2023 Yamaha FX HO JetFish unveiled at Sydney Boat Show
More than a decade in the making, Yamaha Australia has introduced a Jet Ski decked out for fishing. Meet the Yamaha FX HO JetFish, a rival to the Sea-Doo Fish Pro series.
Author: Joshua Dowling
2023 Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX and LX-S pricing announced for Australia
The 2023 Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX and LX-S have arrived in Australia – unveiled at Sydney Boat Show this week ahead of customer deliveries. With price rises of almost $10,000, Kawasaki is aiming to compete with the Yamaha FX HO and Sea-Doo GTX 170.
Belassi Burrasca Review
It’s the most expensive Jet Ski we have ever tested. It’s called the Belassi Burrasca and while it has an Italian name – Burrasca is Italian for ‘storm’ – the craft is hand-made in Austria. When it went on sale in Europe in mid 2021 it was priced from 50,000 Euros, the equivalent of about $56,000 US dollars or about $82,000 Australian dollars. And while that is a power of money – and comfortably more than twice the price of the fastest Jet Skis from Sea-Doo, Yamaha and Kawasaki – it shares some technology and construction materials found in Formula One race cars.
Sea-Doo Spark 0 per cent finance, up to $1500 off other models
After three years of zero discounts on Jet Skis amid severe stock shortages, there is a new round of sharp deals on certain Sea-Doo models, in response to Yamaha’s recent 3.99 per cent finance rate.
Belassi Burrasca review, price and specs in Australia
It’s the most expensive Jet Ski we have ever tested at Watercraft Zone. Meet the carbon-fibre, turbo-charged Belassi Burrasca.
Sea-Doo Switch: Jet Ski power returns to Sydney Harbour
Supercharged Jet Ski power has returned to Sydney Harbour – more than 20 years after Jet Skis were banned from the iconic waterway. The Sea-Doo Switch is a brand-new, Jet Ski-powered pontoon party boat. It is legal to operate on Sydney Harbour because it is approved for use as a boat, even though it has Jet Ski propulsion and Jet Ski handlebars instead of a steering wheel.
2023 Sea-Doo Switch Cruise review, price and specs in Australia
Supercharged Jet Ski power has returned to Sydney Harbour – more than 20 years after Jet Skis were banned from the iconic waterway. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Sea-Doo Switch pontoon party boat.
Sea-Doo Spark Trixx versus Yamaha Jet Blaster
They’re two of the most affordable Jet Skis on the market, and they’re also among the most fun. In this back-to-back test we compare the Sea-Doo Spark Trixx versus the Yamaha Jet Blaster, including price, specs, performance, top speed and acceleration times.
Supercharged vs non-supercharged: Yamaha FX SVHO vs FX HO
Supercharged versus non-supercharged? It’s a question many Jet Ski riders begin with, even before they’ve set foot in a showroom or hit the water for a test ride. We performance test the supercharged Yamaha FX SVHO and the Yamaha FX HO back-to-back and run VBox numbers to see what the speed difference really is, including acceleration and top speed.
Yamaha says WaveRunner future safe after announcing snowmobile exit
Japanese manufacturer Yamaha says WaveRunner future is safe after announcing it will end production of snowmobiles in 2025.