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The Road to Havasu Brings Pro Watercross Racing to a National Stage

If there was ever a moment that felt like a true reset button for professional jet ski racing in the U.S., this might be...

The 2025 WGP#1 World Cup Roars Into Pattaya in Just Days

The biggest week in personal watercraft racing is almost here. In just eight days, the world’s fastest, fiercest, and most fearless athletes will descend...

We Missed a Watercross Championship, And It’s More Than We Expected

At first glance, coming across a post on our feed about a Watercross championship in August didn't seem too noteworthy - other than the...

Video: Offshore Jigging Chaos Off Jupiter With Emmanuel & iBelongOutdoors

We last caught up with Emmanuel a little over a year ago, following his jet-ski run from Florida to the Bahamas. This time around,...

IJSBA Rule Suggestion Period Now Open for Race Family Input

The holiday season just got a little more thrilling for the PWC community. Beyond the eggnog and family gatherings, there’s another tradition that brings...

IJSBA Opens 2026 Rule Suggestion Period with New Oversight Role

Racers, mark your calendars: the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) announced yesterday that the period for submitting rule change suggestions for the 2026...

Video: Adventures Worth the Name With Dangerous Water Adventures

If your idea of a good ride is more than just glassy lakes and sunshine selfies, then Dangerous Water Adventures might be exactly what...

Autumn Rides Are Nature’s Color Show on the Water – Where’s Your Favorite?

Autumn has a way of slowing everything down — the light turns softer, the air turns sharper, and even the busiest lakes take a...

Sardinia Delivers Thrills as UIM-ABP Season Sets Sights on Qatar Finale

This past weekend in Olbia, Sardinia wrapped up the European leg of the UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championship with a blur of whitewater, horsepower, and...

HydroDrags Offers Flat Water, Full Throttle Excitement With Some New Twists in 2025

The upcoming 2025 FuelTech HydroDrags World Championships promises a lot to look forward to: new classes, bigger builds, and a field that’s only getting...

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...