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Gallery: Introducing the 2017 Sea-Doo Lineup (Videos)

Ask any economist, and they'll tell you that streamlining production is the key to the fiscal success of any company. Producing "limited editions," "one-offs"...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: July 2016

Who do you compete with when you have no competition? The answer is yourself. In fact, the healthy competitor is always at odds with...

Vicious Rumors And Vile Gossip: Subtle Moves For Sea-Doo in 2017

In less than 24 hours from the moment of this writing, The Watercraft Journal will have hard confirmation whether its predictions for Yamaha's 2017...

Kevin Shaw: Lumberjacks, Sugar Water & Mexican Beer

It's not often that I get enough downtime to enjoy watching TV. Between two magazines and a family with three young children, there's very...

Video: Inside The Engineering Behind Truckboss’ Newly Redesigned 2016 Flexxloader

It was only a year earlier that powersport industry-leader Truckboss introduced its first Flexxloader design to the personal watercraft market. Employing the same level...

Seven Deadly Questions With Dave Davidson

The Watercraft Journal: For those of our readers who might not be acquainted with you, can you please tell us a little bit about...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: June 2016

What a difference a year makes. The Watercraft Journal, the industry's most popular personal watercraft magazine, is celebrating an unprecedented growth of over 30-percent...

Cycle Springs Reveals New Massive PWC Service Center

Earlier this month The Watercraft Journal reported on the fire that cost Cycle Springs Powersports nearly $1 million dollars in damages to their motorcycle...

Vicious Rumors And Vile Gossip: More Trouble For Belassi’s B3S Standup

This one will be short episode of "Vicious Rumors and Vile Gossip" as frankly, there's not a lot to go off of here. But...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: May 2016

When you're so far ahead of the competition that you have only yourself to compete with, you start looking to beat your previous year'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...

Portable Electric Mini Jet Boats Skip the Ramp and Trailer Hassle

If you’ve ever fought a crowded boat ramp on a Saturday morning—or wrestled with a trailer in reverse while an audience gathers—you’re going to...

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...