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Video: 500-Horsepower, Italian-Built 2015 Jet Taxi (Gallery)

While this 24-foot long by 11-foot wide, 3.5 ton behemoth isn't what you might call a "personal" watercraft, it is remarkably similar in its...

BRP Supports Australian Surf Life Saving Efforts

BRP continues its commitment to supporting its partnership with Surf Life Saving (SLS); in an effort to improve emergency response at dangerous "Black Spot"...

Video: GoPro Captures High-Speed Canyon Run at Lake Powell

Chances are you've already seen this video: a fun, first person view of a daring personal watercraft rider shooting the canyons at Lake Powell...

Video: Snowmobile vs. SuperJet vs. RXP-X

Because your workweek is almost over, we thought we'd give you something to smile about. Posted last week by Internet comedy video channel Biisoni...

Video: JetSkiShop.com Is Full of Tiger’s Blood. Winning!

Yeah OK, the joke's a little dated but the video here still resonates. JetSkiShop's James Tod is nothing if not enthusiastic, and this video...

Video: Watch as Jet Skier Collides With a Humpback Whale

Most of us have had a run-in with Mother Nature at least once or twice while riding our personal watercraft. Pods of dolphin, seals...

Kiwis Prepare For Annual Ski-nZ 2015

Greetings Ski-nZers! It’s time to start thinking about Ski-nZ 2015. 2015’s event is leaving from Napier on Sunday 15th March and finishing in Tauranga on...

Introducing The México Aquabike World Challenge

OK, we're just gonna say it: the idea of traveling through México sounds pretty dangerous. Kidnappings, shootings, gang warfare and human trafficking is enough...

Video: Alumaski’s Aluminum-Hulled Jet Ski Fears Nothing

There are a few sacred rules to riding a personal watercraft that seem pretty easy to follow: don't run your ski up a beach,...

Do You Have Proper PWC Coverage? Know Your McGraw Insurance Essentials!

Listen, we're not going to duck the facts here: most PWC owners don't carry enough insurance (if any at all). Like your car, carrying...

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...