A short clip featured on Stand Up Nation’s Instagram, features one of the stand up jet ski stunt riders from the Universal Studios Hollywood Waterworld Experience. The show features professional stand up jet ski riders and they’ve got mad skills, especially considering the maneuvers they pull off in the extremely tight quarters. It’s impressive.

The rider who is practicing in the featured clip pulls a slick maneuver and dives his PWC underwater, riding it for about 5 seconds before surfacing. What should we call it? Is it an extended submarine or maybe underwater slalom riding without cones? Whatever it is, it looks fun!

The Waterworld Experience looks like an amusing comedy of errors with a couple of guys jet skiing within an old school pirate set. They pull off some rad stunts. The full show can be watched via the YouTube video linked above. It’s good for a laugh and you can see the rider on his PWC going underwater in order to get out of harms way. He pulls off the trick so fast, it’s easy to miss.

Okay, so you’ve mastered the art of above the surface slalom racing, why not give underwater slalom a go? The rider in the video makes it look so easy! Ha, we know better! Enjoy the clip!

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One of the single-most important achievements made by AJ Handler and the whole team at Pro Watercross has been the CBS Sports broadcasting of its annual World Championships held in Naples, Florida. In its third year now, the event is steadily climbing in attendance and importance among racers, sponsors – and in no small part to the televising of the “Pro Show” events – public appeal.

Jet ski racing is an incredibly visual sport and requires exposure to a far larger audience than bleachers on the sand can provide. The Handlers clearly understood this at the get-go, and the CBS Sports partnership has been a particular boon.

A little over a month ago, Pro Watercross uploaded the complete one-hour recap of the 2017 Broward Motorsports Pro Watercross World Championships first aired on CBS Sports on November 5, 2017. If you’ve got the time, watch it in its entirety, and also remember that The Watercraft Journal also provided a complete recap and photo gallery a week after the event, which you can read HERE.

Jet ski fishing has quickly become one of the fastest-growing branches of personal watercraft usage outside of the United States. We sorta harp on this subject a little too often, because it’s still perplexing that fishermen have taken to plastic kayaks before using a PWC. Oh well, right? Well, not quite because there’s literally a multi-billion-dollar industry that the PWC industry hasn’t sunken it’s teeth into.

Speaking of which, outside of the US, particularly with Australian and New Zealand markets, PWC fishing is huge – so much so, that television channels dedicate prime time slots to the sport. One such is the Jetski Fishing Show with host, Kirk Davis aboard his Yamaha FX HO. Recently, New Zealander Davis had a run-in with a particularly nasty customer who wasn’t going to take any of his guff.

In a Facebook post earlier this month, he wrote: “Last time I interacted with a Mako it came flying out of the water behind me. Yesterday, one came in and tried to chew on the Yamaha Marine New Zealand WaveRunner!! Check it out.”

We’ve been hearing quite a bit of grumbling (particularly in the comment section of our YouTube channel) from folks bemoaning one brand over another, citing breakdowns, hull finish issues and just a bunch of problems with their new and pre-owned watercraft that simply are bad news to hear. Amazingly enough, the majority of the problems these folks are having could’ve been solved had they purchased their watercraft from Cycle Springs Powersports.

Why’s that, you ask? Because besides being the single-largest dealer of Yamaha boats, Cycle Springs is also one of the biggest dealers of personal watercraft of all brands, makes and models in not just Florida, but the whole United States. And being such an industry leader garners them a little bit of preferential treatment. How so? Well, if you’re looking at getting one of the newest 2018 models from Yamaha, Sea-Doo or Kawasaki, Cycle Springs will be one the first to make that happen.

Add to that Cycle Springs’ amazing Lifetime Engine Warranty, their famous Money Back Guarantee on extended warranties, employee cost on accessories (on the day of sale), 50% off Pre-paid Maintenance and offering no “additional cost” protection for 500 miles of pre-owned machines, and it’s easy to see why Cycle Springs is one of the best.

And don’t take our word for it; Cycle Springs is also the winner of Yamaha’s highest dealer satisfaction awards for several years running. Located in Clearwater, Florida, “just minutes from Tampa and St. Petersburg,” Cycle Springs is a full service dealership and can repair, service, and maintain most makes and models.

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A little over a week ago, the fan-favorite apparel brand Liquid Militia announced through all of its media channels that it will be closing on June 27th (or when its stock is depleted). This came as a shock to many as the brand has been a mainstream staple of the hardcore sport for the past 14 years, producing T-shirts, hats, hoodies and more over its near decade-and-a-half run.

Sponsored riders and friends to the founders Shawn Alladio, Kyla Dominguez and Ryan Smith, will remember the annual Liquid Militia private team weekends in Goleta, CA, which invited those to camp out on the beach and enjoy a weekend of riding and socializing.

Right now, the remainder of Liquid Militia’s inventory is being sold at a heavily discounted 65-percent off. All items can be found online at the official website store. It is sad to see any company that so passionately supports the sport close, and invite all to swing by Liquid Militia’s store and pick up an item or two.

Here’s the original press release issued May 17:
After 14 years in business Liquid Militia® LLC is closing its doors. It has been an incredible journey and we are very proud of the brand, but it’s time to forge ahead. We thank our loyal customers, riders, and supporters.

Check out the Liquid Militia® Liquidation Sale! Going on now! We have big discounts on all our in stock items. Our final sale day ends June 27th or when stock runs out. All sales are final.

Liquid Militia’s last day of business will be June 30th, 2018. Contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

A new company has been formed to continue to support LM Print business customers. Please contact us (949) 667-2699 for any inquires.

It’s been a fantastic experience for all of us. We thank you all!

Pablo, Shawn, Kyla and Ryan

A press release from OZPWC tells us that five times pro world champ, Kevin Reiterer will race in the 2018 WSM Performance Parts Australian Watercross Championships. The race takes place in Lake Macquarie NSW from June 8-10. Reiterer will ride the Jetsport Asia Australia sponsored Kawasaki SXR 1500. The powerful stand-up ski was built by Newcastle Jet Ski Center.

Hailing from a small town near Vienna, Austria, the 26-year-old Reiterer began riding stand up skis at the age of six. He grabbed a King’s Cup in 2008, which is the same year he turned pro. Moreover, he was deemed the fastest rider in the world in 2009 and holds five World Titles in the premier Pro Ski class. Reiterer is definitely a force to be reckoned with. He continuously strives to be the best and we expect him to show up and go richter!

Jetsport Asia Australia is a family business that has operated on the Gold Coast for more than 20 years. Jetsport has three locations throughout Southeast Asia and a combined knowledge of over 50 years experience in the PWC/Outboard industry. The company supplies parts worldwide and offers overnight delivery to nearly all of Australia. Check ’em out if you want great service combined with a knowledgeable staff.

For more information on the 2018 WSM Performance Parts Australian Watercross Championships, take a look at the AJSBA site. From Reiterer, a man who is living life to the fullest; “I want to be remembered in being beyond beliefs by doing what I love.”

If you plan to be in the Boise, Idaho area the weekend of June 8, then you might want to check out the Idaho Shootout. Presented by Hydro-Turf, the Jet Jam racing series is making its Idaho Shootout stop in Caldwell, ID on June 8-10.

It is expected to be an action-packed weekend with the two moto format and four moto format events. Racing will take place on Saturday and Sunday as well as the awards ceremony being held those days. Racing classes include standup, sport, and runabout.

If you plan to race, be prepared because there is a $10,000 combined pro purse. Third place will receive $2000, with second place taking home $3000 and the top spot swooping up a huge $5000 cash prize. There will be additional huge prizes as well for other classes.

Spectators will have equally as much fun with all of the events planned, beer and food vendors, and available camping slots starting at just $25 per night. Best of all, spectators pay only $10 to get into this awesome event.

The location information is as follows:

Race Site:
Wright’s Property
21500 Middleton Road
Caldwell, ID 83605

Camping:
$25/Night for dry camping
Register at the Registration Trailer

For further details and to see the full race schedule check out Jet Jam’s site information.

Jet ski racing ranks in as one of  few sports with the highest average age for its competitors (professional golf being the highest at 35 years old). Due to a confluence of generational trends, industry productivity, and the sport of jet skiing in general as being part of the cultural zeitgeist, jet ski racing is really, truly lacking in the youth appeal. With today’s news, we’re hoping that is soon to change.

Multi-time IJSBA National and World Champion, Larry Rippenkroeger, who has served for the stunt double for Bruce Willis, Michael Rooker and many others, is no small figure in the world of PWC racing and freestyle. Rippenkroeger recently announced the production of his first film, titled “Hot Water,” an action-comedy centering around competitors of a fictional PWC championship tour as they battle it out for the title.

The pro athlete-turned-stunt man-turned-movie director has been busily gathering second-unit footage for the film, showing up at various PWC events to capture some heart-racing action. This pursuit landed Rippenkroeger at Powerboat P1’s inaugural Miami P1 AquaX event, where he stated, “The P1 events are exciting. I see a lot of love for the sport, a lot of energy and it’s growing and growing so I would love to see this event turn into an annual one. It’s a perfect venue to race too.”

He continued, “When I used to race, I had many surreal moments where I was reaching top speeds with stunning skylines as company. In those moments I found myself thinking ‘Wow! This is like something out of a movie’. From there, I made it my life’s ambition to bring the excitement of PWC racing to the silver screen, one day. It may have been a long time in the making, but it’s so awesome that it’s finally happening.”

In an interview with The Fan Carpet, Rippenkroeger explained how after a particularly severe injury during filming for Live Free or Die Hard that his own film really begin to find legs “During filming for Live Free or Die Hard, I fell from 25ft tall scaffolding where I came out with life-changing injuries including two broken arms, a skull fracture, a punctured lung, fractured ribs and other serious injuries. It took me a whole two years to recover and it was during this time out that I was able to properly sit down and write the screenplay for Hot Water. It’s kind of sad but it literally took me to take a serious hit, to write the script. You could say the accident was both the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me.”

Although there is yet to be an official IMDB listing for the film, or an officially-confirmed cast, Rippenkroeger is hoping to have the film completed and distributed throughout cinemas and movie theaters by next spring.