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Save Now On 2023 & 2024 Model PWCS With Cycle Springs Powersports, Sea-Doo

Sure, the weather lately may be more in line with Ski-Doos and snow days, but the 2025 PWC Season will be here before you...

WCJ Welcomes Back Ashley Haude As A Regular Contributor

Editor's Note: The Watercraft Journal is thrilled to announce that Ashley Haude will once again be joining the WCJ family, providing articles, tutorials, reviews,...

Gallery: Kawasaki USA Finally Officially Reveals 2025 STX 160 Series Redesign

In possibly one of the weirdest, most inexplicable procession of events, Kawasaki USA has officially announced the subtle redesign of its STX 160 models...

Functional, Fashionable Extremity Coverage with Unlimited’s Boots, Gloves

Whether you’re trying to sneak in some off-season riding, or you just want to be prepared for those inevitable chilly days that come along,...

IJSBA Announces Annual Meeting And Rule Change Results

Completing a process that began at the start of December 2024, IJSBA has announced the approved rule changes that will be in effect for...

Video: Jet Tech Gunnel Pad Install Tutorial

As The Watercraft Journal has mentioned several times over the past weeks, even during mild-weather winters, January and February are often part of “maintenance...

FuelTech Releases 2025 In-Person Training Schedule

Windows of opportunity are a great thing - The trick is catching them when they’re open.  So when we saw that FuelTech has opened up...

RIVA’s Got You Covered With a Huge Selection of Seat Covers, Ski Covers

Keeping up with maintenance on your PWC is key, and most riders, whether racers or recreational riders, have a schedule and system down for...

A Refresher on Securing Race Sponsors

2025 PWC Racing schedules are flooding the social media feeds; the 2025 Boat Show Season is underway, and even though much of the country...

IJSBA Releases Managing Directors Recommendations For 2025 Rule Book Changes

Yesterday, IJSBA released the Managing Director’s recommendations for changes to the 2025 Competition Rule Book. Each year, IJSBA requests input from the general public...

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...