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Video: Vanquish Yachts Builds Yamaha-Based Vanqraft VQ16 Luxo PWC

If you’ve never heard of Vanquish Yachts before, you will now! They have just released a brand new watercraft that is sure to cause...

The Watercraft Journal Launches Exclusive Line of Apparel & Decals

It's about time, right? Yeah, we were feeling the same way. Now that we're 4 years into publishing the world's most popular personal watercraft...

Video: 2017 Yamaha FX Limited SVHO WaveRunner – Long Haul Ep. 10

For those not paying attention, at The Watercraft Journal we publish two new videos a month – always including a fresh episode of “Long...

Sea-Doo Watercraft Racer Contingency Program

An announcement in a Pro Watercross email reports that the 2017 Sea-Doo X-Team is offering a bounty to racers who excel on all sanctioned...

Get Your Blast On: RIVA Racing’s New “Riva Blaster” T-Shirts!

All of us here at The Watercraft Journal love our T-shirts! T-shirts are an important part of our lives, considering most of the time...

Dad Takes Teenage Daughters on PWC Ride Down Mississippi

Friends and colleagues have warned that venturing the Mississippi River is not a ride you want to do. Contrary to the lulling appeal of...

Miss Geico Racer Jason Russo Wears Fly Racing F2 Carbon Animal Helmet

As part of the official Miss GEICO racing team, competing in the P1 AquaX Pro Enduro class, Jason Russo and his iridescent yellow Yamaha...

Diver Discovers Lost Krash Industries Freeride Ski Off Gold Coast (Updated)

Although far too close to shore to grant full salvage rights, maritime law states that the person to recover a sunken vessel is awarded...

The Watercraft Journal Looks to Hire a News & Feature Editor

Did you know that you could make upwards to $1,500 a month writing for The Watercraft Journal all by putting in an extra hour...

Unlimited Converts New SX-R Into X2 With Hood/Steering Kit

Well, it was bound to happen, right? With Kawasaki's widely lauded and ferociously anticipated return to the world of standup JetSkis, the new 1.5L...

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...