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Video: Finnish Rider Sets World’s Record For Longest Open Ocean PWC Journey

All of us have wanted to tour Europe at least once, but how would you feel about doing so via Sea-Doo? This time last...

Video: Help Crowdsource The Seahorse Hydro-Trailer

All of us here at The Watercraft Journal are big supporters of towable PWC trailers – particularly the Cargo Wave – as they provide...

Rob Flores’ New RaceSki.com Yamaha Superjet Hull is Now Available

We're very suspicious of new product coming out these days as so many rumors are swirling about what the future holds. Recently, blogger Vasilis...

Video: Fun with Two-Stroke JetSurf Wakeboard

Motorized surfboards are not exactly new inventions. In fact, they date back as early as 1935. Even iconic surfboard pioneer Hobart "Hobie" Alter screwed...

Charity Ride to Ireland by Jet Ski Raises Funds for Cancer Research

A South Wales Evening Post Article highlighted a father and son who rode jet skis from Wales to Ireland. Ian and Adam Barber chose...

Video: Jetski Developments’ Neptune Sliding Bracket Outboard Motor Mount

Jet ski fishing has unequivocally become a major sport in its own right – just outside of the States. While we Yanks are busy...

Video: Jet Skier Helps Extinguish Burning Boat

This is a really cool video that was featured on YouTube at the beginning of last year. A jet skier in Honolulu, Hawaii noticed...

JetSkiShop.com To Host 2015 Hamilton Island Adventure Ride

It’s time for the annual Hamilton Island holiday, hosted by JetSkiShop.com. Located in the heart of the Whitsundays, Hamilton Island is a fantastic tropical...

Video: Witness György Kasza’s Insane 90-Plus MPH GP1 Doncaster Run

Imagine a racing class where there are no rules. Imagine if all restrictions were pulled, allowing racers and builders to unleash their wildest creations,...

Yamaha Preps Pro Stock Race Spec FZS SVHO For Sydney Boat Show

Two weeks ago, The Watercraft Journal brought you an exclusive inside look – and interview – with Australia's Factory Yamaha race team. The unmitigated...

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...