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The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: June 2015

It's hard to believe that 2015 is already halfway over. There's only two weekends of Pro Watercross Tour remaining before the debut of the...

Kevin Shaw: The Courage to Continue

Although I earned my Eagle Scout Award at 16-years-old, I cannot recall much from the weeks of adolescent summers spent at Camp Tahquitz or...

Gallery: AquaX USA Round 2 Jacksonville, FL

Because of the logistics in distance and AquaX officials inexplicably refusing our photogrpahers access to cover the racing action from the water, coverage from...

Vicious Rumors and Vile Gossip: Enter Sea-Doo Centre’s 225HP Turbo 4-Stroke Stand-Up

What makes a good rumor is its likelihood of actually being real, the surrounding facts backing up the claim, and the source. Today's edition...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: May 2015

"I don't know what you do for a living, but..." was how Pro Watercross' AJ Handler began a conversation last month. He didn't get...

Roger Berkon: Some Unsolicited Advice For Racers Looking For Sponsors

At today’s “touring series” level, personal watercraft (PWC) racing is not only becoming a serious sport, it can easily become a business and an...

Kevin Shaw: Sneaking Into The Skyway Ski Show

"Hey man, I'm going to be there if you want me to cover it," Jetski Junkies' Kev Hemingway offered. Since it's start in 2011,...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: April 2015

Let's just be really honest here: The Watercraft Journal is the single-most popular personal watercraft magazine in North America (we also rank as one...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: March 2015

Something funny happened on the way to Spring. What could it have been? Well, since you asked nicely we'll tell you: the combined readership...

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...