Freestyle

Freestyle jet skiing is extremley awesome. Usually it consists of stand up jet skis doing back flips, barrel rolls, or insane air of ocean waves. The athletes that participate in this kind of jet skiing are my heroes. Being 30ft in the air upside down on a jet ski must be the adrenaline rush of a life time. When I get enough money I plan to buy a stand up jet ski, and start learning how to do freestyle tricks. I am very excited to get involved with this area of competing. I've gone about 15-20ft above the water with my jet ski, I can't wait to go 30ft.

My favorite Place to Ride...The Keys

My favorite place to ride is the Florida Keys. The waters are so clear, and so blue. There are amazing places to go diving, and fishing. Racing there is a lot of fun. Although not many races are held there. The wildlife is rediculously amazing. You see dolphins all the time. Barracudas are all over the lighthouses, and jellyfish are everywhere. The water is usually a very nice temperature. The reefs are amazing, I love to go down to the reefs, and snorkel. The Christ of the Abyss is a statue of Jesus underwater which is pretty cool. If the ecnomy is still bad when I grow up, im moving to the keys and selling hats made out of palm tree leaves.

The Yamaha FX SHO

Yamaha came out with a new model last year, the FX SHO. This was a revolutionary model for Yamaha, its there first fast muscle boat. It has a 1.8 liter, supercharged, super high output Yamaha Marine Engine. It has the largest displacement ever put into a personal watercraft. The engine is 4-stroke, fuel injected, and it gets good gas mileage. Yamaha's have always been known as a reliable, gas efficient, and overall well built machines.
Several of my friends own the new Yamaha FX SHO, they like it a lot. The only problem i see with it, is that after 70 mph it starts to jump a little bit. Speed is not a problem with this huge engine. I would definitely recommend this jet ski for a fam9ly looking to have fun on the water.

My New Jet Ski

My dad came to me with the great news that my friend is selling his 1996 Sea Do XP for only $500. That is an incredible deal, the ski is in a pretty good condition. There are a few problems, the carbeurators are gummed up and need to be rebuilt, the trailor has electrical prblems, and it needs minor body work. My plan is to fix all the problems, then seel it for atleast $2000. I will get to ride one of my favorite models for a couple months, and in the end make about $1600. I can't wait to pick it up this week and get started on the repairs.

New Seadoo Suspention

The new Seadoo luxury performance model had a revolutionary new idea on how riding a Jet Ski can be easier. As you can tell riding through 2-3 ft chop is not fun, Sea doo has developed a suspension for Jet Skis.This intelligent Suspension allows the hull to move independently of the upper deck, isolating the rider and passenger from the impact of rough water with 6'' of suspension travel. So you can ride with greater comfort and control, and longer, through all types of conditions. The suspension comes factory-set for luxury cruising on the GTX Limited iS and readily adapts to fit changing conditions, number of passengers or personal preference. Choose one of nine settings or set it to auto calibration. And do it all on the move, using the rocker switch on the handlebar. In my opinion having this on a Jet Ski is rediculous, but it is an innovative idea.

Mudbug Nationals Rally

Mudbug Nationals are Jet Ski races held once a year in Morgan City, Louisiana. Hundreds of extremely modified Jet Skis from around the world come to participate in the activities and the races. Amazing Skis come from all over the world, it is truely and amazing site to be seen. I went last year and had a phenominal time. Its a very small city, with a small population. When everybody shows up the whole town is one big party. Everywhere you go on the water is Jet Skis racing. I plan to go next year to, the only problem is the drive. It took about 16 hours to get

Jet Ski Racing can be an Expensive Hobby

The main cost in racing Jet Skis is of course, the Jet Ski itself. For example mine cost $3,000 and my dad's cost $11,800. After all the modifications and parts I have bought for my Jet Ski the grand total comes out to be about $7,000. This cost deters most people from wanting to race Jet Skis. There is also the huge cost of operation, I have to run premium gas in both my dads and mine. Gas mileage is not good either I estimate I get around 4 mpg, I'll go through a 22 gallon tank in about a day. Since my moto is a 2- stroke, which is fundamentally different than all new motors out there, I have to premix my gas with special marine oil, witch is $40 a gallon.

I trailer my Skis wherever I go, that means gas for the tow vehicle, and towing a 2500 lb trailer definitely affects gas mileage. Then there are race registration fees. The fees vary from race to race. Accessories can get very pricy to, my life jacket cost $80. There are numerous other fees that also come with riding in Florida like the following: restaurant meals, hotel rooms, bar tabs, broken parts, and of course speeding tickets, which come standard when purchasing a really fast personnel watercraft. I'm really glad my dad pays everything for me. :)

Kawasakis New Model

Kawasaki is a leader in the PWC (personal water craft) industry. They recently came out with a new upgraded 3 passenger model. It called the Ultra 260x, the old model was the Ultra 250x. The 260 stands for 260 horsepower. It is an inline, supercharged, 4 cylinder engine with a lot of horsepower. The new ski weighs a little over a thousand pounds and has the same deep V hull that made it famous. I own the old version of the bike and i have to say, it is one fast jet ski. With a few modifications, such as: wedge, ride plate, and the blow off valve it is a crazy ski to ride. The new colors also have everyone all wound up, it comes in a Kawasaki signature green and black design. This is one sharp ski!

Here is the link to the site where you can see pictures of this incredible ski- http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/Product-Specifications.aspx?scid=23&id=349