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Former WCJ Contributor, Freeride Photographer Andrew “Skip” Donovan Passes

"$%&#," I growled not quietly enough for my kids not to hear. Skip passed.  The news of Andrew "Skip" Donovan's passing came through my feed...

Sand Gator Named “Official Anchor of The Watercraft Journal” for 2026

It's simple. It's entirely American made. It's uncomplicated. And it's absolutely effective. That's been our takeaway from the Sand Gator Shallow Water Anchor. Designed...

2026 Boat Show Season Kicks Off In Little Over One Week

January officially signals the start of boat show season, and for watercraft enthusiasts, it’s one of the best ways to get a firsthand look...

RIVA’s Maptuner Nano Makes ECU Reflashing Easier and It’s On Sale Through New Year’s Day

If you’ve ever thought about unlocking more power from your Yamaha WaveRunner, RIVA Racing just published one of the most straightforward guides yet. Earlier...

If You Still Haven’t Checked Off Everyone on Your Gift List, You Still Have Options

If you’re still staring at a gift list with more blanks than checkmarks, you’re not alone. Luckily, the PWC world is absolutely stacked with...

RIVA’s New Modified Ride Plates Hit the Market as Greenhulk Rolls Out Full Support

Two of the most respected names in the PWC performance world dropped some welcome news this week as RIVA Racing unveiled its latest run...

PWCBrackets Launches FZS Revive Giveaway

PWCBrackets is closing out the year with a bang—announcing a full sweepstakes for a completely revived 2014 Yamaha FZS, rebuilt “the PWCBrackets way” and...

GreenHulk Turns Little Mods Into Big Wins This Holiday Week

GreenHulk isn’t waiting around for Black Friday to drop the hammer — they’re already rolling out deals on the kind of bolt-on upgrades that...

IJSBA Opens 2026 Rule Suggestion Period with New Oversight Role

Racers, mark your calendars: the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) announced yesterday that the period for submitting rule change suggestions for the 2026...

Broward Motorsports Gets An Early Jump On Black Friday Deals

Next week, The Watercraft Journal will be hooking our readers up with the hottest Black Friday sale savings when we present our 2025 Black...

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...