Jet Ski buyers looking for a bargain are being treated to the biggest discounts in years – across all three brands Sea-Doo, Yamaha and Kawasaki – as sales hit reverse.
Yamaha WaveRunner has reintroduced discounts of up to $2000 to clear 2023 models – as the Jet Ski off-season sales slump starts earlier than usual in the lead-up to winter.
The second edition of the Yamaha JetFish has launched in Australia. It now comes with 1.9-litre four-cylinder power, and an upgraded touchscreen Garmin navigation unit and fish finder.
The Sea-Doo Switch – an industry-first Jet Ski powered pontoon party boat – has been heavily discounted in Australia after a slow start.
The world’s leading Jet Ski website, The Watercraft Journal, has unearthed patent filings that show Kawasaki is developing an automated ‘circle back’ rescue function if the rider falls off, a shallow water warning system, more detailed fuel-consumption tracking for long-distance rides, an electric supercharger – and more!
There is a range of new Jet Skis for 2024 – as well as some old favourites – across the Sea-Doo, Yamaha WaveRunner and Kawasaki line-ups. With more than 50 Jet Skis to choose from across the three major brands – Sea-Doo, Yamaha and Kawasaki – we know deciding which one to buy can be daunting. But hopefully this rundown of the key models – and the key differences, including prices – will help take out some of the guesswork.
A field of 91 Jet Ski riders battled a week of high winds and huge swells in this year’s Yamaha Variety Jet Trek endurance ocean ride from Kingscliff NSW to Gladstone in Queensland.
NSW Police Marine Area Command and NSW Maritime embarked on a joint taskforce last weekend in Jet Ski hoon trouble spots, with more than 1000 vessels stopped, and about 70 fines issued for speeding and other offences.
Kawasaki is about to join the booming Jet Ski fishing market with a new model called the Angler. It is based on the latest Kawasaki Ultra 160 LX-S but has a unique colour scheme and is ready to go fishing – as a turn-key solution and a complete package – straight off the showroom floor.
Sea-Doo Australia is still overstocked as the sun is about to set on summer, so it has extended discounts of up to $3500 until the end of April 2024.
