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The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: November 2016

November is consistently our worst month. Not only is there not a whole heck of a lot to report on, but it's also the...

Gallery: Dean’s Team Limited Edition Yamaha GP1800RS WaveRunner

Were Roger Penske willing to sell you a ALMS-spec Porsche for less than what it would take for you to build one, would you...

Gallery: Undercover At The 2017 Kawasaki Dealer Business Meeting

"Inside baseball" is a phrase not commonly bandied about within social circles, but is an apropos way of saying "we show you how the...

Gallery: Introducing 2017 Kawasaki JetSki Lineup

We wrestled over publishing this article as nearly all of the information found below has been published (albeit piecemeal) on The Watercraft Journal previously....

Gallery: Inside of RIVA Racing Development Team

What would you do if you had at your command a team of highly trained engine tuners, technicians, fabricators, electronics specialists and machinists all...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: October 2016

Being one to never pull any punches, we know many companies in our industry are reticent to spend the money in advertising – particularly...

Seven Deadly Questions With Dean Charrier

The Watercraft Journal: This past IJSBA World Finals was particularly special for you and Dean’s Team/Factory Yamaha. How many Dean’s Team-sponsored and/or tuned PWC...

On The Ground Level at SBT’s New Marine Mat Headquarters

It's funny how things come about. Greg Pickren first launched SBT, Inc (Short Block Technologies, incorporated) in 1997, building the company in to the...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: September 2016

We're entering World Finals week wherein The Watercraft Journal will be in full force, bringing readers the best and most comprehensive coverage from the...

Gallery: Cycle Springs Powersports’ Buying Experience Difference

It means quite a bit to earn Yamaha's highest dealer satisfaction award several times over. It also speaks loudly when a dealership earns Yamaha's...

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...