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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...

Video: RIVA MaptunerX Dealer Service Application

Tuning 4-stroke personal watercraft has come a long way in a very short time. In little over a decade, this industry has gone from...

Interview: PWC Chain Gang’s Mike Missak & 5th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ride

Some people ride to relieve stress.  Some people ride to break records.  Some ride for an adrenaline rush.  Some enjoy to ride for the...

The PWC Racing Community Mourns The Loss of Bill Chapin

The passing of Bill Chapin, 65 (August 19, 2022) – together with that of Clayton Jacobson II, 88 – marks a severe loss in...

Gallery: Introducing The 2023 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup (Video)

It didn't take much to see that Yamaha Motor Corp. USA was going to play things a little conservatively going into 2023. Big radical...

Gallery: Introducing The 2023 Sea-Doo Lineup (Videos)

If one is to dabble in the field of predicting the future, we've found it's best to become accustomed to the taste of crow....

Understanding Oil: Production, Policy and What You’re Paying For

Nearly 20 years ago, there was a time that whenever my brother and I started working on one of his project cars out on...

Gallery: Jason Rivera JetStar’s Vintage 550 Build for Huntington Beach

Since the beginning of May 2022, longtime ski enthusiast and builder Jason Rivera had been keeping the vintage community in the dark about a...

Why We Ride: The Health Benefits of Owning a Personal Watercraft

As commodity prices spike and inflation reaches a 40-year high, many families across the world are struggling to make ends meet. There’s a lingering...

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...