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Must Every Ride Be a Group Ride?

Safety experts recommend riding with a partner whenever possible, yet many personal watercraft owners spend much of their time on the water alone. The...

World Champions Headline Opening UIM Aquabike European Championship in Mira

The first round of the UIM Aquabike European Continental Championship is less than a month away, and the entry list for the July 3-5...

WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup (June 11)

Here’s this week’s WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup, where we check in on one of the biggest race weekends of the season as the IHRA...

How to Actually Pull Off a Group Ride (Without Losing Half The Crew by Lunch)

Every rider has experienced it. Five machines leave the launch ramp together, but by lunchtime one rider is running on fumes, another disappeared two...

WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup (June 4)

Here’s this week’s WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup, where we break down what’s happening across the major PWC race series, look back at recent results,...

BRP Experiences Is The Next Evolution Of Uncharted Society

A few years ago, The Watercraft Journal took a closer look at BRP's Uncharted Society program and the unique opportunities it offered riders to...

Interview: HydroDrags Showrunner Reflects on Toughest Weekend Yet, Looks Ahead to Next Event

“This was my worst one I’ve ever done.” Billy Tew didn’t ease into the conversation. Before the formalities were even out of the way, the...

WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup

Here’s this week’s WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup, where we break down what’s happening across the major PWC race series, look back at recent results,...

Interview: From Sound Guy to Showrunner – Billy Tew is Taking HydroDrags Further, Not Just Faster

It’s 5:30 p.m. on a sweltering Monday afternoon, and Billy Tew is already prepping the truck for this weekend’s HydroDrags in Boca Raton —...

Sea-Doo’s BRP GO! App and 10.25″ Touchscreen Put to the Real Test at Havasu

I'll be honest with you: I didn't plan to spend part of the Sea-Doo BRP GO! press event riding solo through Topock Gorge on...

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...