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IPD Graphics Sponsors 14-Time British Champ Phil Pope’s ’15 Yamahas

There's hardly a thing that can be done to slow 14-time British champion Phil Pope down. The pilot behind the insanely-fast Custom Made Jetski...

Yamaha Offers Industry’s Largest Range of Financing & Purchase Options

Listen, it's time to get out and go riding. The snow has melted. The sun is out. The skies are clear (unless you're in...

Video: See Kai Lenny And His Amazing Two-Stroke 100cc-Powered Surfboard

In January of this year, we brought you a short and dirty video of Maui local, Kai Lenny charging famed big wave surf spot,...

Video: Self-Wakeboarding Inventors, RC Ski Launches Kickstarter Campaign

In early February we at The Watercraft Journal brought you to you possibly one of the coolest inventions not only for personal watercraft, but...

JetRenu Joins as Newest Sponsor For ’15 Hidden Trails Pro Watercross Tour

Last week, the Pro Watercross Tour had quite a bit to announce. Not only is the 2015 tour now titled the "Hidden Trails Pro...

Claude Clayton Prepares Bolt85 Project For 2015

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life breaks your ankle requiring surgery (and two steel pins) and nearly crushes your larynx...

Video: DipTech Performance Ocean Tests 300HP Sea-Doo RXT-X

It's hard to believe that the prime riding months are drawing to a close in Australia as the first big group rides and professional...

Getting Started With Australia’s SCJSC President, Matt O’Connor

The Sunshine Coast Jet Sports Club (SCJSC) is a non-profit organization run by jet ski enthusiasts. They aim to lead by example promoting safe...

Videos: Keep Your Yamaha Cooler And Making More Power With RIVA Cooling Kits

Anybody who knows anything about performance will attest that it's all about power-to-weight ratios. While the Kawasaki Ultra 310X is cranking out some serious...

Video: UIM Recaps The 2015 Karujet World Championship

A field of 48 riders - both professional and amateur - flocked to the 18th annual, world famous Karujet in Guadeloupe. The event, described...

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...