Yesterday, just hours before the New Year kicked off, the IHRA Pro Watercraft Racing Series officially announced Great Lakes Watercross (GLWC) as its first...
The IJSBA has taken the next step in its 2026 rulemaking process, releasing the Managing Director’s official recommendations for changes to the upcoming Competition...
For decades, U.S. personal watercraft racing has struggled with fragmented leadership, inconsistent rules, and waning visibility. However, an announcement earlier this week regarding a...
The International Hot Rod Association is officially entering the personal watercraft racing space — and they’re doing it with real money, national reach, and...
There’s something different about the final ride of the year. It’s quieter. Colder. A little nostalgic. And that’s exactly the tone Mark Forrest leans...
On paper, the International Jet Sports Boating Association’s (IJSBA) latest proposed rule changes look narrow. In practice, they touch on a hot-zone topic in...
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...
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...
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...
