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WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup Covers Tight Championship Races and Big Summer Developments

Here’s this week’s WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup, where we check in with the organizations, racers, and championship battles shaping the 2026 personal watercraft racing...

Retired Minister Turns Grief Into a 1,000-Mile Solo Lake Michigan Crossing

On July 6, Tom Dickelman will launch his 2026 Yamaha FX Cruiser HO from Illinois and begin a solo, 1,000-mile circumnavigation of Lake Michigan. Over...

Stand-Up Jet Ski Racer Takes Gold — on a Runabout

Lisa Caussin-Battaglia describes riding a jet ski not as control, but as connection. “When you are on the jet ski,” she says, “you are not...

PWC Racing Heats Up Coast to Coast as Multiple Series Launch Key Mid-Season Stops

Here’s this week’s WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup, where we check in with race organizations across North America as the 2026 season continues to build...

One Man. One Sea-Doo. 1,200 Miles on a Glacial Alaskan Waterway

When Charles Peterson launched his Sea-Doo from the banks of the Nenana River on June 13, his wife Jana was already at her phone,...

WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup (June 18)

Here’s this week’s WCJ Weekly Racing Roundup, where we check in with race organizations from coast to coast as the heart of the 2026...

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...

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...