct sales dealer for ...

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

Kevin Shaw

August 20, 2018

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 Resources Agency (TWRA). Funds raised from participants and sponsors are divided ...

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Seven Deadly Questions: TXH2O Racing’s Shaun Compton

Ashley Haude

July 16, 2018

The Watercraft Journal: Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into racing jet skis; what was your first jet ski experience like? Shaun Compton: I started at 12 years old with ...

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Racers Share Why They Use JC Racing’s SX-R 1500 Rear/Mid ...

Kevin Shaw

June 7, 2018

For those into standup ski racing, the introduction of the new Kawasaki JetSki SX-R 1500 was a windfall. The long, contoured hull borrowed heavily from Kawasaki’s storied history of both standup ski handling and rough ...

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Gallery: 2018 Blue Dog Chemical Pro Watercross Tour, Panama City, ...

Ryan Doberstein

May 16, 2018

Pro Watercross sure knows how to pick nice locations for its national tour! Round 1 started off in paradise, also known as Panama City, FL, as the PWC’s took to the water for some high-speed ...

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