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Money Talks: 2015 Sea-Doo GTI 130

"Hey, want to know how to make a small fortune by buying a boat?" the old deadpan joke begins. "Start with a big fortune!"...

Gallery: Design Ability/Take Point Now Adaptive STX-15F

We first learned about Take Point Now's desire to build a adaptive personal watercraft for injured and handicapped veterans late last month. By happenstance,...

Real Review: Airhead Dry Pak Camera Case

Yes, this would mark the second "Real Review" specifically focused on cell phone/electronics waterproofing, but for good reason. In talking with many of our...

Real Review: Urban Armor Gear’s Outland iPhone 5/5S Case

Admittedly, we were a little confused when first approached by Urban Armor Gear to review one of their "military-grade" smartphone cases. "You understand that...

Corporal Punishment: 2015 Kawasaki Ultra 310R JetSki

If there is only one thing that you take away from this review, it should be that Kawasaki's 2015 Ultra 310R JetSki makes a...

Stage Fright: RIVA Racing’s Stage III-Equipped Yamaha FZR

When it came to adequately defining the experience of riding RIVA Racing's Yamaha SVHO-powered FZR test mule, we kept coming back to one word:...

Carbon Fighter: 2015 Kawasaki Ultra 310X JetSki

It started in 2007 with the 250-horsepower Kawsaki Ultra 250X. The next year, when rivaled by Sea-Doo's '08 255HP X-series, Kawasaki raised the bar...

Switchblade: 2015 Gibbs Quadski XL

At first blush, it's almost too much to take in. High reaching fender flares jut out at aggressive angles. A broad trapezoidal grille gapes...

Scorched Earth: 2015 Kawasaki Ultra 310X SE JetSki

It's difficult to adequately verbalize the sensation of manhandling a personal watercraft that simply does not want just anybody to ride it. Like the...

Rock Solid: 2015 Yamaha FZS SVHO WaveRunner

Admittedly, the differences between Yamaha's 2015 SVHO-powered FZS and FZR are almost indistinguishable. The prices are identical, with a US MSRP of $14,699. Both...

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...