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Gallery: Introducing The 2024 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup (Video)

If you think 2024 marks another year of just "bold new graphics" for Yamaha Motor Corp. USA you're not paying attention. Despite Yamaha's cache...

Apples & Oranges: Comparing Galar Boats’ Lineup to Market Leading Yamaha Jet Boats

In recent weeks, Galar Boats has gotten quite a bit of attention – both here at The Watercraft Journal as well as on social...

Video: Yamaha Unveils Its Fishing “JetFish” WaveRunner …But For Australia Only

Yamaha Motor Company has just rolled out what they have branded as the JetFish WaveRunner at the Sydney Boat Show. The unique WaveRunner begins...

Gallery: Kawasaki Rolls Out New 50th Anniversary JetSki Colorings for 2024 Lineup

This year marks 50 years since Kawasaki first introduced the world to the standup personal watercraft, of what we have come to ubiquitously call...

Video: Putting Strapinno Retractable Ratchet Straps to The Ultimate Test

It's been what? At least a year since the folks at Strapinno reached out to The Watercraft Journal to have us test out a...

Gallery: 2023 Kawasaki Ultra 160LX JetSki (Video)

I've been vocally advocating for a fully-loaded naturally-aspirated Ultra from Kawasaki since the first supercharged luxury JetSki debuted in 2014. Until today, Kawasaki's offerings...

Real Review: Slippery Wetsuits’ Liquid Race Boot

Let's be really honest here. Most casual jetskiers rarely don a pair of race-ready riding boots to fart around the lake with the kids....

Real Review: After a Year of Using a Sand Docker Anchor

The single most repeated piece of advice I give at The Watercraft Journal is for folks to always, always, always anchor their skis in...

Real Review: Slippery Wetsuits’ Red/Charcoal Flex Lite Glove

The landscape of the average personal watercraft owner is rapidly drifting from the youthful, athletic rider to the more staid, casual cruiser. Even the...

Gallery: 2023 Sea-Doo Explorer Pro 170 (Video)

For the first time in my nearly twenty years of reviewing personal watercraft – have I ever intentionally delayed, even avoided, writing a review....

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...

Gallery: Introducing The 2017 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup (Video)

Over time we've come to understand the certain ways that each manufacturer has in developing and introducing new product. While some play things a...