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America’s Motor Sports & RIVA Wins Powersports Business’ 2015 Power 50 Award

It's a great day for us at The Watercraft Journal, as we can proudly and publicly announce that two of our advertisers - America's...

Queensland’s Jetski World Teases Limited 340HP Race Edition Ultra, Joins WCJ

When Sea-Doo unveiled its new 300-horsepower models, many Kawasaki loyalists beamed with pride, announcing that they were still at the top of the heap...

Sea-Doo Claims 5th Consecutive Pro Open IJSBA World Championship

There were plenty of winners at this year's quakysense IJSBA World Finals, but one that stands out among the fray is Sea-Doo who claimed...

Videos: Could We See an Entire Amphibious Vehicle Lineup In the Future?

Remember the Quadski made by Gibbs Technologies? Well, those guys recently put up some videos of an entire lineup of amphibious vehicles. That lineup...

JSW Hosts Charity Ride For Hear and Say

OZPWC announced JSW Powersports' fundraising ride for Hear and Say, one of the top pediatric auditory-verbal and implantable technology organizations in the world. The...

Videos: Go For a Ride on Sea World Australia’s Jet Rescue Roller Coaster

Maybe this dates me, but I remember when Sea World was really just an amped-up aquarium. Long before the laser light shows and roller...

The Worldwide Stolen PWC Database Goes Global

It all started with Philip Wright answering a For Sale ad in a local newspaper. Wright jumped at the chance to take advantage of...

Yamaha WaveRunners Dominate IJSBA World Finals

As most of you know, the IJSBA World Finals came to an end this past weekend. Four of the five Pro Runabout categories were...

Looking to Join The Watercraft Journal? We Need a Sales Associate and Freestyle/Freeride Editor

Just because the IJSBA World Finals have come and gone doesn't mean that it's time to board up the windows and hibernate until prime...

Video: AquaQuad Is The PWC For Fishermen

Getting personal watercraft enthusiasts interested in fishing from their PWC has been a tough sell (especially for Americans). Although fishing from watercraft has gained...

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...