Owners of Jet Skis and personal watercraft continue to be discriminated against in NSW and South Australia with significantly higher registration costs than for boats – while every other state simply charges the same fee as a boat. Here’s how registration costs for Jet Skis and personal watercraft vary across Australia.
There are renewed calls for fairer fees for Jet Ski and personal watercraft licences across Australia after one state eclipsed the $1000 barrier for a 10-year licence, while some jurisdictions have a modest one-off lifetime cost.
Touchdown! Deliveries of the fastest and most powerful Sea-Doo to date have started in Australia – just in time for Christmas and the summer holidays – and one lucky rider is already on the water.
After two years of inaction and the threat of a Class Action in the US, Yamaha Australia is finally rolling out a software fix to address faulty fuel buzzers – and a glitch with fuel consumption readouts – on 2022 and 2023 model-year FX HO and FX SVHO WaveRunners.
Yamaha Australia is giving away a chance to win a new Yamaha WaveRunner FX HO JetFish edition to customers who sign up to Yamaha Insurance or Yamaha Finance by 31 January 2024.
Surf Life Savers have taken delivery of 14 new examples of the Sea-Doo GTI in the lead-up to the Australian summer, as part of a fleet of more than 50 personal watercraft on patrol along the coast.
Jet Ski market leader Sea-Doo has slashed prices by between $1500 and $3500 in the lead-up to the Australian summer, as it clears 2022 and 2023 stock ahead of the Australian arrival of 2024 models.
The NSW Police air wing has shared details of an unusual rescue of a Jet Ski rider after his vessel lost power and began drifting along the Georges River. Guided by help from above, an officer on the ground commandeered a small boat with two ladies on board to tow the Jet Ski to safety.
The Sea-Doo Explorer Pro – which introduced a number of industry firsts when it launched two years ago – and a revolutionary electric hydrofoil personal watercraft from a local start-up, have won Australian Good Design Awards.
Yamaha WaveRunner Australia has announced a new deal to clear 2023 stock before next year’s line-up arrives. Here are the discounts for each model.
