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Case of The Mondays: SuperJet Nearly Churned Into Chum By Tanker

Jet skis, primarily stand-ups, have a bit of a bad wrap. Unfortunately, decades of reckless riding, breaking boating restrictions, blowing through no wake zones,...

Video: Shoreline Yamaha Builds First SHO-Powered Standup

"Cacklefest" is a word most jet skiers might not be all too familiar with. In the realm of hot rodding, a cacklefest is the...

JetSport Australia Offers Full Range of JetSki.XXX Products

Hey, look at that! No, not those! These! Jetsport Australia, the largest distributor of WSM Performance PWC parts in the world, has recently announced...

Video: Mark Gomez Backflips His Rickter In a Suburban Pool

"Mark Gomez hit us up the day before he had plans to do a flippy in a backyard swimming pool. His buddy, John Crabb, who...

There’s Still Time to Hit The Lake With America’s Motor Sports

With temperatures still lingering around the mid-to-high 80s, there's no excuse why you shouldn't still be hitting the water every chance you get. Sure,...

Havasu Teen Rescues Injured Fellow IJSBA racer

“If it wasn’t for Kole, I wouldn’t be here today,” Michael Scornaienchi told Havasu News from his hospital bed. “He saved my life.” Scornaienchi was...

IJSBA Drops Several Units From Official Homologation Simultaneously As Kawasaki Announces ’17 SX-R

Timing is a funny thing. Within literally hours of the official release of Kawasaki's 2017 SX-R, the International Jet Sport Boating Association (IJSBA) made...

Jet Skiers To Tribute John Dady With Memorial Paddle Out At 2016 Blowsion Surf Slam

With the tragic and unexpected loss of Blowsion founder John Dady last month, this year's Blowsion Surf Slam (happening this weekend, September 9-through-11th), in...

Spanish Navigator Celebrates Ponce de Leon’s Voyage With 18-Hour Journey

The name Alvaro De Marichalar might sound a little familiar to The Watercraft Journal regulars, as he recreated Balboa's journey From Miami to Panama...

Flyboard To Title Sponsor HydroFlight World Championship

With the introduction of Flyboards in 2012, this new sport has become very popular. Rental companies are renting them out to their customers and...

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...