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It Ain’t No Black Magic: 2018 Sea-Doo RXT 230

Kevin Shaw - 5
By mid-afternoon, Lake Havasu was churning like a bathtub. The IJSBA World Finals were chewing through their final motos for the day, and the...
Watercraft

Gallery: RIVA Racing Limited-Edition 2018 Yamaha GP1800R (Video)

Kevin Shaw - 0
"So what's stock?" Dave Bamdas queried, already knowing the answer. "What, like 250 horsepower? Yeah, this has a hundred over that. 350." The president...
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Real Review: Abaco Polarized’s Dockside Sunglasses

Kevin Shaw - 1
I'll admit that I am at fault for encouraging the continued purchase of cheap sunglasses. I've had frames break, hinges unthread and lenses chip...
Watercraft

Just For Kicks: 2017 Sea-Doo GTR-X 230 Long Term Review

Kevin Shaw - 3
Having lived with the same 2017 Sea-Doo GTR-X 230 for nearly a year, it's difficult to step back and permit oneself to opine about...
Gear

Real Review: TLK Windproof Cycling Face Mask

Kevin Shaw - 0
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....
Watercraft

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

Kevin Shaw - 0
"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...
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Real Review: Six Seasons of Dangerous Waters

Kevin Shaw - 72
Years ago I was warned that having kids meant catching every cold, virus and ailment swirling around their classroom; and true to the warning...
Watercraft

Intellectual Honesty: 2018 Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunner

Kevin Shaw - 1
"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...
Watercraft

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

Kevin Shaw - 3
"Just look at that rich Corinthian leather!" I joked in my smarmiest Ricardo Montalbán impersonation, running my hand over the chocolate brown faux leather...
Watercraft

We Announce The Watercraft Journal 2017 Watercraft of The Year

Kevin Shaw - 0
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,...
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The Incredible Hulk: Behind The Man Behind The Industry’s Most Successful Forum

Kevin Shaw - 0
My friendship with Jerry Gaddis all started with a friendly email warning me that I had really screwed up. In the final months before...
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The Return of The King: Introducing The 2017 Kawasaki SX-R JetSki

Kevin Shaw - 51
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...
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Jessica Waters - 0
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Video: Kawasaki Teases All-New 4-Stroke 2017 SX-R Standup

Kevin Shaw - 41
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...
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Debunking Myths & Better Understanding Sea-Doo’s Carbon Ring Seal

Kevin Shaw - 15
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...
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Gallery: Introducing The 2016 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup

Kevin Shaw - 48
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...