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Gallery: 2014 Jettribe Long Beach-to-Catalina Offshore Championship

I believe that when you die, only three things will go with you: the relationships you made, the knowledge you learned, and the experience...

Book Your “Land & Sea Jet Ski Adventure” Trip

When The Watercraft Journal's own personal watercraft fishing guru, "JetSki Brian" Lockwood isn't out reeling in some of the best fishing off of the...

Roustabout! Behind The Scenes of Kurt Braunohler’s Jet Ski Adventure

It all started with one of the rare moments my wife and I get to sit down and watch some late night television. With...

Ultimate PWC Destinations: Billy Crews’ Favorite Five Mississippi Routes

Undeniably, south Florida is the Mecca of PWC'ing; abundant waters on the inside and out, well over a thousand miles of trails, and a...

Gallery: Annual Norris Lake Couch Riders Cove Tour

The annual Norris Lake Couch Riders Cove Tour (NLCRCT) featured three kinds of weather, some sparky new rides, lots of outdoor grilling, great friends,...

Video: Sunshine Coast Jet Sport Club Hosts Third Surf Slam

We're just gonna cut to the chase: Jason Barry, Vice President of the Sunshine Coast Jet Sport Club sent us this report of the...

Get Hooked at Sea-Doo’s “Spark Some Fun” Demo Tour

Fu Manchu had it right. Give the people a taste for free and they come back paying for more. Of course, Sea-Doo isn't peddling...

Gallery: Annual Alligator Lake Ride

This event started three years ago when Howard Simmons (aka "Blue") of Blue Port Worx, a freestyle engine builder with JetManiac invited some friends...

IFWA Tour Round 2: Montalivet, France

Last weekend the world’s best freeride jet skiers gathered in France for Round 2 of the IFWA tour. It was the 10th anniversary for...

Eeling and Reeling: Getting Pulled By Big Striped Bass

Yesterday morning, my friend Rob and I towed our rigged up jet skis from Poquoson, Virginia to Kiptopeke State Park and dropped in at...

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...