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Pitch Perfect: 2014 Kawasaki Ultra 310R JetSki

Decades ago, celebrating in the end zone wasn't an illegal offense. Players crossing that final yard line regularly danced, gyrated and cartwheeled in elation...

Grand Tourer: 2013 Yamaha FX HO WaveRunner

We live in a wonderful world of abundance. Even as global populations continue to climb, food production is still at an all-time high, and...

Real Review: Slippery Float Coat

Admittedly, we probably should've done this review a couple of months ago. For some the worst of the winter chill has already ebbed, so...

Real Review: Jettribe RS-16 Abram Shorts

As you've might've noticed, we've been bouncing back and forth between Jettribe and Slippery reviews lately. Both companies were very giving with supplying The...

Real Review: Slippery Liquid Race Boot

Have you ever heard of "you judge a man by his shoes?" Although that's a pretty rotten way to topically size-up someone based upon...

Real Review: Jettribe’s RS-16 Race Vest

When it comes down to it, which is more important: features or fitment? I know for myself, and to the chagrin of my wife,...

Review: 2013 Offshore National Championship Race, “The LB2CAT” DVD

It's the longest continuous offshore, open-ocean race in the United States. It's also the longest-running offshore race in the US, reaching back to the...

Real Review: Slippery Fuse John/Jacket Combo Wetsuit

If you're like the majority of us human beings, the idea of wriggling into a wetsuit is as dread-inducing as public speaking stark naked....

Excessive Force: 2014 Yamaha FZR SVHO

Let me begin by saying that Yamaha is listening. They've read your emails, your posts on the forums and social media. They've looked over...

The Greatest Hits Album: 2013 Sea-Doo RXT-X 260

With all of the attention being focused on Sea-Doo's all-new entry level machine, the Spark, its easy to forget the rest of the watercraft...

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...