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Yamaha Mark Hahn Memorial Havasu 300 Returns for 17th Year

Frankly, 2020 has been tough on watercraft racers. With venues shutting its doors, promoters struggling to find ways to appease local governments and travel...

The Yamaha Pursuit Of Perfection Celebrates 65 Years

According to a recent Yamaha newsletter, “For 65 years, Yamaha Motor products have exceeded customers’ expectations with innovative technology, forward thinking engineering and thoughtful...

Save Big on a KickBack Chair with Bopenski’s Christmas Sale

Listen, everyone could use an extra helping of cheer these days, so we're gonna give you a "pass" if you've decided to start celebrating...

Videos: Storage Options for Yamaha EX Series

Yamaha has a couple of new storage options for the Yamaha EX Series. On offer are the Genuine Yamaha EX Stern Storage Bag and...

Survival Thriller “Jetski” begins Production in Malta

Production of the survival thriller, Jetski, is underway in Malta. The film is directed by James Nunn, known for his 2012 British thriller, TowerBlock....

Broward Motorsports GP1800 Stage 1 and Stage 2 Kits

Increase the speed of your Yamaha GP 1800 with a Tuning kit from Broward Motorsports. Their Stage 1 Kit is no frills, reflash without...

Kawasaki To Spin Off Engine And Motorcycle Business Divisions

In a recent announcement from the President and CEO of Kawasaki Motors Corp, there will be some internal restructuring at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd....

Yamaha And Jobe Sports Collaborate To Offer New Range Of Products

What happens when a leading watercraft manufacturer teams up with one of the largest watersport products brands in the industry?  Well we are about...

Winter Boat Show Modified Schedules And Cancellations

By now, the manufacturers have revealed what is in store for their 2021 watercraft lineup.  There is definitely a lot of excitement buzzing around...

New Sealver Z6 Hevo Waveboat White Edition

The Sealver Waveboat company expanded its Z Line with the Z6 white addition of the Hevo. Sealver introduced the new look through a recent...

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...