About: jetskiworld

Lots of rider from all over the world enjoyed once again the magnificent sport of personal watercraft racing just because one man invented this particular craft, Clayton Jacobson. This is one of his very first prototypes that he made before Kawasaki released in the market the first Jet Ski in the early seventies.

Farthing got the title back for Team Kawasaki after a brilliant ride in the rough conditions that proved that the Kawasaki hull has an advantage under those conditions. He takled the waves better than anyone else. Last years World champion Sam Harvey did his best to defend his world title but luck was not on his side. Farthing rode his new Supercharged Kawasaki Ultra with great style and kept it safe in second moto. Team Kawasaki is the only pwc manufacturer who has won 4 world titles with a four-stroke engine.

Frenchman Jean Baptiste Botti he was struggling the last three years in Havasu and he had some unlucky moments. This year he had done his homework better than anybody else and he managed to clinch his first ever IJSBA World Title in Pro Ski Open. He won the first mot and he played it safe in second which was enough for taking the glory and the title back home.

Minoru and Emi Kanamori won two IJSBA World Titles for Team Kawasaki. Mimoru won Pro AM Ski Stock Lites class and his wife Emi won Pro AM Women Ski Limited. Emi won both motos featuring great consistency by riding her Kawasaki SX-R with a strategy in the Havasu rough water conditions. This is the second World Title for Emi that simply showed that age does not matter in personal watercraft racing…

Havasu spectators may not know this guy from Middle East but in Europe and World wide is well known for his experience and good results in F1 H2O Racing and Class 1 Racing (we saw him in Greece driving in a class of his own his very fast Victory Team boat). On board his very fast specially prepared race craft from Franco Dettori Nader Bin Hendi proved that he can withstand the pressure of Sam Harvey. It is nice to see new faces winning a World Title and we wish him the best in his future career in personal watercraft racing.

Do you want a special lightweight hull for your Yamaha (or Kawasaki or Sea Doo)? Then, you have to call Lee Manvell, the hull man. The illustrated hull is a special order one and features a 15F bottom with a Yamaha top, both made of carbon fiber with a total weight of 125 pounds… Need to say more?

Last years IJSBA Pro Runabout World Champion Sam Harvey appeared on a new Sea Doo hull and not the “usual” GTI, the one he used the past three years. His race craft was very fast but some issues on the GP Runabout Class did not let him to win the title. Still he made a point with the overall set up and his good performance.