Jet Ski riders in NSW are about to be hit with the most expensive licence fees in the world – with a 10-year licence almost doubling from $1000 to $2000 from 1 July 2024.
Sea-Doo Australia has extended its current promotion for another three months – to the end of July 2024 – making it the company’s longest-running discount campaign in memory. It means Sea-Doo Australia has now been in discount mode for nine months.
Yamaha has filed a patent for a rescue button on future WaveRunners that will alert other craft in the vicinity that a rider needs help. It follows Kawasaki Jet Ski’s recent applications for similar technology.
A leading Sea-Doo dealer has limboed to new price lows to clear stock of the 2023 Sea-Doo RXT-X300 RS and 2023 Sea-Doo RXP-X300 RS, with up to $5000 off the full retail price.
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 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!
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.
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.
