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Real Review: TLK Windproof Cycling Face Mask

For any of us born in the late-1970's or early-1980's there was no shortage of cool Saturday morning and after-school cartoons to take in....

Caution: Black Ice; 2018 Yamaha VXR WaveRunner (Video)

"Well, this sucks." I groaned, trying to wash the ocher-red mud from the footwells. Georgia's Lake Allatoona is one of the most striking in...

Real Review: Six Seasons of Dangerous Waters

Years ago I was warned that having kids meant catching every cold, virus and ailment swirling around their classroom; and true to the warning...

Intellectual Honesty: 2018 Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunner

"Not that I'm complaining, but what makes this time any different?" Yamaha's Andrew Cullen queried, leaning from the railing of a brand new and...

Perfection In Degrees: 2018 Sea-Doo GTX Limited 230 & 300 (Video)

"Just look at that rich Corinthian leather!" I joked in my smarmiest Ricardo Montalbán impersonation, running my hand over the chocolate brown faux leather...

We Announce The Watercraft Journal 2017 Watercraft of The Year

It's not often that we're able to tie things up so nicely, but this year we're able to welcome all three manufacturers – Kawasaki,...

The Watercraft Journal’s 2017 Top 10 Christmas Gifts For Jet Skiers

Man, oh man! It's Christmas time again. Where on earth did this year go? Well, if you're still looking for great ideas for the...

Long Term Review: A Summer With The ’17 Kawasaki SX-R JetSki

Without argument, the final reveal of the 2017 Kawasaki SX-R JetSki was the single-most anticipated event in The Watercraft Journal's four-plus-years of publishing. The...

The Hits Keep Coming: 2018 Yamaha GP1800 WaveRunner

I sucked in a breath through clenched teeth as the prop bit, pushing the nose down and hard into yet another turn. Snapping the...

Real Review: Waves Micro Towel & Micro Towel Sport 2-Pack

Almost a decade ago, I was given a joke gift during a Secret Santa exchange. In the package was a "Shamwow", the super-absorbent chamois...

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...