In addition to SBT’s sizzling annual calendar, the industry’s leading (and largest) engine remanufacturer hosts – via the Watercraft Superstore – the annual Skyway Ski Show. A fantastic day spent welcoming personal watercraft enthusiasts of every degree and walk of life to participate in a one-of-a-kind comparison test. The results of which are published in the company’s seasonal “magalog.”
For 2016, the Skyway Ski Show will be welcoming back all three OE manufacturers: Kawasaki, Sea-Doo and Yamaha, as they’ll be competing for top spots in two categories: Luxury Entry Level and Top Level Performance. Slated for testing this day are the Kawasaki 310X, Sea-Doo RXP-X 300 and Yamaha FZR; and the Kawasaki STX-15F, Sea-Doo GTI SE 130, and Yamaha VX Deluxe.
Each year, a group of panelists are chosen to test ride these machines, to truthfully and carefully evaluate each one, and submit their review for a final points tally. As many the savvy WCJ reader will note, our own Editor-in-Chief Kevin Shaw stepped in as head judge for the event last year, and has been asked to return as again for 2016, with Jeff Hemmel returning as the lead judge. Yet, The Watercraft Journal will not be returning for 2016 alone…one of YOU can be a guest judge for the upcoming Skyway Ski Show!
That’s right, kiddos! Not only will you be one of the lucky few to spend the day riding and reviewing these awesome machines, but you’ll be our guest of honor! You’ll be flown roundtrip (within the lower 48 states) to Tampa, Florida, put up in a swanky beachside hotel, fed all sorts of awesome food and provided transportation from the airport to the hotel and to the event and back! Also, you’ll be going home with full setup of JetPilot riding gear, Sea-Spec goggles and a swag bag of goodies!
Entering The Watercraft Journal Skyway Ski Show Signup Sweepstakes is absurdly easy! Just sign up for our weekly newsletter either at the top of the web page, or in the box on your right saying “Get the latest news and features delivered to your inbox every week!” If you already have signed up, enter one of your other email addresses (we know you have a few) or a spouse or friend who will let you go in their stead. All new entries between today, December 31st, 2015 until February 1st, 2016 are eligible.
But hey, we know you all can’t be winners so, we’ll also be picking two more runners-up. The first will score an official Yamaha thermal cooler dry bag stuffed full of awesome Yamaha swag, and the second will take home a cool Kawasaki tote jammed full of cool Kawi-branded gear. We will make the announcement Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016, here at The Watercraft Journal. You’ll need to clear your schedule, as the Skyway Ski Show is slated for March 1st, 2016. So keep the day before and after open too (you might need to cash in a couple sick days).
