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Real Review: JetPilot Flight Lace Up Race Boots

It's a small point of pride that we at The Watercraft Journal have that we only do our product reviews on items that we...

Real Review: EZ Throttle Trigger Extension (Gallery)

I'm not sure if you have the problem I do, but pretty much every ride that I do: I find my throttle hand cramping...

A Hole In One: 2015 Yamaha VX Cruiser WaveRunner

Starting with a blank sheet and decades of proven modeling experience and techniques, Yamaha sought to completely redesign its bread-and-butter VX Series. The difficulty...

Real Review: JetPilot Apex Race John & Jacket

Admittedly, it's difficult to write a product review on something that so few will often wear. Not so much because it's an alien subject...

Cutting Corners: 2015 Sea-Doo RXP-X 260 (Video)

Speechless. Well, more appropriately, wordless. For several hours following our testing of Sea-Doo’s 2015 RXP-X 260, a blinking cursor and blank screen defied us to...

Real Review: Ride Power USA Android Phone Charger

It's only a matter of time before Ride Power USA's design for a cell phone charger is as commonplace on modern personal watercraft as...

Fearsome Flagship: 2015 Yamaha FX SVHO Cruiser WaveRunner

It's often a very gray line that separates a full-blown performance watercraft from a top-of-the-line luxury watercraft. While some lean to hard to the...

Real Review: Kool PWC Stuff Jet Ski Fishing Rack

When it comes to jet ski fishing (what we like to call "jet angling") and attaching cooler racks, it really boils down to "to...

Everything Counts: 2014 Sea-Doo GTR 215

When every nickle and dime matters, getting the utmost out of your investment is often a nerve-racking enterprise. Each aspect needs to be evaluated,...

Real Review: JetPilot Apex Side-Entry Nylon Vest

There are few brand names more synonymous with jet skiing, racing or just generally being part of the sport than JetPilot. The brand 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...