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Celebrate the 10th Annual Hydro-Turf US HydroDrag Nationals

The IJSBA shared some exciting news from Florida and Ohio. Mike Young's Surf and Turf Promotions has partnered with Powerboat Nationals to bring three...

Missing PWC Rider off Long Beach, CA Rescued, Succumbs to Exposure

According to a report in the Press Telegram, Twenty-year-old Jean Carlos Cheryl was underway on his personal watercraft the morning of February 10th. He...

IJSBA Recommended Rule Changes For 2019

Imagine for a second that you are a class-leading racer, racing your watercraft in a heat leading up to the national title race. You...

Powerboat Nationals To Be Aired On Mav TV For 2019

The sport of watercraft racing just got a lot more attention. The IJSBA has announced that for 2019, Powerboat Nationals events will be aired...

Powerboat Nationals Makes Some 2019 Schedule Changes

There is quite a bit of planning that goes into a huge power sport tour series. The team of tour officials must heavily coordinate...

Sea-Doo Demo Rides Are Back Thanks to Lake Norman Powersports

Coming back for Spring 2019, Sea-Doo demo rides will be offered again. So what's the catch? Well it's not a national demo tour and...

Pro Watercross Announces 2019 Tour Dates

Slowly but surely The Pro Watercross has been announcing tour dates for the different series of events. Official tour dates are now posted and...

Florida Ski Riders Announce New Riding Gear & 2019 Schedule

All of us here at The Watercraft Journal are pretty big fans of what Randy Cabrera and team at the Florida Ski Riders have...

Video: How To Launch A Personal Water Craft By Yourself

We've all seen. Heck, you might've even poked a little fun at the poor soul trying unsuccessfully to launch their personal watercraft by themselves...

Video: Understanding Solas Pump Impeller Performance With RIVA Racing

For such a simple-looking piece of equipment, the impeller ("prop") of your personal watercraft packs a bunch of innovation. Similar to selecting the proper...

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...