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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....

Gallery: Kawasaki Unveils 2023 Ultra 160LX & Ultra 160LX-S JetSkis

Well, dang. I gotta get out of the prediction racket 'cause I've been striking out pretty badly when it comes to the brand that...

Video: RIVA Racing’s New Specially-Designed Air Filters for Yamahas

RIVA Racing’s new Performance Air Filters for both naturally aspirated and supercharged Yamaha WaveRunners are in stock for most models! RIVA partnered with K&N...

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...