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...
The International Hot Rod Association is officially entering the personal watercraft racing space — and they’re doing it with real money, national reach, and...
On paper, the International Jet Sports Boating Association’s (IJSBA) latest proposed rule changes look narrow. In practice, they touch on a hot-zone topic in...
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...
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...
Racers, mark your calendars: the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) announced yesterday that the period for submitting rule change suggestions for the 2026...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
