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The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: May 2014

It sure took its sweet time, but we've finally made it into summer with the closing of May, and as June beings, there is...

Kevin Shaw: Under Constant Observation

What today's world of constant and generally unearned emotional affirmation has done for our youth has taught them that if everyone is "special," then...

Seven Deadly Questions With Kev Hemingway and Steve Chown

The Watercraft Journal: Kev, you’ve got quite a few irons in the fire these days. What is Jetski Junkies - or better yet, who...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: April 2014

Where did the last six months go? Believe it or not, it was half a year ago that The Watercraft Journal was first launched...

Seven Deadly Questions With Chris “The Flying Fish” Fischetti

Who: Chris Fischetti Age: 40-something Hometown: Global Aqua Moto headquarters (aka Lake Havasu City, AZ) Years Riding: Before the words "PWC" or "watercraft" were ever mentioned. And...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: March 2014

The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once quipped that "It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why...

Seven Deadly Questions With Kevin Rickon

The Watercraft Journal: Kevin, we're glad we can finally get a chance to talk. You're quite the globetrotter. Last we heard you were living...

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: February 2014

It's a discouraging thing for a personal watercraft enthusiast to wake in the morning to a front lawn blanketed in freshly fallen snow...particularly as...

Kevin Shaw: Something’s Gotta Give

People say "racing is dead." I disagree. Racing is not dead, it's just irrelevant. I say this without intent to discredit the talent, training...

Toy Store Story: Inside Mountain Motorsports Lithia Springs, GA

"Mountain Motorsports, Internet Sales. This is Craig," is the greeting on the other end of the phone. There's an accent ringing in the words,...

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...