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The Rise of Darth Vader: 2020 Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunner

In the course of a single year, the Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunner has become the most successful full-sized 3-seater runabout in professional racing. Since...

Real Review: Grease Monkey Heavy-Duty Cleaning Wipes

A friend returning from a deployment in Afghanistan got me hooked on using hygienic flushable wipes – not just in the bathroom but for...

Gallery: Brian Baldwin’s #502 Nat’l Championship-Winning 2019 Yamaha FX SVHO (Video)

Touring Brian Baldwin's Champion Powersports watercraft performance tuning and repair shop in Denver, North Carolina is a lot like looking inside of Brian's brain....

Gallery: ’19 Sea-Doo Spark Trixx vs. ’19 Yamaha WaveRunner EXR Shootout

While many personal watercraft enthusiasts are focused on the top-end models from Sea-Doo, Yamaha and Kawasaki, not everyone wants to start out on some...

Real Review: Sea-Doo’s Floating Sunglasses

OK, this review is gonna be a little mean. No, not in that way, but I mean, mean to you, the reader. Why? Because...

The Total Package: 2020 Sea-Doo GTR 230 (Video)

For 2020, Sea-Doo looked to redesign its Recreation segment from the ground up, beginning with a blank canvas from which to start from. Certainly...

Real Review: Hitcase Waterproof Splash Case for iPhone 7/8

"Well, I think this is the one guys," I announced to a small riding group one Saturday morning. "After five months of use, I'm...

Real Review: Slippery Wetsuit’s Child Hydro Yellow/Black Vest

Anyone who's paid attention to most of our videos or long distance rides has noted that we often bring the kids along for the...

Practically Perfect: 2019 Yamaha FX Cruiser HO WaveRunner (Video)

For 2019 Yamaha found itself in a bit of a conundrum; the problem was, how to you improve upon a watercraft that is already...

A Machine For The Masses: 2019 Sea-Doo GTI Pro 130

It's no secret that the PWC rental market is huge. Most popular tourist lakes and waterways have some type of outlet on them that...

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...

Portable Electric Mini Jet Boats Skip the Ramp and Trailer Hassle

If you’ve ever fought a crowded boat ramp on a Saturday morning—or wrestled with a trailer in reverse while an audience gathers—you’re going to...

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...