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Sea-Doo Fish Pro Named Best New Product Of 2019

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The Sea-Doo Fish Pro has already won award after award from an innovation award to the red dot design award. Well what could be better than that?

How about Best New Product Of 2019! That is exactly what the Fish Pro has achieved in winning the nomination by Boating Industry.

The Fish Pro has received so much acceptance by customers and the industry, that it was no surprise Sea-Doo would take the award this year. In case you were wondering, below are some of the reasons to own a Fish Pro and furthermore you can read more detail in the press release.

Why Choose The Sea-Doo Fish Pro?

  • Access to fishing spots that are inaccessible via boat
  • Smaller size=more time fishing and less time worrying about preparation, clean up, or crew
  • Fraction of the cost with its lower purchase price and operating costs
  • More fun and faster travel to and from fishing spots
  • Closer to the fishing action that ever before
  • Designed with easy access to purpose-built features
  • Comfortable and stable for fishing from any position
  • Flexibility to convert a fishing craft into a Sea-Doo experience for the entire family

SEA-DOO FISH PRO NAMED BEST NEW PRODUCT OF 2019 BY BOATING INDUSTRY

Another award. It’s no surprise that the new Sea-Doo Fish-Pro has caught the eyes of many and won Best New Product of 2019 by Boating Industry. The Fish-Pro is the first factory designed and produced fishing-specific personal watercraft.

Equipped with Garmin Navigation and Fish Finder, you’re ready to explore new waters, inshore or offshore. The Fish-Pro is complimented with a 13.5-gallon LinQ Fishing Cooler designed with anglers in mind. With the innovative addition of trolling mode along with angled rod holders, slow speed trolling is easy than ever. Top all these features with the ST3 Hull, the most stable platform on the water, and you have the ultimate personal fishing vessel.

Video: Adam’s Sea-Doo Spark Trixx Make a Wish

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The Make a Wish Foundation is an organization that grants children with illnesses their wishes. Whether it be a young boy wanting to meet his favorite NFL Football player or a young girl wanting to meet her favorite singer, the Make a Wish Foundation makes sure that these children are given the opportunity to have one of their dreams come true. The Foundation has 60 chapter around the United States where each chapter helps make the children’s dreams come true.

Adam is a young boy from Minnesota and his wish was to go out and ride on a Sea-Doo watercraft for a day. Make a Wish Minnesota reached out to Sea-Doo and Sea-Doo Ambassador Anthony Radetic and asked if this would be something they are interested in. They both responded with the same answer saying that fulfilling a wish like Adams is all part of living the Sea-Doo lifestyle. So, Radetic had two Sea-Doo Spark Trixx delivered to a local lake where Adam was able to go out on the lake and just have fun. It was a time where Adam was able to forget about anything medical and just enjoy his time on the water with some of his friends.

Many times we often get caught up in our personal lives and take stuff for granted. Whether it be we are wanting a brand new watercraft or we start complaining about how slow our watercrafts are, it is all pointless. Watching this video about Adam was refreshing as it showed a young boy being able to go out and be a normal kid. To enjoy a great day at the lake and take part in the Sea-Doo lifestyle.

Broward Motorsports’ Sam Nehme Thanks Team For Stellar Weekend

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Sam Nehme, owner of Broward Motorsports recently made a post on Facebook thanking everyone on the Broward Motorsports Racing Team and everyone behind the scenes. There is an expression that goes like “it takes a village” to do anything. Setting up watercraft races is no simple task. There are usually dozens of individuals volunteering their time to help make the race ready for the riders. The riders are the ones in the spotlight but everyone running around on shore to make sure the event goes smoothly should also be in the spotlight. This is where the expression of “it takes a village” comes into place.

A special shout out is needed to thank Daniel Steele, Cody Tetreault, Rick MacClugage and Ken Waddle. These guys were seen running around all day doing whatever they could to make the Daytona Round 1 race a success. Again, these events require tons of planning and preparation and even on race day there are things that still need to be done. While all of this was taking place, David Cabrera was blasting the tunes on the beach. Everybody knows that adding music makes things better so David was the man for the job.

To make the day even better, Eric Francis, part of BMS Team earned the overall win for the weekend whereas Chris MacClugage was able to earn the win for the Round 1 in Daytona. Both of them have a rigorous training schedule and their ability paired with the backing of BMS allowed them to steal the show. BMS was able to walk away from the event with the overall wins in Rounds 1 and 2! Behind Francis and MacClugage was Christian Daly and Sophie Francis. Daly finished 2nd in Moto 2 and 1st in Moto 3 earning his 3rd overall for the weekend! Sophie Francis had her best race yet and was able to earn 4th overall. A great weekend of racing for the BMS Team and a great weekend for the Francis couple as well!

Real Review: Slippery Wetsuits’ Circuit Charcoal Glove

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Breathability is a key feature when reviewing gloves for us at The Watercraft Journal. All the grip in the world can’t compensate for something that feels like a suffocating surgeon’s latex glove. Air circulation allows the skin to breathe, to dry and more importantly, keep from saturating and pruning. Pruny hands are quick to break the skin or develop blisters, and that is no good for anyone. In recent years, we’ve seen an influx of different materials and features used on riding gloves but most have missed the most important feature: breathability.

Slippery Wetsuits’ Circuit Glove has gone through several iterations over the years. And much to their chagrin, Slippery too has been guilty of following the same trends as others. In a prior review five years ago, we chided the Slippery Circuit Glove for its use of large, rubberized logos stitched to the back of the hand and over the knuckles. These, while giving the semblance of protection, made it impossible to wipe the sweat from your brow or drips from your nose without painfully scratching your face. Thankfully, wiser minds have prevailed in recent years, and Slippery has done away with the flair and focused on functionality.

The latest version of the Circuit Glove, which we ordered in Charcoal (although color options include Black/Lime, Black/Red, and all Black) do away with unnecessary rubberized pieces and step up the glove’s use of water-wicking materials, improved grip and again, improved breathability. Slippery employs an innovative Innospan backhand for increased flexibility and raised neoprene finger padding integrated into each digit for added protection. On the underside, Slippery uses a perforated palm printed with elevated anti-slip gel across it and the fingertips.

The neoprene wrist is cut long to meet at the joint, and is fastened with a TPR hook and loop closure. All of the edges are flat-stitch seamed for added comfort as well. And true to its claim, the new Circuit Glove is incredibly comfortable. There’s very little in the way of bulk or feeling insulated. The softer materials means wiping or touching one’s face is met with soft, gentle contact. The biggest complaint is needing to remove the glove anytime we wished to activate our smart phone. Those devices with more sensitive screens simply won’t register while wearing the glove.

While at speed, the Circuit Charcoal Glove – priced at $29.95 – dries quickly, but will tend to be a bit chilly during cooler days. Again, optimal breathability means air circulation. Heavier gloves are also far more insular, so keep that in mind. These are ideal for warm weather riding, and we do mean ideal. We’re grateful for Slippery’s design evolution to a simpler, more functional design; one that dries quickly, breathes freely and protects and grips all along the way. Small details and superior materials are always noticed and appreciated, and Slippery Wetsuits never fails to deliver.

Gallery: Hydro-Turf JetJam Tour @ Lake Success, Porterville, CA

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Now that the AWSA’s Hydro-Turf JetJam Racing Series Presented by Bud Light has made its swing out of Arizona and into its first of 3 tour stops in California, the weather made its shift from cooler temps to mid-80’s low 90’s giving all the racers and their family’s a great weekend in the foothills between Bakersfield and Fresno at Lake Success near Porterville, CA.

With all the recent rain and snow the West Coast has received this winter, the lakes have filled up and even as we were at Lake Success, the water rose another 3-5 inches. This was a sight as the last time the JetJam series was visiting this venue, the lake was almost empty and very low!

As I rolled in Saturday morning, coming across the bridge I saw that the buoys were set, the safety staff was on the water conducting practice and the JetJam Red Shirt Crew was all in their positions ready to assist all the racers and their crews. The US Army Corps of Engineers staff was also onsite and were excited to see the most popular event held during the year at Lake Success.

I asked them what they thought and they all said they had requested to work this weekend so they could enjoy a great event! Walking down to the beach, the onsite ambulance staff was under the shade and called an additional ambulance to come enjoy the event as their station was just a couple miles down the road. When the racing started, I also noticed that the areas surrounding the race site started to fill up with day use spectators who had seen all the Bud Light and Hydro-Turf signage that had been placed at the main gate of the lake weeks earlier.

Saturday’s racing saw those fast juniors ripping up the water to start off the day, Jake Pierce on his #88 SX-R 800 take the lead over Dominic Cannady and Justin Navarro. Cooper Schexnyder clocked in to do some work on his #28 and swept both motos over the “Iron Man” Tony Beck. Who not only raced a SX-R 1500, but battled Troy Leseney on their Yamaha GP1800Rs.

Nick Leseney atop his black #33 Sea-Doo XP800 had a great battle with Chris Heppe riding his #73 Judge Motorsports powered Wamilton ‘Blaster and Kyle Cameron battled CJ Fee and Jackie Harden on race prepared Sea-Doo Sparks. Pete Zernik and his #149 Bullet V3 gave the crowd a little show with a very unusual get off on the front stretch, Brady Courson took his Kommander Industries hull to the top spot for the overall!

On Sunday, Mason Courson took his Yamaha SuperJet to victory over a well packed field of talented riders in Ski GP5 Novice. Reese Maricich got to enter his newly acquired SXR1500 and with both moto wins, this may be the ride Reese needs to start seeing the top spot of the podium more often! A crowd favorite to watch on Sunday was the ongoing battle of ‘Blaster vs HX in Sport GP2 Spec with Nick Leseney on the HX, Norm Yee on the ‘Blaster.

These two were neck and neck but ultimately the HX won the battle. Ski V2 650/750 is a fun class to watch as this is a starter class for new racers. Joe Ochoa took first​, James Hendry got secon​d​ and Jared Conder finished up with third​. In Vintage X2, 2017 World Champion Tom Yamamoto showed up for Sunday only and walked away with a first​ over Nic Verdone, Joseph LaPlaca and Kyle Cameron.

As racing finished, awards were presented as well as a Bud Light guitar won by James Hendry during the raffle. The Red Shirt crew had the course removed and the entire site packed away in record time and ready to head home. Special thanks to all the series sponsors, staff, and most of all the racers, crews and families who keep this sport moving along!

All photography provided courtesy of Kenny Wong.

Get Your Retractable Ski Pylon For Your LinQ Sea-Doo

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Summer is officially here and it will be nice to cool off on those hot days by taking up some water sports. For those of you wanting to do some wakeboarding, tubing, or other towing sports, take advantage of the Sea-Doo retractable Ski Pylon.

That covered hole located at the rear of your LinQ-equipped Sea-Doo is no not your gas tank, but a conveniently located mount for the ski pylon which makes a nice addition for those that do not have the Wake-Pro models.

You can read the full scoop on this accessory or as always check out Sea-Doo’s accessory page.

SEA-DOO LINQ RETRACTABLE SKI PYLON

The LinQ accessory system allows Sea-Doo watercraft owners to enhance their Sea-Doo life. What ever they want to do on the water, the LinQ accessories allow them to do it further, longer, and with more of the things that they want with them.

The Sea-Doo retractable Ski Pylon is making watersports easier than ever. It features a high-rise pylon to keep the rope out of the water. Built-in spotter grab handles allow for extra grip and comfort for your spotter. The pylon can easily be added or removed in seconds. Whether your wakeboarding, tubing, or skiing, the LinQ Ski Pylon makes the towing simple.

The LinQ retractable Ski Pylon comes standard on all Wake-Pro models and are sold separately for USD $314.99

Video: Big Wave Surfer Garrett McNamara Confides In Yamaha

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When your life is on the line below a 100 foot mega-ton wave what do you trust as your tow or lifesaving watercraft? Well just ask Garrett McNamara who holds the record for largest wave ever surfed and you will see that he trusts Yamaha WaveRunners.

McNamara has surfed some of the largest waves in Nazare, Portugal and as he discusses in the video, Yamaha gives him the trust that he needs in such extreme water conditions.

McNamara explains that with such extreme and unpredictable waves, he relies on the reliability that in his mind only Yamaha provides. In the world of monster wave surfing a predictable and reliable watercraft can mean the difference between a good day and a deadly day.

In an instance where a surfer goes down, it is crucial to be able to ride into the rough conditions, pick up the surfer, and get out of the dangerous waters as soon as possible. McNamara states that it’s a huge relief to see that Yamaha Waverunner as it arrives to the rescue.

To see more about why Yamaha is chosen for critical situations, check out the video below.

Video: Custom GTX Limited 300 With Special Delivery

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Music industry’s DJ Khaled just received a special custom Sea-Doo in a special way. Sea-Doo and DJ Khaled collaborated on a custom wrapped GTX Limited 300 with flashy vibrant colors.

The popping Sea-Doo was delivered in an equally extravagant way as it was towed through the Miami waterways underneath a huge gift box complete with a large yellow bow.

The box which read “New Sea-Doo Delivery” and “Somebody Special Is Getting A New Sea-Doo” made it aware to onlookers that this was a unique delivery for a unique individual. Either that or somebody royally screwed up and was attempting to impress his wife with a new delivery.

After being delivered to DJ Khaled, it was finally revealed. You can read the full press release below for all of the info.

DJ KHALED BRAND NEW CUSTOM SEA-DOO GTX

The Snapchat king of personal watercrafts now has the most eye-catching Sea-Doo in Miami. Anyone who follows DJ Khaled knows he LOVES Sea-Doo, so our design team collaborated with him to make a one-of-a-kind GTX Limited 300 in graphics matching his latest album!

We teamed up with Khaled to create this vibrant custom wrap that matching his “tropical vibes,” and finished it off with his record label, We The Best, front and center on the bow.

Sea-Doo Performance Ambassador Erminio Iantosca personally delivered the custom Sea-Doo in a custom gift box, towing it through the Miami Beach canals to his home. It’s safe to say, DJ Khaled will be having a fun summer Living the Sea-Doo Life!

Reiterer and Ypraus take Grand Prix Titles

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A heavy weekend of racing went down during the UIM-ABP Grand Prix of Hungary. Kevin Reiterer continues his dominance remains on track to win the European title. He took his second Grand Prix title of the season. This makes two in a row that he has taken the big win.

Reiterer had another stellar run and won his third and final moto by close to a minute. He snatched the win from Stian Schjetlein, leaving him in second while Barnabus Szabo took third overall.

Jasmiin Ypraus grabbed three out of three wins enabling her to take her first title of the year and move ahead in the title race. She has a slim lead of nine points over Jonna Borgstrom.

Title contender, Emma-Nellie Ortendahl ran into some problems during the race and finished fifth overall, putting her into third in the standings.

Jasmin Yparaus took third overall in GP2. Slaven Ivancic and Andrea Guidi battled it out for first and second, respectively.

Barnabas Szabo went three for three with Hungary locking down the podium in Ski GP1. Martin Sumegi came in second and Jozef Bohuslav third. Janis Uzars won all three motos in Ski GP1 Veterans. Attila Deri and Ergon Ypraus rounded out the podium.

The Juniors pulled off some outstanding racing with Mattias Reinas winning the final Moto. He climbed two places and took the overall victory from the early leader Diogo Barbosa. He wound up in fourth, Matteo Valente completing the podium.

That’s a wrap of the Grand Prix of Hungary and the killer racing that went down.

Video: Would You Experience The Bateau Extremjet?

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Adrenaline runs through many of you readers veins. It is something we strive for. Whether it is trying to go faster on the water or trying something new, it fuels us to push our limits. Well, there is something new that is very exciting and will be sure to get your blood pumping. The new Extremjet is a jet powered boat that is offered at Sea-Doo Proshop and School Center. This powerful jet boat is able to seat twelve passenger and is sure to make each of them screaming with joy and smiling ear to ear.

Be sure to wear your swimsuit and bring an extra pair of clothes for afterwards. The driver likes to make sure that everyone is soaking wet by the end of the trip. The jet boat is much bigger than you average personal watercraft but it is quite powerful. Being able to turn into corners and spin around with ease. It is like a roller coaster and the track is the open water.

The Sea-Doo Proshop and School Center is located in Villeneuve-Loubet, France. So if you are ever over in France visiting and want to sign up for an exciting, adrenaline-pumping activity, check it out. This jet boat has a ton of power and you will be wanting to go on another ride when your ride is done. To see how fun this ride is, check out this video. Every passenger is loving every minute of it.