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Mark has helped us out before - he's just too busy to produce the quantity of freestyle/freeride/standup coverage that this sport needs. And the position doesn't require you to travel all over the planet - just to be aware of what events/news are happening and help us report on it.

Remember guys, please email me directly at kevin.shaw@shawgroupmedia.com if you're interested!

Did you know that you could make upwards to $1,500 a month writing for The Watercraft Journal by putting in an extra hour or two a day worth of work? Seriously, it’s that easy. Because The Watercraft Journal continues its aggressive industry-leading daily (Monday-through-Friday) publishing...

Supercharged? No. But a naturally-aspirated version yes.

One small note: the 12F engine has been out of production for 11 years. Kawi ain't bringing that back. Rather, initial rumors were a 15F motor was to be used, but once leaked info began diffusing excitement for the SX-R's return, confirmation of a 1-liter 4-cylinder (presumably H2-based)...

Aaron, you're 100% right in quoting the rebuild article. Here's the problem, our primary evaluation of the damage was wrong. The damage was far worse. If you'll notice, the next thing we tried to do with Copperhead was participate in the 2008 Mark Hahn Memorial. We didn't even complete a...

Yeah, Personal Watercraft Illustrated's forums are rather quiet. But, I've really never known any magazine's forums to be really buzzing (well, RacerX is pretty busy...). Either way, we're ramping up all sorts of new efforts to bring PWI into the digital age in a big way (online editions of the...

Sadly, nothing much is going to happen soon in regards to international subscription prices. Well, almost... I'm cooking up a pretty cool situation that will help keep Personal Watercraft Illustrated at the top of the heap. Much like our big brother publication, Cycle News, we're exploring an...

Yes, Copperhead. There was substantial damage to the engine, as we hydrauliced the engine, that is, the water compressed in the cylinder chambers, which distorted three valves, shifted two valve guides, and played basic hell with the valvetrain. The stalling of the reciprocating assembly also...

You're absolutely right, Adam. I'm frankly stumped, so I'm going to run this up to the publisher, Robert Norvelle, and see what he thinks. I always thought that the surge in pricing between the US and Canada was pretty ludicrous myself. -Kevin

Adam, You're very right. I believe Canada is $40 or $45 for a year's sub and international is $65. But, I did find something rather interesting. When you get the chance, look at the per issue price on the cover. The US and Canadian prices are the same. That would make you ask questions, right...

Personal Watercraft Illustrated isn't going anywhere. In fact, in addition to our seasonal seven issues a year, we're going to try out special subscriber-only online-only editions during the seasonal off-months! Pretty exciting stuff. There's more info to come. Stay tuned! Personal Watercraft...

Of course, I love Ronny's stuff. I'm just hoping one of you guys can show him the "spell check" feature on his computer! (Sorry, Ronny. I had to do it!)

You shouldn't be missing any issues. Here's our print schedule: Jan/Feb (mid December '08) March/April (end of Jan '09) May (first week of April '09) June (end of May '09) July (TBA) August (TBA) Sept/Oct (TBA) Nov/Dec (TBA) When you signed up for a year subscription during the Daytona...

Carter, This is Kevin Shaw, editor of Personal Watercraft Illustrated, the magazine you subscribed to at Daytona. You'll be receiving your copy of the May '09 issue in the next week and a half. If you do not see it in your mailbox by the 20th of this month, contact me and I'll make sure that...