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Kawasaki to Reopen “Good Times World” in Kobe, Japan

Whether you’re a watercraft enthusiast, a motorcycle enthusiast, or both - the Kawasaki Good Times World located in Kobe, Japan, is a real treat...

Video: Jetsport Australia Restocks For Coming Summer Season

Yeah, you read that right "summer" because those residing in the Southern Hemisphere are just starting to enjoy the rising temperatures that come from...

SureCan Joins The Watercraft Journal For 2016/17

Bringing extra fuel to the lake or along with you for a long ride can be daunting. Even with the best in today's portable...

Video: Yamaha Watercraft Racers Conquer at The IJSBA World Finals

With the 2016 IJSBA World Finals completed, it looks like Yamaha prevailed. In nearly every class that a Yamaha Watercraft participated in, they won...

Arctic Cat Awarded Additional $1.5 Million in Damages from BRP

Back in June, The Watercraft Journal shared the news that Arctic Cat Inc. had won a massive multi-million dollar lawsuit against Bombardier Recreational Products Inc....

Dean’s Team Yamaha Racers Bring Home Hardware From 2016 IJSBA World Finals

Now that the dust in the pits has settled and the waters of Lake Havasu have calmed, people are just starting to get back...

Sea-Doo RXP-X Continues Domination of Pro Open and Pro GP Classes at WF

The title of this article undersells the absolute dynasty that the Sea-Doo RXP-X holds over the Pro Open IJSBA World Championship. In its sixth...

Insane Jet Ski Crash Captured at UIM-ABP Aquabike Grand Prix of Liuzhou

It's a terrifying reality, but some accidents you simply don't walk away from. Thankfully, two European racers, Johan Johansson and Marcin Senda sustained only...

Video: Here’s Why You Never Get In Front of Chris MacClugage

There's a reason why you don't tug on Superman's cape. Nor should you ever pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger. And you...

Case of The Mondays: Tow-In Surfer Tries to Barrel a Spark

It is with great pleasure to have been the editor of Personal Watercraft Illustrated when we published Taylor Curtis (now of TC Freeride fame)...

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...