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Gallery: 2021 Yamaha GP1800R SVHO WaveRunner (Video)

Kevin Shaw

September 15, 2020

We’ve ridden our fair share of race-prepped watercraft over the years; both modified and piloted by some of the most prolific athletes in the sport of personal watercraft racing – from 90-plus-mile per hour drag ...

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Gallery: Introducing The 2021 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup (Video)

Kevin Shaw

August 12, 2020

Let’s just get right to it: Personal watercraft sales are the highest they’ve been since 2007. Just last year, the total number of new vehicle sales excelled 87,000 units. (That’s literally double the total sales ...

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A Splash of Color: 2020 Yamaha FX Cruiser SVHO WaveRunner ...

Kevin Shaw

June 18, 2020

In the world of full-sized, 3-seater personal watercraft, the vast majority can do most things rather well. Be it tracking a straight, predictable line through chop; maintaining a certain level of balance while stationary or ...

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We Announce The Watercraft Journal’s 2019 Watercraft of The Year ...

Kevin Shaw

December 24, 2019

In presenting a Watercraft of The Year award to an Original Equipment (OE) manufacturer, The Watercraft Journal acknowledges achievements in innovation, design, overall execution and the model’s lasting affect on the marketplace and/or industry. Contenders ...

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The Rise of Darth Vader: 2020 Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunner

Kevin Shaw

November 14, 2019

In the course of a single year, the Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunner has become the most successful full-sized 3-seater runabout in professional racing. Since its 2019 redesign, the FX SVHO and smaller GP1800R were the ...

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Backwater Barnstormer: 2019 Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunner

Kevin Shaw

January 31, 2019

It has become a bit of a litmus test for me in recent years. While incredibly unique in its topography, the narrow canals, serpentining routes through densely-packed cypress and mossy banks make the circuitous trails ...

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Gallery: Brian Baldwin Beats on RIVA’s 2019 Yamaha FX SVHO ...

Kevin Shaw

January 16, 2019

“We’ve had [a 2019 Yamaha FX SVHO] in the hands of our development team – Bruce Clarkson, Mark Nystrom and Jesus Garcia – for a while now,” RIVA Racing’s Dave Bamdas prefaced. “Getting performance out ...

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Uneven Playing Field: 2019 Yamaha GP1800R WaveRunner (Video)

Kevin Shaw

December 24, 2018

I have come to the conclusion that the 2019 Yamaha GP1800R WaveRunner – much like the two years of the GP1800 that preceded it – is far too much of a machine for most people. ...

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