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The Watercraft Journal’s 2023 Top 10 Christmas Gifts For Jet Skiers

You'd think if we took this list more seriously that we'd have it to you months before Christmas, but alas here we are and...

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...

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...

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...

Video: Yamaha Motor’s 2050 Environmental Plan Hints at End of High Performance WaveRunners

It seems like everything is becoming political these days. Every big box store, shoe maker, brewery and entertainer feels compelled to voice their stance...

Video: Buyer Beware! What to Look For Before Buying a New PWC at a Dealership

The Watercraft Journal provides novice and veteran riders alike with a multitude of resources to help them navigate the difficult and often confusing process...

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...

Gallery: Scoping Out The New Machines at 2023 Detroit Boat Show

Over the past two weekends I spent some time at the 2023 Detroit Boat show and there were not as many skis as there...

The Watercraft Journal’s 2022 Top 10 Christmas Gifts For Jet Skiers

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...

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...

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...