Yamaha is offering great incentives from May 10^th to May 31^st on the purchase of a new WaveRunner. Now is the time to take the plunge and buy that new WaveRunner that keeps you awake at night while you’re thinking about how fun it would be to just cruise or even take a fishing trip aboard one of Yamaha’s spacious machines.

Yamaha’s Perfect Choice Sales Event is also the perfect way to draw people into the showroom. The company is offering $800 off VXR models, financing plus warranty or cash back. Pick up plus 4 years Genuine Yamaha Coverage or up to $250 off of 2018 and prior years models of WaveRunners. 2019 models qualify for three years of coverage. This offer excludes the EX, EX Sport, and EX Deluxe.

Get financed for as low as 6.49% APR for 96 months on two 2018 or prior years WaveRunners plus up to four years Genuine Yamaha Coverage or $250 off. Again, the EX, EX Sport, and EX Deluxe are excluded from this offer.

However, if you had your heart set on the purchase EX model, don’t despair, 2018 and prior year models of the EX Series can be picked up for as low as $99 a month with 4 years of Genuine Yamaha Coverage or up $250 off.

Hurry into your local Yamaha dealer and get yourself a new watercraft while the price is right! You may even save enough to add on Check out this page for all of the fine print that includes those terms and conditions that sometimes make our heads spin.

Erminio Iantosca is a Sea-Doo Ambassador and races in the Pro Runabout Open, Pro Runabout GP and Pro Runabout Stock. Backed by RIVA Racing, Hydro-Turf, Jettribe, WRT, ViPec, XPS and ROTAX, Iantosca has been able to become a 3 time Pro Watercross World Champion (2016, 2017 & 2018). While this is quite a feat to accomplish, this is the result of years of training and persistence.

Since the age of 4 years old, Iantosca has had an affinity for the water. His father was able to help Iantosca pursue his love and get him into the world of riding personal watercrafts. A important thing to keep in mind is that every morning Iantosca is in the gym. He trys to stay in the best shape as possible to give him all of the endurance to perform optimally in each race. In 2010, Iantosca won 14 out of the 15 races and won his 7^thnational title. This is an enormous feat but well deserved.

While the life of a Sea-Doo Ambassador and Personal Watercraft Racer seems glamorous, often times people need to have other sources of income to help support their race needs. When Iantosca is off of the water, he can be seen working in his family’s restaurant: Mama Mia’s Pizza. Word on the street is that he can make a pretty mean pizza, hand tossed. Established in 1975, they are the oldest pizzeria in Naples, Florida.

Being able to race personal watercraft professionally is a dream for many, and to have as much success as Iantosca has had in his career. It goes to show how having a balance between working hard while training but also helping his family’s restaurant is important. Erminio Iantosca knows how to live the Sea-Doo Ambassador life.

Pack your bags, buy a plane ticket or get your car started, the 2019 US Freestyle Championship spring round is this weekend in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Saturday, May 11th will be the start of the competition. At 1:30pm there will be the freestyle competition and at 7:30pm there will be the Hydro-Turf Best Trick Competition under the London Bridge.

This event will showcase some of the best riders in freestyle such as Mark Gomez, Tanner Thomas and many others. Each year this event brings in riders and fans from all over. With good weather, good friends and good competition, why could you pass on going.

If you want to compete there is a class for you, with Junior Freestyle, Ladies Freestyle, Veteran Freestyle, Beginner Freestyle, and Freestyle 800, 900, and 1200 classes. And if you are not competing, you will not want to take your eyes off the water since there will always be something going on!

The Title Sponsor for this year’s event is P1 Racing Fuels. A quality performance fuel made to make your freestyle engine at the optimal level.

There is many other main sponsors too putting on this event so if you pass by their event booth, tell them hello! They love to meet fans. For more information you can check out the event schedule and the 2019 US Freestyle Championship Facebook page.

“It is still unknown at this stage — investigations are only in their early stages — but there was no visible evidence of a shark attack,” Sunshine Coast water police Senior Constable Mark Muddiman explained to a reporter for ABC News Australia regarding the cause of death for 35-year-old Luke Howard.

The Queensland, Australia resident – who friends and family described as a “fit person who regularly swam from Coolum to Mooloolaba and competed in triathlons,” had gone PWC fishing with friends when Howard noticed his runabout was taking on water. According to reports, Howard removed his lifevest before jumping into the water to investigate the cause of the leakage.

Reports conflict whether Howard failed to reboard due to injury or physical inability, or had intentionally chose to hang on to the watercraft from behind; either way, the person piloting the PWC didn’t realize when Howard had fallen off while it was in motion.

Initial reports had speculated that Howard’s failure and disappearance from the back of the PWC was due to a sudden shark attack. With the discovery of his body, that claim has since been debunked. Rather, it’s believed that he was simply accidentally left behind in the open ocean without a lifevest, and succumbed to either exposure or exhaustion.

Needless to say, Luke Howard’s unfortunate death could have been completely avoided if the proper safety precautions were taken. Never hang off of the back of a watercraft while it is in motion – ever. Always wear your lifevest, especially in open ocean conditions.

Back in early March, we at The Watercraft Journal let you know about a very special contest that SBT, Inc. was hosting wherein customers were encouraged to video themselves unboxing their most recent purchases of SBT, Inc. products and submit them for a chance to win some pretty hefty-sized gift certificates.

Well, it didn’t take long for one customer, Bruce Perry, to do exactly that, as he unboxed a cylinder and crank core. Bruce jokes that he felt like he was getting away with something sneaky by being awarded the winner for April’s contest, but really it was that easy. He simply hit “record” on his phone and talked over himself opening up a box of fresh engine parts!

SBT, Inc. wrote in a Facebook post:
Congratulations to our latest winner Bruce Perry, the recipient of a $500.00 Gift Certificate. This video shows just how easy it is to shoot, enter and win. Check back soon to see who is the next lucky SBT Unboxing Video Contest winner!

With the success of April’s contest, SBT is looking to continue their Unboxing Video Contest, so again, zip over to HERE to read the rules to know how to enter. It’s pretty easy and could score you some serious returns! Enjoy Bruce’s video below:

We’re big fans of RIVA Racing’s Speed Control Override Module (SCOM). This little unit is easily the quickest way to unlock some unearthed top speed from your Intelligent Throttle Control-equipped Sea-Doo. In fact, we installed one earlier this year on our long-term test 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 and hit a rock solid 75mph with half a tank of fuel and a 240-pound rider, and we did so several hundred feet above sea level! So yeah, when RIVA claims the SCOM can open up your Sea-Doo, they mean it.

That’s why we were excited to see our favorite Canadian do-it-yourself Sea-Doo enthusiasts, 3ftDeep perform their own RIVA SCOM installation on a 2019 RXP-X 300! And true to the claim, the video lasts two-and-a-half minutes, which is pretty close to what it’ll take you to install it as well. While the installation goes without a hiccup, they do leave you hanging for some on-the-water footage, choosing to tease that for a future episode. Either way, this is a great step-by-step tutorial to follow, so we gotta give it props.