Unlimited PWC is not one for meek, mild and small – when they do things, it’s typically with flair and flamboyancy. From their neo-neon kits and gear, to their technical workarounds and solutions, to their support of the PWC racers and community … Unlimited is all in. So it should come as little surprise that, when Unlimited decided to celebrate the changing of the seasons, they pulled out all the stops.   In celebration of spring, Unlimited is not just tossing out a few discounts and calling it good; nope, they’re giving stuff away. Not just one, but two winners of The Unlimited PWC ..read more

It would probably be fair to say that one of the last things Yamaha wants to see is a PWC rider panicking or being in distress. But according to the latest list of U.S. patents issued, Yamaha is working on being prepared for that eventuality – just in case. According to a US Patent for a “Rescue Network System for Watercraft,” filed for in February 2021 and granted last month, Yamaha is working on a system of receivers and transmitters that would be built into PWCs, allowing emergency communications between PWCs.  In stating the issue the Rescue Network System attempts to resolve, t ..read more

For 20 years, the Mark Hahn Memorial 300 has brought some of the biggest names in PWC racing to Havasu. They come for the challenge; they come out of respect for, and in memory of, Mark Hahn; they come for bragging rights and brother (and sister) hood. Some drive hundreds of miles, others fly thousands. And there are very few races that are spoken of with the affection and enthusiasm as this race that is often seen as the flip side of the Havasu race coin – playing opposite to the IJSBA World Finals.  And it could be said that endurance racing is seen as the bailiwick of the young. After ..read more

Always at the leading edge of performance parts and tuning, RIVA Racing set the world on its ear with the introduction of its Maptuner Nano wireless Bluetooth tuning programming. With the attachment of a wireless dongle plugged into your Sea-Doo’s diagnostic port, or a dedicated mini-harness into your Yamaha or Kawasaki, any performance enthusiast can quickly and effortlessly read and clear engine error codes, gather live monitoring and data gathering, and most importantly, reflash your watercraft’s ECU with any Android or iOS smartphone. You literally hold the power to reflash your ECU in th ..read more

Wanna know the difference between a UV-blocking, long-sleeve riding jersey from The Watercraft Journal? Well, besides not looking like a Jackson Pollack painting, we also have ours in stock, ready to ship and for HALF of the cost of everybody else’s jerseys! You read that right, WCJ Riding Jerseys are literally a fraction of the price of the other guy’s and you won’t have to wait more than a week for yours to show up in the mail! The Watercraft Journal partnered with Windrider – the boating industry’s leader in boating and sailing apparel – to create a very special riding jersey made using He ..read more

As we enter the jet ski racing season, one recent race definitely shouldn’t go unnoticed by extreme sports enthusiasts. Earlier this year, Dubai hosted the inaugural Jet Suit Grand Prix, marking a groundbreaking moment for both technology development and PWC racers worldwide. Each racer at the February 28 event was equipped with a jet suit boosted by seven 130-horsepower jet turbines, totaling 1,050 hp per racer. The suits feature two jets on each arm for steering, along with three in the backpack to achieve groundbreaking levitation. The result was a genuinely breathtaking spectacle, with rac ..read more

The 2024 race season is underway, and for industry companies that sponsor racers or run race teams, a good deal of time and attention is focused on the racers, the tours, the race prep and the podiums.  But that doesn’t mean that everything else slides. Take, for example, RIVA … While their race efforts are shifting into high gear, and team racers like Eric Lagopoulos are pulling attention and eyes to race sites like the iconic Daytona this past weekend for the opening race of the P1 AquaX season, RIVA keeps right on plugging away behind the scenes, and last week, they introduced their n ..read more

P1 AquaX racing at Daytona Beach. Photo credit David Lando. There can be little argument that the first race of the P1 AquaX  race season is a much-anticipated event each year. Any one-upmanship between promotors, tours or sanctioning bodies aside, it is an accepted fact in the PWC race world that some of the best racers from around the country, and beyond, nose up to the start line for round one of AquaX. It is an even more widely-acknowleged fact that Daytona is, in turns, one of the most challenging, demanding, fun, wild, adrenaline-boosting race venues on the schedule.   A ..read more

In the evolution of Personal Watercraft, inflatable collars, also known as sponsons, experienced their share of waves of popularity. The first use of these inflatable or rigid extensions on PWCs can be traced back to the 1980s. Back in the day, PWCs lacked stability compared to other watercraft. This deficiency led to safety concerns and constrained their performance potential. To tackle these challenges, engineers and enthusiasts began experimenting with modifications, including adding inflatable or rigid collars to the sides of PWC.  For the most part, enthusiasts would add a short sect ..read more

While sustainability might not be the first thing many of us think about when we hop on our PWC for a day out on the water, the folks over at eSki have made it their mission to change that. The Massachusetts-based startup has been getting major attention this year for their ambitious goal of bringing a fully electric PWC to the market by the end of next year. In fact, they are the winners of Lever’s 2024 Berkshire Sustainability Challenge, along with its $40,000 prize. The Berkshire Sustainability prize goes to award sustainable companies with “fundable and scalable business models,” as a way ..read more