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Care For Your Watercraft With New XPS Products

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Brice Leckrone
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Seasons come and go and depending on where you reside in the world, you might be preparing to store your watercraft away for the colder weather or bring it back to life as the weather warms up.

One thing is for certain though. Taking care of your watercraft will yield lasting performance. That’s why BRP takes pride in the technology behind its XPS lubricants and care products. Now XPS introduces new care products to extend the life of all powersport rides.

In addition to maintaining peak performance by using XPS oils and lubricants, it is just as important to take advantage of their care products such as hull cleaners, wash & wax products, and UV protectants for your vinyl and plastics.

According the XPS, they “use the latest science and technologies to continually develop and improve advanced formulas that clean, shine, and protect your watercraft”. XPS is almost certain to have the care product you are looking for from cleaners and waxes to protectants.

Not only will you be able to keep your watercraft aesthetically pleasing, but you will keep your performance in tip-top shape by ensuring that friction-adding dirt, grime, and contaminants are not destroying your hull.

For more information on these products, check out our many reviews on the care products or go directly to XPS.

RIVA Racing’s Melody Lattes Takes Her Sea-Doo Spark A Step Above

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Blake Ellestad
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With so many different models of PWC’s to purchase, you may have a tough time finding the perfect one for your needs. When shopping, bigger is not always better. If this is the case, the Sea-Doo Spark may be a great option for you. They are a great entry-level model with an unbeatable price point.

If you find yourself riding a Sea-Doo Spark and have a little extra money in the bank, RIVA Racing has multiple products to enhance your time on the water.

Whether you want to ride a little faster or get a new look, RIVA offers some of the industries highest-quality parts. Their easy-to-use website allows you to put in your year and specific model of your Spark and it will show all of the parts that will fit your model.

One of RIVA Racing’s top riders is Melody Lattes. At the beginning of September, Melody was racing in the French Championships on board her Sea-Doo Spark. During one heat of her race, she was involved in a collision which ultimately ended her racing for the weekend.

While this is one of the downsides of racing, she is thankful to have RIVA Racing as one of her sponsors. RIVA Racing is committed to their racing team and to their customers. If you ever have a question or problem, give RIVA a call and they will take care of you!

Gallery: Hydro-Turf Jet Jam Season Finale; Lake Ming, Bakersfield, CA

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Nicole Mrosek Pettit
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The 2019 Hydro-Turf Jet Jam Racing Tour has come to its final stop at Lake Ming in Bakersfield, CA, on Aug 24th and 25th. This is a small lake adjacent to the Kern River and is well known for its fishing and boat races. It is a great location to hold an event and everyone loved camping there with its amazing park like setting.

With the first band snap on Saturday morning, the Junior racers were off and running. The combined 10-12 and 13-14 year-olds put down awesome laps out there with Dominic Cannady taking first in the 13- 14 Ski GP Stock class Saturday. However, on Sunday, newcomer Mckenzie Schexnyder took first.

Dane Duda of Newport Beach took the first place win for both Saturday and Sunday in the 10-12 class. With these daily overalls it put Dane Duda in first place for the season overall in 10-12 and Dominic Cannady in first place for the 13-14 class. Dominic raced very hard this year and made it to every Jet Jam race, including one in Florida, which landed him a stunning Bud Light electric guitar.

The Vintage Ski class has grown enormously over the 2019 season. With 30 riders in the 550 class, 20 in the 650/750 class and 27 in the X2 class, these racers put on crazy racing. On Saturday, James Hendry of Lake Havasu City, AZ on his Wonder Bread ski took the win away from Tim Tynan in the 650/750 class. But on Sunday, Andrew Cecere of Hermosa Beach edged out Hendry for the win. James attended almost all Jet Jam races making him the season overall champion in the 650/750 class.

In the 550 class, Michael Prodanovich grabbed himself a first place on Saturday and a third on Sunday leaving him 2nd overall for the season. Austin Richardson, who has been consistent all season attending most of the races, swooped in for his first place title in this class. Vintage X2 had some massive battles this year between Hayden Item of Discovery Bay, CA and Kyle Cameron of Lake Havasu City, AZ. Hayden ended up with ski troubles on Saturday afternoon almost opening the door for Kyle to take his season overall position, but Hayden came through and secured that first place season overall position by a mere 12 points.

Ski GP5 Stock class, the largest class of this season with over 35 total riders, turned out to be the class to watch this year. Saturdays Top 3 included Kyle Kreeger in first place, Stevie Bascom in second place and Dominic Cannady in third. Sunday these three racers had some new competition come in. Tallon Chambers took first place, Seth Fuhrman in second and Stevie Bascom in third. The season overalls were Kyle Kreeger in first place, Mason Courson in second place and Dominic Cannady in third by just 2 points. These juniors who have moved up the ranks this last season were out to prove they are not to be reckoned with.

The Ski GP3 2-Stroke class probably had some of the fiercest competition of the season between Caleb Kile and Matt Rollings. And, to throw some fun in the mix, there was Bob Vassallo hitting up all the last NorCal races. Caleb Kile of Bishop, CA took a sweeping victory with a first on Saturday and Sunday, but most importantly this sealed his first place season overall. He attended all the West Coast races and had the most points of any other racers for the series. Caleb took home an amazing price by Speed Vegas. He will be taking an off-road challenge package worth $1500. Congratulations on a season well done.

The Runabout GP3 F/I Stock class on Saturday were very interesting. Tony Beck took the win after Troy Leseney was up to his old tricks of going the wrong way on the course. But he soon redeemed himself by taking the first on Sunday. Troy Leseney, who attended every race this year including Florida, took the season overall followed by Colin Richards in second place and Tony Beck in third.

This lead to the final Ski GP1 race of the weekend. The line up included Brock Austin, Pete Zernik, Ian Roberts, Aaron Gewecke and Cooper Schexnyder. Aaron came out and dominated the race on his Bullet V4, even after a dead engine start in one of the motos. Cooper raced hard on his Kommander GP1 taking second on Saturday. This kid is fast and will be one to watch as he comes up the ranks.

Schexnyder also raced 3 classes each day totally 12 races and about 80 laps! The season overall went to Ian Roberts of Sparks, NV followed by Pete Zernik in 2nd and Aaron Gewecke in third. Ian won an amazing driving experience prize from Speed Vegas worth $3,500! For more info on Speed Vegas please visit www.speedvegas.com.

Jet Jam had one heck of race season. The riders waited all weekend to get to final season prize giveaway. The Kawasaki 1500 SX-R sponsored by River Rat Motorsports was won by Tallon Chambers. This ski went to a great home. Through all the growing pains, the highs and lows, the Red Shirt crew did an amazing job this year. Huge shout out to Bill, Kary and Brock Austin for a fantastic job this year. They have brought back an excitement to racing that has been missing for a long time in this sport.

Chris Heppe said it well, “This family is seriously an anomaly among families. The rarity of work ethic is unexplainable. They work instead of retire and spend to provide others an opportunity to do what they love doing themselves so much and it is dramatically apparent. There is nothing but appreciation, love and respect.” Everyone is looking forward to the 2020 season. For all the race results and the season overall points please visit the website at www.jetjam.racing

Photography provided by Kenny Wong

Group’s Charity Awareness Ride From Australia To PNG

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Brice Leckrone
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Earlier this year, a group of watercraft riders set out on a journey from North Queensland, Australia to Papua New Guinea. Their goal: not only to have an epic ride, but to raise awareness for a charity in memory of an Australian victim of the 2017 London terror attacks.

The group, which consisted of fourteen people, set out from the town of Weipa in northern Queensland and embarked on a 300 kilometer journey, or just over 186 miles for those of you readers here in the states.

They finally arrived however the ride was not without its incidents. It took about nine hours to complete this leg of the trip in fifteen knot winds. One of the riders began taking on water although it was not known until the next morning.

After spending a day island hopping in PNG, the riders would then depart on the journey back to Australia.

The charity they were riding for, Sarz Sanctuary, was set up in memory of twenty one-year-old Sara Zelenak who was tragically killed in the 2017 London terror attacks. Her family was well-known in the watercraft-riding community.

For more information on this story, you can read the full version at ozpwc.

Gallery: Hydro-Turf AWSA JetJam @ Mossdale Quarry, Lathrop, CA

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Doug Wolff
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There are a few race locations throughout California that racers look forward to attending, and one of the favorites in Northern California is Mossdale Lake located in Lathrop, CA. During the week, Mossdale Lake is an active sand quarry providing the nearby communities with sand for many different applications in California’s Central Valley and Bay Areas.

A few times a year, this body of water will also host wakeboard competitions and boat races, as well as hosting some nighttime jet ski racing in the recent past. If you are familiar with the jet ski races back in the late 80’s early 90’s at Oakwood Lake – Manteca Waterslides in Manteca – you’ll recognize the area, just with more homes popping up!

This past August 3–4, the AWSA JetJam Hydro-Turf Racing series presented by Bud Light made their second-to-last stop for the 2019 season. This venue is set up for watersports with a centralized location, a grassy hill along the beach and always has water – even with California’s past droughts. Having solidified itself as a racer’s favorite, Mossdale Lake is here to stay and never disappoints; and with the house packed both Friday and Saturday nights, next season is already anticipated!

After the riders meeting concluded Saturday morning, the JetJam red shirt crew took their places and the first class of the weekend took to the line. The national anthem echoed along the toy haulers and trailers, families and racers were now watching the tower with Bill Austin ready to drop the green flag. Vintage X2 is always a NorCal favorite and didn’t disappoint this weekend either. #16 Tyler Toline, #216 Blaise Sommers and #224 Kyle Cameron took the podium.

Next was Vintage 550 with racers from all over, even Matt “AquaNutz” Gerwin made the trek out from Ohio! #27 Bryson Olson, #SRB2 Mike Prodanivich & #681 Eddie Eagleton were the top 3. Sport GP2 Spec was a Yamaha/Sea-Doo/Yamaha finish with #951 Norm Yee, #17 Nick Leseney and #15 Josh Vidal were the top three for the first day of the weekend.

The Juniors were on hand as well, showing the beach why they are the future of the sport. #7 Dominic Cannady, #580 Justin Navarro and #18 Jaedyn Miller, finishing 1st, 2nd & 3rd were true pros showing up to the line on time and raced with clean lines. Speaking of Pros, #149 Pete Zernik and #182 Brock Austin did some slicing and dicing on the water in a combined class with #831 Tallon Chambers, #26 Caleb Kile and #495 Seth Fuhrman.

Tallon, Caleb and Seth took this chance to learn the tricks of Pete and Brock, and I’m sure they will all be in one class soon! The big horsepower runabouts were in attendance at Mossdale too, and you could hear all 7 of those 4-strokes pumping raw power whether it was Kawasaki, Sea-Doo or Yamaha. #866 of Dan Silva and his Kawasaki woke up the lake with his GP1 Pro Open Runabout. #81 Rob Asmega Jr. on a borrowed Sea-Doo and #983 Mike Habel on his Kawasaki led the others to the checkers.

Saturday night’s food, fun, families, fireworks and a movie were on hand while others wrenched on their skis or visited local restaurants in nearby Tracy, Lathrop or Manteca along Interstate 5. Local freestylers took to the lake and put on a show for the beach

We all know how Sunday morning rolls out for a jet ski race and that’s with a riders meeting and a quick practice for the racers who missed Saturday, needed some more practice or wanted to make sure their repairs from the night before were successful. Sunday also has the traditional devotional performed by Caleb Kile. Once the AWSA JetJam red shirt crew had their coffee, and the water safety officials were on the water, Lisa Price – who was onsite announcing – called the riders to the line to start racing.

#702 Thomas Pagen with his 1050cc 4-stroke GP1 led #831 Tallon Chambers and #605 Seth Furhman. Runabout GP6 800 Limited was a class to watch all weekend, as #3 Nick Leseney, #222 Jim Alamillo and #9 Krissy Vaughn put on a battle and showed the beach the competitiveness of the class.

Vintage 650/750 had a stacked class both days but the battles between #27 Byson Olson, #117 James Hendry and #428 Jo Ochoa were quite the sight, a JS hull, a 750SX and a 650SX all competing for bragging rights. Congrats too all the winners for each day of racing!

As the weekend’s awards were handed out, raffle prizes were won and everyone packed up for the ride home, JetJam staff took the opportunity to enjoy the private water and pack up the supplies. Check out www.jetjam.racing for full details. Look to the AWSA website for series standings and more information for upcoming events.

All photography provided by Kenny Wong

There’s Something For Everyone With Sea-Doo’s LinQ Accessories

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Blake Ellestad
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Sea-Doo is one of the industry leaders in the PWC market. There creative R&D team has been able to create models that fit anyone. Whether you want to race around on the lake, go for an evening cruise, tow the kids on an innertube or fish, they have a model for everyone. While each model has multiple features that come with your purchase, there are a few more accessories that could make your time on the water even better.

Sea-Doo’s LinQ Accessories Line has accessories for all Sea-Doo models. These accessories are able to be used with the installation of a LinQ Base Installation Kit. Once the base kit is installed, you are able to put on fuel caddies, a cooler, retractable ski pylons, fishing rod holders and much more. These accessories allow you to personalize your Sea-Doo and ensure your time on the water is spent well. All of the available accessories can be found online at Sea-Doo’s website.

Being able to carry more fuel with you as you ride is a great way to explore new areas without having to run back to a fuel dock. Or if you decide to opt for the “Sport Bag” it will allow you to bring an extra set of clothes, food and drinks wherever you go. No matter how many accessories you choose to buy, they all serve a valuable purpose and quickly show how useful they are. Sea-Doo has produced these meaningful accessories so that you could have less restrictions when you are out on the water.

Video: Follow a ’20 Yamaha FX SVHO From Crate to Showroom

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Kevin Shaw
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A couple of years back, The Watercraft Journal took delivery of a brand-new 2017 Sea-Doo GTR-X 230. We were witness to the uncrating process, the initial check-in and the mandatory check list that would ensure that our machine was ready and rarin’ to go. But it’s important to know that it wasn’t like opening up a gift on Christmas morning; there was a lot of work necessary to take it from the crate to loading it up on our trailer.

Unfortunately, many simply do not understand the steps necessary to make a brand spankin’ new personal watercraft seaworthy and shipshape. Thankfully, the team at Broward Motorsports Tequesta put together this very stylish and informative video illustrating this exact process. For the layman, it’s anywhere between 4-to-8 hours – depending on how many people working on it – to fully assemble the PWC per manufacturer specifications.

Best of all, the subject is easily one of our favorite-looking machines for the new year, a stealth bombered-out gloss black-on-matte black 2020 Yamaha FX SVHO. So, as the video instructs, “Take a look through the eyes of our service department to see what it takes to get a ski out of a crate, onto the dolly and onto the showroom floor.”

https://www.facebook.com/bmstequesta/videos/400162490701339/

Secret Service Requests Two Kawasaki JetSkis to Protect President Trump

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Blake Ellestad
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President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is shown, Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

When it comes to protecting the United States of America, there are many agencies and forces that are trained to do so. While the general public’s safety is a main concern, protecting the President along with his family is also very crucial. Many times, when Presidents travel with their family, these trained agents come along in case anything were to happen. For those of you that do not know, President Trump loves vacationing near places with water, such as his Mar-a-Lago resort and the Hamptons. With a vast ocean, what happened if someone were to try and attack President Trump and his family on the water?

The United States Secret Service has pitched an idea where they would purchase two Kawasaki JetSkis and train two agents to protect President Trumps family whenever they are on vacation. In the request, it says that, “President Trump and his family spend several weeks throughout the year in Mara Largo, FL and Hamptons.” It has been challenging for the agents to fully protect the family when they are out on the water, if anything were to happen. With the purchase of two PWC, it would allow agents to be out on the water when the family is out their.

Since President Trump is our nation’s President, it is important that wherever he goes, he is protected and safe. Whether on land or water, the United States Secret Service is willing to do whatever it takes to protect their president.

11th Annual Hydro-Turf HydroDrag World Championships This November

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Kevin Shaw
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The 2019 season is wrapping up and that means it’s time to conclude with the world’s longest title for a race ever.! The 2019 11th Annual Hydro-Turf HydroDrag World Championships powered by Yamaha WaveRunners presented and presented by the City of Tavares, Lake County will welcome the world’s fastest PWC racers to throw down at Tavares, Florida this November 9th through the 10th. There’s a lot of info recently released so we want to share the entire press release and entry information to you below:

Dates: November 9-10
Race Site: Wooton Park West
Address: 100 W. Ruby Street
, Tavares, FL 32778
Website: www.recreationparks.net/FL/lake/wooten-park-tavares
Phone: (352) 742-6267
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Host Hotel: Key West Resort
Address: 199 W Ruby St
 Tavares, FL 32778
Phone: 352-508-5344
Rate: $119-up
Back-up Hotel: Comfort Suites
Phone: 352-253-237
Group-Mention: HydroDrag World Championships
***Registration is online now at surfandturfpromotions.com
For more info contact Mike Young at [email protected]
IJSBA Rules, Regulations, and Local info

Rules are at IJSBA.com and surfandturfpromotions.com and have been since December 2018, questions may be deferred to Rene, our new Technical Inspector

Riders Meeting will be at 8:30am on Saturday and 7:00am on Sunday Morning at the bleachers at Wooton Park West

This is a Double Elimination bracket system with all Hydro-Drag Classes on Saturday and Sunday as scheduled!

Pit Parking is free for racer with trailers, no cars will be allowed in hot pits unless a $25 fee is paid for parking. NO COOLERS INSIDE THE RACE SITE!!!

NO GLASS BOTTLES ARE ALLOWED ON PARK GROUNDS at any time. A $100 fine will be in place. /Put it in a solo cup, this is a local law, but we will be enforcing it as well!!!
Poser Awards will be at the Awards on site and custom awards will be mailed out to everyone individually along with prize money!

The event is sanctioned by the IJSBA and COMPETITORS must have an IJSBA a membership or prove that they have one or they will be charged.A 1 year membership is $65.
Racers may get their IJSBA memberships online at ijsba.com or pay on site. If you go online, you must bring a receipt to show that or you will be charged again!
Early Registration Discounts until October 1st, or (online only/fees will be raised 25%)

No ATV’s on the grass at any time, NO MATTER, NO!!!
No fueling in the water at any time. Fuel at your Pit area or on top of the ramp, if you are caught fueling in the water, it is a $100 fine, not my rule, but it is yours!

All Watercraft must be safety inspected by our inspector before entering the water, no exceptions! Tech begins on Saturday Morning at 7am on site.

Helmets and Lifevests must be worn at all times while you are on the water or a $50 fine.

Each team is responsible to have their own translator if they don’t speak English.

Wetsuits and Protective footwear are MANDATORY, back and neck braces are HIGHLY recommended for your protection! READ YOUR IJSBA WAIVER!

No dock access for the event is available unless you have a Press Pass or you are an IJSBA Official.

No Replay or film will only be viewed by the IJSBA Racing Staff, final decisions will made directly.

There are 6 restaurants within walking distance to the race site, and the hotel is on site!

There will be EMS, Police, and Fire Dept onsite, provided by the City of Tavares.

Port-a-lets bleacher seating and will be provided, as well as a food vendor for everyone’s convenience.
Enduro Race will be held Sunday at 2:30pm (20minutes plus 1 lap)

Admission is $20 for the weekend and $10 per day if you are not a racer and each racer will get 1 extra pass for their mechanic per paid entry. Only 1 parking pass per team

If there are any issues that are derogatory, they will be handled swiftly and directly by the TPD or Lake County SD.

*a racer or a team may be disqualified because of an action done by someone acting on behalf of that team.

Thanks for your support and cooperation! Mikey

Weekend Schedule of events…
Friday 9am-5pm Event load in/set-up
12pm Pits open to racers
Saturday 7am Pits open/Late Registration
8:30am Racer Meeting for everyone
9am Endurance Race #1
10am Stock and Spec Practice
11am Freestyle Show
11:30am Lunch
12:30pm Stock HydroDrags
1:30pm Spec HydroDrags
2:30pm Florida vs Puerto Rico SS Shootout
4pm Endurance Race #2

Sunday 7am Pits Open
8am Late Registration
9am Riders Meeting
9:30am Speed Alley #2
10am PB Nationals #3
11am Closed Course Racing
12pm Lunch
12:30 Pro Superstock Drags
2pm Pro Unlimited Drags
4pm Awards for all Classes

2019 Thai Airways IJSBA World Finals On Site Qualifying

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Ocean Priselac
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IJSBA announces on site hardship qualifying for 2019 Thai Airways World Finals. You must meet certain criteria to be eligible for hardship qualifying. This is a great opportunity for a proven racer who needs a break due to unforeseen circumstances or a worthy racer who needs a helping hand for whatever the reason. The event begins October 5 and runs until October 13 in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Get your stuff in order and prepare to qualify.

The criteria are listed below:
1. You must have raced at one of the last two World Finals (2017 or 2018).
2. You must be a current member of IJSBA
3. You must sign an entry form listing your hardship.
4. You must complete a hardship qualifying heat to demonstrate your fitness to compete.
5. You must pay a $350.00 hardship fee of which $100.00 will be given to the promoter of the region from which you would have qualified.

Riders who qualify using the hardship route, will not be eligible to request a hardship again for five years. No exceptions will be made to the above criteria. Either you meet all five requirements, or you don’t. Good luck!

If you would like to request a hardship qualifying, email: [email protected]

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