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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...

Interview: PWC Chain Gang’s Mike Missak & 5th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ride

Some people ride to relieve stress.  Some people ride to break records.  Some ride for an adrenaline rush.  Some enjoy to ride for the...

The PWC Racing Community Mourns The Loss of Bill Chapin

The passing of Bill Chapin, 65 (August 19, 2022) – together with that of Clayton Jacobson II, 88 – marks a severe loss in...

Gallery: Jason Rivera JetStar’s Vintage 550 Build for Huntington Beach

Since the beginning of May 2022, longtime ski enthusiast and builder Jason Rivera had been keeping the vintage community in the dark about a...

Gallery: An Epic 7 Day, 950-Mile PWC Outback Adventure Ride

One of the major limitations of riding PWCs in Australian rivers is whether or not they actually have any water in them. As the...

Gallery: Seven Deadly Questions With Billy Dearman

The Watercraft Journal spoke to Billy Dearman to ask about his new hull and how racing went at the Pro Watercross Round 6 tour...

Mapping The Future: RIVA Racing’s Master Tuner, Jesus Garcia

As personal watercraft have continued to march towards further digital innovation, the aftermarket has had to adapt and evolve to meet the pace. Advanced...

Volunteer SAR with Captain Ron Hagerman and his Team

Recently, we received an email from Captain Ron Hagerman who commands a search and rescue team based in southwestern Florida. He contacted us soon...

Seven Deadly Questions with Fizzle Factory’s James Blanch

It was the shot heard around the world; the fastest personal watercraft record had been broken. Not just broken, but wholly smashed and ground...

Seven Deadly Questions With Michael Sparks & His 2020 Mark Hahn Memorial 300 Win

The Watercraft Journal: Michael, your recent 4-Stroke Stock class win and 3rd place overall at the 2020 Mark Hahn Memorial Havasu 300 is pretty...

The Incredible Hulk: Behind The Man Behind The Industry’s Most Successful Forum

My friendship with Jerry Gaddis all started with a friendly email warning me that I had really screwed up. In the final months before...

The Return of The King: Introducing The 2017 Kawasaki SX-R JetSki

Before going forward, let's take a minute and look back at how we got here, shall we? Just two years shy of the Kawasaki JetSki's...

Video: Kawasaki Teases All-New 4-Stroke 2017 SX-R Standup

OK, ladies and gentlemen. Here is the biggest news to hit the personal watercraft industry since, well...ever. Kawasaki, the company who first introduced the...

Debunking Myths & Better Understanding Sea-Doo’s Carbon Ring Seal

The haters. Oh boy, the haters. If the internet has taught us one thing, it's that people sure love to dump on stuff. For...

Gallery: Introducing The 2016 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup

The 2016 model year marks three consecutive years where the Yamaha Motor Corporation has dramatically raised the bar. In 2014, Yamaha's Super High Output...

Gallery: Introducing The 2017 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup (Video)

Over time we've come to understand the certain ways that each manufacturer has in developing and introducing new product. While some play things a...