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22nd Mark Hahn Hits Havasu: Registration Deadline Wednesday

The 2026 race season is officially underway. Back east, most eyes were locked on Lake Alfred, Florida, where East Coast Watercross kicked off the East...

IJSBA Builds Momentum Toward 2026 World Finals With Rules Project, Insurance Notice and 80s-Themed PWC Fest

As the days get a little longer and throttle fingers start twitching, the International Jet Sports Boating Association is shaking off winter and dropping...

Caldwell Racing Loads Up for 2026 With Expanded Lineup and Multi-Series Push

Caldwell Racing isn’t easing into 2026—they’re stacking the deck. Fresh off a strong 2025 campaign in P1 AquaX, the Texas-based team is rolling straight into...

Region 8 Announces 8 Ball Cup Championship Series, Preps for Winter Series

For 2026, Region 8 is officially back on the table, and it’s doing it with intent. What racers once knew as the Triple Crown...

IJSBA Previews 2026 Action Plan and Announces Pro Watercross Partnership

The International Jet Sports Boating Association rang in the new year by offering an early look at its direction for 2026 — and while...

Interview: Sam Nehme on Racing, Reform, and the Road Ahead

A Veteran’s View From the Sidelines By the time our conversation with Sam Nehme turned toward racing, it was clear he wasn’t speaking as a...

Pro Watercraft Racing Series Partners With Great Lakes Watercross – GLWC Releases 2026 Schedule

Yesterday, just hours before the New Year kicked off, the IHRA Pro Watercraft Racing Series officially announced Great Lakes Watercross (GLWC) as its first...

IJSBA Releases Managing Director’s Recommendations for 2026 Rule Book Changes

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...

Interview: Farthing Talks Prize Money, Fans, and the Future of PWC Racing

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...

IHRA Announces New Pro Watercraft Racing Series With $250,000 Purse, Farthing At Helm

The International Hot Rod Association is officially entering the personal watercraft racing space — and they’re doing it with real money, national reach, and...

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...