Jet Ski Blog

Jet Ski rider Geoff Mills came to the rescue of two lorry drivers who had been caught in the Nullagine River.

The river had become flooded but this did not deter the drivers who were delivering delivering managnese. The police were quickly on the scene. However, they didn’t have the equipment to help. Their helicopter was not powerful enough to winch the drivers to safety and was affected by the heavy winds.

Geoff Mills grabbed his jet ski and headed into the water to save the trapped men. The policed praised his bravery. Another triumph for the jet ski.

Jet skis might not be gracing the water around Tobago for too long.

After public complaints about the reckless driving of some jet ski drivers, authorities are considering banning jet skis from the water. Particularly in busy areas.

As usual, this is a case of all jet skiers being punished for a few dangerous idiots. Why can’t the authorities simply prosecute those who drive dangerously? They need to recognize the difference between morons and responsible jet ski riders.

Lakes in Alexandria, Minnesota will be patrolled by a Kawasaki jet ski thanks to Paul’s Kawasaki in Alexandria.

They provided the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division with a 2008 STX-12F Kawasaki jet ski in order to help the Department carry out their good works patrolling the waters, enforcing the laws and ensuring the safety of all those using the lakes.

It certainly looks like they know how to have fun with jet skis at Lake Meade in Nevada. They have a jet ski pull you down a slip and slide, up a ramp and send you flying through the air. Take a look at this video.

There’s no way you’d get me doing that. It looks far too painful. I’d want to make sure I was

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The Nereus is not like any jet ski you’ve ever seen before. It’s an entirely new class of PWC. Not only does it look completely crazy, it is capable of traveling both above and under the water and it runs without any fuel at all.

The model is designed by Mathias Koehler and is currently at the prototype/conceptual stage.

How does the Nereus move without fuel?

Without doubt the biggest claim of the Nereus is that it is fuel free. People’s biggest objections to jet skis is that they are noisy and harmful to the environment. It seems like a Nereus jet ski would answer both these objections simultaneously.

The Nereus is actually powered by wind. How exactly it does this isn’t entirely clear yet. Koehler describes the Nereus as being “kite-driven”. I can’t even imagine how you’d get a jet ski to be powered by the wind. Sails might get you up to 3 mph, but I don’t think that’s how it’s done somehow.

How is the Nereus steered?

The steering method differs depending on whether the Nereus is traveling above or under the water. When moving above, the Nereus has foot pedals which are used to control the direction. Below the water, the fins at the side of the Nereus help it move beneath the waves and these are controlled by the handlebars.

Where can I buy a Nereus?

Woah, hold your horses, it’s early days yet and you can’t buy a Nereus jet ski just yet. It’s still at the prototype stage so it will be a few years until the Nereus is available to the public to buy.

Where did the Nereus get its name?

Nereus is a Greek God. He was the son of Pontus and Gaia. Pontus was the god of the sea and Gaia the god of the earth (presumably a reference to the Nereus’s ability to travel both above and below the water) and was himself a sea god. He was also a busy chap, finding the time to father 50 daughters.

What has Mathias Koehler designed other than the Nereus?

The Nereus isn’t Mathias Koehler’s first invention, he’s also invented a number of other items - all of which are a little out of the ordinary. Once such object is the Rocking Wheel Chair. It’s not a wheelchair in the traditional sense but a chair in the shape of a wheel.

Is the Nereus for real?

The Nereus seems like a completely crazy PWC. I can hardly believe all the claims about it. It is only at the ‘conceptual stage’ so who knows whether we’ll actually see a Nereus moving over and under the water ever.

If anyone involved with making it feels the need to convince me it works, I’d be willing to risk life and limb in order to test out the Nereus.

Jet skis to the rescue.

Workers at Pearl’s Beach Service in Panama City leaped into action the other day when a group of 15 teens who were swimming in tricky conditions in the Gulf of Mexico. The owner of the service which rents and sells jet skis, Kevin Pearl heared the cries of the struggling teenagers and dashed out to help them along with fellow employees. He worked tirelessly for 20 minutes until all were safe and the emergency services could take over.

There were no serious injuries with one person being treated for shock. All the more reason to thank jet skis.

Mischa Barton, star of The OC, took the opportunity to take a jet ski ride whilst she was holidaying on Hamilton Island in Western Australia.

You can read the full story here.

Jet ski need to have the right mix of fuel to oil in their engines to ensure that the engine parts continue to function correctly.

Generally speaking, the ideal ratio of fuel to oil is around 50:1. That means that you’ll have 50 times as much fuel as you do oil (for every 5 litres of fuel, you’ll need 100ml of oil). Any higher than this increases the cost (and the smoke) without any real gains in the health of your PWC.

Some jet skis come with Variable Oil Injection. These regulate the fuel to oil ratio depending on the revs per minute the jet ski is doing at the time. This acts to reduce smoke, emissions and cost.

A few days ago I mentioned Mark Haskell who is fighting the Maine Jet ski ban. But it seems like jet skis won’t be absent from the Maine lakes this summer at all. However, Mark won’t be able to enjoy his jet skiing as the use of jet skis is restricted to members of the Maine Warden Service who will be enforcing the ban.

The wardens used Kawasaki jet skis to police the lake and will be doing all summer. Residents have agreed that is is necessary to use jet skis to ensure that the ban is not flouted.

The Saranggani Jet Ski Invitational Race was held for the first time recently. The event was dominated by Zouave. They were victorious in the four stroke, two stroke and stand up jet ski categories.

Butch Casido took both the four stroke and stand up categories with Romac Macapinlac Jr. taking home the two stroke section for Zouave.