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Don’t Miss The 8th Annual Racetech Yamaha Jet Ski Fishing Classic

It is almost time for the 8th Annual Racetech Yamaha Jet Ski Fishing Classic! This event is considered the worlds biggest jet ski fishing...

Heyday Wake Boats Boards Pro Watercross as Title Sponsor for 2017

Since our sports does not get the popularity that it deserves, there is a constant need for new equipment, supplies and simple costs to...

Gallery: Western Canadian Watercross Association (WCWA) Announces 2017 Schedule

The Western Canadian Watercross Association (WCWA) promotes Jet Ski racing in western Canada. This year’s tour consists of eight rounds over four weekends throughout...

Video: RIVA Racing Teases 85-plus-MPH Stage 3 RXP-X 300 Limited Tune

RIVA Racing has been a powersports business for years and also a world leader in performance parts for various models of personal watercraft. When...

What to Consider Before Venturing Out on Your New PWC

The moment sunshine hits, riders around the world head straight to their garage and start getting their personal watercraft ready. We at The Watercraft...

Video: Black & White News Reel Footage Shows Vespa Scooter PWC Crossing English Channel

If today's world of extreme sports tells us anything, it's that motorcyclists will do anything for publicity, including riding their motorcycles across open bodies...

Kawasaki USA Responds To Anti-Trump Celebrity Apprentice Comment

Over the past year, politics has managed to poison much of everyone's lives, seeping into entertainment both on TV and outside of our Monday-to-Friday...

Dean’s Team Celebrates a Stellar 2016 With Season Recap Report

There's no arguing that Dean's Team-tuned Yamaha WaveRunners were the most consistent thing seen on the podium in 2016. Led by the man himself,...

Video: Cycle Springs’ FSH Salt Series Tower Improves Yamaha FSH190 & 190 Deluxe Boats (Gallery)

Yamaha Motor Corp.'s dominance over the recreational jet boat market is pretty obscene, with something to the tune of over 65-pecent. In the last...

eBay Find of The Day: Pick Up Some Rare Vintage Chris Lauber Pics

Decades before there was Ronny Mac, Allie Block and DaBomb Boonrawd, there was Chris Lauber. Lauber was thee premier jet ski racing photographer having...

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...