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Video: Electric Quadrofoil Claims to Be The Future of PWC

OK, we'll admit it. We're suckers for new and frankly, weird prototype personal watercraft. Sure, you've seen us go on about the land and...

Video: Region 8 “Super Chicken” Kawasaki Sport Cruiser Showdown

Remember back in 1991 when Kawasaki introduced the revolutionary Sport Cruiser? Sure you can; it was the ski that sat three-across on a bench...

Video: Eric Francis Grabs Coveted 2014 AquaX World Championship

With a dramatic increase in participation in 2014 from its inaugural year in 2013, the P1 AquaX American series celebrated its success and participating...

Stowaways Caught Hitchhiking a Ride in PWC Transport

We could've started this report in a number of ways, ranging from the very Seinfeldian, "What is with the cost of traveling these days?"...

Video: Jumping Waves on a E85 Turbo Sea-Doo Spark

We've got a confluence of three very distinct subjects in what could be a very entertaining or disastrous combination; aftermarket performance tuner Crispmods.com got...

McGraw Service Contracts Offer More Protection Than OE Warranty

Sure, when a pair of new Kawasaki JS550s was a few grand you didn't put much thought into heaving them into the back of...

Yamaha WaveRunners Launches New 2015 Mobile Apps

Oh modern technology! Where would we be without you? (Probably talking to people in person or actually on the phone, and the US Postal...

DTV Shredder Goes Freeriding With Travis Pastrana, Mark Gomez & Zack Bright (Gallery)

Last month, The Watercraft Journal introduced many of you to the wonders of the DTV Shredder, possibly the coolest non-PWC to have graced our...

Video: Will You Take PWIA’s Safe Rider Pledge?

You might think that the summer riding season is over, but to many, it's only the beginning of the fall riding season! That being...

Video: RIVA Racing Spins Yamaha SVHO to 9,000RPM, Makes 375HP On Pump Gas

There's all sorts of junk out there professing to increase horsepower, from fuel additives to air filters. We're not exactly sure where or how...

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...