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2015 Thrust Innovations Daytona Freeride

The 2015 Thrust Innovations Daytona Freeride was once again what it has always been: a welcome break from the cold grip of winter that dominates so much of the USA in mid-January. As always, there’s a great vibe on the beach and in the pool area along with great riding happening out in the water by some of the best professional and recreational freeriders in the world. The Daytona Freeride has always delivered as promised with good times. It is also a great opportunity to try out new rides or improvements made to skis since last season. For Rick Roy, it was an opportunity to dust off an old camera mount used back in the day in the making of many cover shots for print mags. How would GoPro fo

2014 IJSBA World Final Pro R/A OPEN

Frankly, we wouldn't have believed it if we didn't see it with our own eyes. Fortunately we have video proof. Presented here, for your consideration, one of the greatest racing performances of all time: Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Botti's complete dominance of the Pro R/A Open class at the 2014 IJSBA World Finals. It's not like he was out there alone either - Bushell, Kasza, Molee, Iantosca, Warner - all riders with world-class skills and machinery were there in great form. Bushell even pulled to within a few boat lengths of Botti at one point. It just simply was a performance that has to be seen to be believed. Enjoy, or Bon Appetit as it were...

2014 IJSBA World Finals Pro R/A GP

Back in the day, a few executives at Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA had an idea. A vision, really. Kawasaki Jet Skis were the only mass-produced PWCs in the world, and those executives envisioned a racing organization that would eventually spread to blanket the planet. From that concept, the International Jet Ski Boating Association was born ("Ski" was changed years later to "Sports" to allow all brands to participate). You would be hard pressed to find a class of racers that fit the term 'international" better that the Pro Runabout GP class at the 2014 IJSBA World Finals. 10 different countries were represented very well in the 16 competitors on the line. Check out the racing action as James Bu