Personal Watercraft

Personal Watercraft — page 1 — PerSonal VWatercraft oday's personal watercraft PWCs are like motorcycles for the water PWCs are used for play transportation and racing Some of the most well known PWCs are Sea Doo Jet Ski and WaveRunner P

Personal Watercraft — page 2 — These powerful machines can go 50 to 7U miles per hour 80 113 kpm Some PWCs are built for freshwater lakes Others take on rough saltwater Ocean waves Some are designed for towing a waterskier or a wakeboarder Others are sleek speed racers Air are designed for fun Kawasaki XTREME FACT A personal watercraft is defined by the U S Coast Guard as a boat less than 16 feet 5 m in length and powered by jet pumps instead of propellers A person riding a personal watercraft stands kneels or

Personal Watercraft — page 3 — History Jacobson's Powered layton Jacobson II Motorski designed a powered m motorski in the 1960s I BRP Sea Doo THE Jacobson and Bombardier Recreational Products introduced the Sea Doo in 1968 However it was difficult to control and had only moderate success Kawasaki Jet Ski In 1971 Jacobson took his ideas to Kawasaki They introduced the Jet A Ski in 1973 The Jet Ski ou had a powerful 400cc engine and handlebar A

Personal Watercraft — page 4 — Kawasaki Jet Ski Jet Ski riders felt like they were waterskiing without a boat However it was still difficult to stay aboard the tippy PWC Yamaha WaveRunner Yamaha Wave jammer OTT In 1986 and 1987 Yamaha introduced the WaveRunner and the WaveJammer They were the first sit down style PWCs Bombardier followed with a V hull Sea D00 version Two person PWCs were also introduced These styles were more stable and much easier to operate Suddenly everyone wanted a fun personal watercraft The rapidly growing sport peaked in 1995 Today's PWCs range from multi passenger family models to high powered sport models XTREME FACT The Sea Doo became the bestselling boat in the world in the

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