WCWCC 4th ANNUAL YUMA PROMO May 11th

We are official for our forth annual West Coast Watercraft Club Yuma Event! We will be invading Yuma on Thursday May 11th and returning home on Sunday May 14th. The drive from zip code 91316 to 85364 is approx. 300 miles going through Riverside via Salton Sea. I have found this route is less curvy […]

JC Racing ’17 Kawasaki SX-R 1500 Mid-Sponsons Install & Test – Long Haul Episode 14

There’s no doubt that the Kawasaki SX-R 1500 is one of the most polarizing machines new for the 2017 model year – and racers and recreational riders alike are coming around the big standup. We’ve had one in our possession for a while now and we’re still getting familiar with everything this ski can do. […]

The Watercraft Journal Ridealong: 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300

Join The Watercraft Journal for a 100-percent, unedited glimpse at all-new 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 while at this June’s Mudbug event. Riding on an all CM-Tech hull and a wholly innovative deck that employs BRP’s easy access centralized storage compartment, tilt steering, and all-new LinQ accessory platform, the new ST3 platform allows riders to reach […]

360 Fly Gone Wrong!

We travel from Long Beach to Huntington Beach pier and back. It was a very windy an choppy day. I think there was a few skis that we’re having a problem and they went back early. Join the club: home ADVENTURE AWAITS YOU!

2017 IJSBA World Finals in Lake Havasu City, AZ – Long Haul Episode 15

It’s the 15th episode of The Watercraft Journal’s “Long Haul” series and our longest yet! We bring you some highlights from the 2017 IJSBA World Finals in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, including amazing holeshots, vintage racing, IJBSA World Champion Freestylers Mark Gomez and Lee Stone (including his stellar double backflip from Saturday night) and two […]

2018 Greenhulk Mudbug – Long Haul Ep. 29

It’s one of the best and biggest personal watercraft events in the Southeast, and it’s our fourth time attending so of course we’d make our trip to the 2018 Mudbug an episode of “Long Haul!” We brought with us two of the most exciting personal watercraft in the marketplace today, the 2018 Yamaha GP1800 WaveRunner […]

Introducing The 2017 Sea-Doo Spark Trixx

The Watercraft Journal gets the first official look at the new 2017 Sea-Doo Spark Trixx – a freestyle-inspired, lightweight 2-up, 90-horsepower Spark. Learn more about the Trixx and the rest of the 2017 Sea-Doo lineup by clicking HERE: Gallery: Introducing the 2017 Sea-Doo Lineup (Videos)

2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 – Long Haul Episode 16

Whoohoo! It’s possibly the single-most anticipated episode of “Long Haul” since we test rode the 2017 Kawasaki SX-R. And why is that? Because The Watercraft Journal just spent four whole days flogging the heck out of Sea-Doo’s all-new, completely redesigned 2018 RXT-X 300. Riding on a completely revolutionary ST3 platform, the new RXT-X borrows heavily […]

Cruising 90 Miles On The Cumberland – Long Haul Ep. 4

On this episode of Long Haul, The Watercraft Journal’s Kevin Shaw takes us on a 90-plus-mile ride from Ashland City, Tennessee, down the famous Cumberland River (once canoed by frontiersmen and fur trappers, and even paddled by American folk hero Davy Crockett), into the middle of scenic downtown “Music City” itself: Nashville, Tennessee – all […]

2018 Yamaha FX SVHO WaveRunner – Long Haul Episode 19

Long, low and sleek and able to pretty much do it all. It’s even been the recipient of The Watercraft Journal’s “Watercraft of The Year,” the winner of several offshore super course and endurance races, and continues to be the favorite of performance-minded runabout riders since its redesign in 2012. Today we review the 2018 […]

RIVA Racing’s Stage 1 Kit-Equipped 2017 Yamaha EX Deluxe – Long Haul Ep. 6

The Watercraft Journal test rides RIVA Racing’s all-new Stage 1 Kit-equipped 2017 Yamaha EX Deluxe WaveRunner. The newly minted Stage 1 Kit is without handling components, solely performance adders and turns this little rec rider into a super-fun go kart. Here’s a complete list of parts: RIVA MaptunerX Yamaha TR-1 Bundle RIVA Yamaha EX Power […]

2018 Yamaha VXR WaveRunner – Long Haul Episode 20

Could the VXR be Yamaha’s ultimate naturally-aspirated WaveRunner? We certainly want to say so! With its striking paint and trim scheme, stellar handling, gobs of low-end torque and included electric trim and RiDE dual-throttle brake and reverse system, it’s got everything it needs and nothing else that it doesn’t. Sharing the same mold as the […]