About: jetskiworld

At the beginning of February, the Hellenic Powerboat Association carried out its fist annual meeting in order to basically announce its plans for the upcoming racing season. Additionally, the new board carried out the ward Ceremony for the Winter Cup and the two athletes (A. Malouchos and V. Moraitis) that raced at the World Finals 2006. The winners of the Winter Cup were the pictured (Douroudakis, Kraniotis and Malamatinis).

Pascal Barriac, Team owner of the JFC Team, was in Florida along with young Frenchman, Jean B. Botti in order to carry out some testing at Riva Racing. Botti was keen on testing some special parts for the new Ultra 250X since he will compete with this model once again at the European Endurance Championship. According to Pascal, Botti tested and evaluated some parts (intake grate, ride plate, sponsons, etc). Both returned back to France and the Team expects to receive some more parts in order to continue the testing, possibly in Corsica.

According to the Kawasaki importer, Teomoto A.E. the brand new Kawasaki Ultra 250X, will be distributed in Greece though the company’s dealership at the end of March. Recently (9/2/07) the company has announced that the price of the 250horsepower Jet Ski, which costs 16.950euros, is a reasonable price according to the standards of its class. Additionally, Teomoto A.E. announced that they still have in stock some units of the Ultra 150 and the STX-1100 DI offered at a reasonable price.

Recently Chris MacClugage, owner of MaccRacing informed us that he had carried out some testing in Lake Havasu in order to evaluate some new parts for the Kawasaki Ultra 250X. Along with Bill Chapin from R&D they tried to enhance the top speed of this craft. MaccRacing has already released a new carbon fiber hull which reduces the total weight of the heavy craft. MacClugage has announced that the lightweight hull is available in carbon fiber ($10.000) and in fiberglass ($6.500) and comes along with the OEM deck. Also, there is project which will feature an Ultra hull with a 15Fengine equipped with a Turbocharger. Whoever needs more horsepower just has to get in contact with MaccRacing (contact@maccracing.com).

According to the importers Kawasaki and Yamaha of personal water crafts in Greece, the customers will not be able to get legal documentation for the 2007 Ski’s (800 SX-R and SuperJet) since they no longer comply with the EC rules. The headquarters of these importers were informed that these Ski’s can only be used by racers and not for weekend enthusiasts. Even if this is legal in some States in the U.S. or some other European countries, in Greece no one is allowed to ride a personal water craft without having the appropriate documentation and insurance. Therefore, it is not clear yet whether there will be a specific formula for the pwc racers that what to buy any of these Ski’s.

The IJSBA has reviewed requests to grant complete international homologation to all existing Sport Class PWC that the IJSBA has homologated in at least some part of the world. Specifically, this request involves international homologation of the Yamaha Waveblaster 800 and the contemporary Kawasaki X2. Given that the IJSBA has renewed Modified Class racing for the Sport Class, there is less worry about a limited import of PWC having a disproportionate advantage in Sport Class racing. The IJSBA believes that this international homologation would have the only impact of increasing interest in Sport Class racing. Therefore, the IJSBA has voted to allow for this homologation.

While out with friends on Sunday night, January 15th an unidentified man assaulted Joe without provocation at a local establishment. The surprise attack from behind resulted in Joe being knocked unconscious, causing him to fall to the ground and striking his head. He was taken to a local hospital where he is listed in serious, but stable condition. Joe has several severe head injuries and is unable to communicate as of yet. Doctor’s have not given a long-term prognosis, but Joe has shown some signs of improvement. Local police were not able to apprehend the assailant, but are working on leads. To aid Joe with the medical care and treatment he is currently receiving and will require in the future, we have set up an Injury Assistance Fund. Joe has done a tremendous amount to positively promote his sport for many, many years. Please help us get Joe back on his ski doing what he loves so much. Donations can be made to: Washington Mutual Bank c/o Joe Kenney Injury Assistance Fund 1235 Chorro San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Routing#: 322271627 Account#: 3142466007