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Seven Deadly Questions: TXH2O Racing’s Shaun Compton

The Watercraft Journal: Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into racing jet skis; what was your first jet ski...

Nostalgia Isn’t What It Used To Be: When Banking On History Doesn’t Pay

On October 30, 2012, Disney acquired "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' private studio Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. Considered one of the biggest transactions in...

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

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...

Kevin Shaw: Money For Nothing

I found myself feeling a little sorry for the folks over at Sea-Doo this afternoon. Why my mind had singled-out Sea-Doo was due –...

Vicious Rumors And Vile Gossip: The Watercraft Journal’s Predictions for 2019

Normally, this article springs up somewhere closer to the beginning of the calendar year, primarily because the manufacturers are prone to let slip a...

Gallery: 2018 Blue Dog Chemical Pro Watercross Tour, Panama City, FL; Rd. 1

Pro Watercross sure knows how to pick nice locations for its national tour! Round 1 started off in paradise, also known as Panama City,...

Vicious Rumors & Vile Gossip: The Three Skis That Could Happen Tomorrow

So here we are. It's 2018 and the new and pre-owned personal watercraft market hasn't been as strong in 11 years. PWC sales are...

Free Sea-Doo Rides At Lake Norman Powersports

When Sea-Doo came out with the "Spark Some Fun" demo tour back in 2014, it was the culmination of an almost-annual touring event where...

Vicious Rumors & Vile Gossip: What Sea-Doo’s LinQ System Means For Future PWC

When Sea-Doo unveiled its entirely redesigned ST³ platform (RXT/GTX/Wake 230) in early October of last year, one of the brand's biggest additions to its...

Kevin Shaw: Maybe This Isn’t For You

I find myself getting short with people easier these days. Maybe it's because I'm turning 40 this year or maybe it's because I've always...

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...

Yamaha Caught Testing JetFish WaveRunner Center Console PWC

For those of you already subscribing to The Watercraft Journal, you're already familiar with Yamaha's far-afield-of-normal open-bow, center console WaveRunner. What we originally deemed as...