It's a Date!


© Karen K. Patton

Pull out your Palm Pilot and get your stylus ready! There are a lot of great personal watercraft events this year that you won’t want to miss. No matter where you live, you can always find a PWC event as close as your nearest waterway. PWC Australia has a comprehensive calendar which covers all of the racing events and PWC club activities down under. Discovery Tours has their new tour schedule posted with tours of the Southeastern region of the United States.

iJetski.com is a great site which features current and upcoming events all over North America. You can also subscribe to their e-newsletter and receive event information directly via email. Some of the events they are featuring are the Jet Stream Fest 2001 – a weekend of recreational touring on Lake Cumberland in Kentucky from May 17 through May 19 and the Michigan Jet Sports Boat Club’s 4th Annual Grand Tour 300 Mile PWC Endurance Ride benefiting leader dogs for the blind which is scheduled for August 9 through 11.

Many of the PWC clubs now have their event calendars posted on-line. Jetsporters Association Minnesota or JAM has their yearly calendar posted with events such as Lake Okoboji Weekend, the Mississippi River Run, and the annual Fall Ride at Lake Minnetonka. Southern New England Personal Watercraft Club has a list of the Upcoming Events which include events in neighboring areas and the ISJBA Event Schedule and Calendar of Events listing the club rides in their area. Middle Tennessee Jet Ski Club also has an active site with a calendar of events, but you’ll have to join the club to view the calendar. If you live in the Middle Tennessee area, it might be worthwhile to join the club and meet some fellow PWC enthusiasts.

I was disappointed to see that only two of the four manufacturers have their event calendars ready to go this season. Polaris is on the road with their Way Out Tour and will be traveling to approximately 35 cities from now until October to offer test rides on their new models. Check their schedule for a town near you. SeaDoo is once again offering test rides during SeaDoo Demo Days in 10 different cities throughout the United States. Their calendar also features Pro Wakeboard Tour events and even the airtimes for some television spots featuring SeaDoo. It appears that Yamaha still has their 2000 schedule posted and

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