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The craft on screen
35 films, programmes and tapes from 1975 to 2026 in which a source says a personal watercraft is on screen, in 8 kinds, from features and television to the sport's own race tapes. Each row says what the scene shows, which craft it is where a source names it, and the source it rests on.
The 36 dedicated video games are catalogued at Games under Model Reference; the magazines and the rights position of each tape are in the media.
Covers are shown as a historical record of each title. Each belongs to its studio, broadcaster or maker, credited under it, and nothing here is for sale.
- Titles
- 35
- Decades
- 6
- Kinds
- 8
- Craft named
- 6
How to read a card
- The year it came out or was broadcast, and what kind of thing it is. The colour down each card's edge says the same at a glance: films and television, race tapes and documentaries, makers' films and commercials, news and safety film.
- The scene, in plain words, saying no more than its source does.
- The craft, named only when a source names it. Most sources do not.
- The stamp says whether you can watch it:
Official copy exists The maker, broadcaster or rights holder has put it out, and a source on the card points to it. (6 titles)
Rights holder not asked The footage exists, but nobody has asked its owner, so this site names it and links only to its sources. (29 titles) - The sources each card rests on, folded under Sources at its foot. Likely means one good source; Contested means sources disagree, and the card shows both.
The 1970s
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1975 Maker's film
Kawasaki JetSki Story 1975
Promotional reel introducing Kawasaki's new 400cc Jet Ski to boaters; one segment of a 1970s dealer showroom film player.
On screen Kawasaki 400cc JetSki, likely
More about this
WCJ 2014 identifies the reel as a segment of the Kawasaki Good Times Theater player used in 1970s dealer showrooms, one of several promotional videos for the Jet Ski.
Not known (3)
- Titled Kawasaki JetSki Story 1975 in the WCJ 2014 headline (the uploader's title) and Kawasaki Good Times Theatre: Jet Rider (1975) on an embedding page; neither is Kawasaki's (checked 2026-10-07).
- 1975 is the uploader's title; the description WCJ quotes calls the restored video a collection of mid to late 1970s Kawasaki moments (checked 2026-10-07).
- Released title, length and producer not found in any Kawasaki source; searched 2026-10-07: web search for Good Times Theater with Kawasaki and Jet Ski, the WCJ 2014 article.
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1977 Television series
Title card, MGM Television (Rosner Television), broadcast on NBC CHiPs
The two lead officers enjoy a ride on Wetbikes before chasing down criminals.
On screen Wetbike, likely
More about this
The Wetbike claim rests on Personal Watercraft alone, which names no episode, so the row is at series level. The UCLA pilot record (first broadcast 1977-09-15, NBC) is cited only for the year and production; it says nothing about Wetbikes.
Not known (1)
- The episode is named Overload (season 5, 1982) only by Wikipedia and TVmaze, which are low and not used; no held text says whether the chase itself is ridden on the Wetbikes (searched 2026-10-07: web search; UCLA FTVA search for CHiPs and CHiPs Overload, no Overload record).
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1977 Feature film
Poster, Eon Productions (distributor United Artists) The Spy Who Loved Me
Bond takes a portable sea ski sent by Q, a Wetbike, from a submarine and races across the sea to the villain's laboratory, Atlantis.
On screen Wetbike prototype
More about this
Who made it, source by source. AFI quotes the end credits: "Wetbike - furnished by Arctic Enterprises, Thief River Falls, Minn." MI6-HQ calls it "Spirit Marine's prototype" and Spirit Marine a subsidiary of Arctic Enterprises. Personal Watercraft calls it "the original Wetbike prototype". The Ian Fleming Foundation says the two screen bikes went back to the inventor's own workshop after filming.
Not known (1)
- Which of the two Wetbikes the foundation says the production used appears in which shot is not stated by any source read (searched 2026-10-07: AFI Catalog record 56112, ianflemingfoundation.org prop page, mi6-hq.com Q-Branch page).
Rights holder not asked.
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The 1980s
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1984 Documentary
Jet Ski Fever
Documentary of the 1983 World Cup Jet Ski Challenge at three Florida stops: a title duel between two racers, a woman racing the men, and five riders jumping the Cypress Gardens ski ramp together.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
The second credit is printed as executive producer. The seller's page calls it the first race video in the sport and says it played in Kawasaki dealers and on Canadian and Japanese TV; that last claim is the seller's own.
Not known (2)
- Runtime differs by source: 23 minutes (seller's page) against 24 minutes (the CLauberFL upload description); not settled (checked 2026-10-07).
- No copyright record or 1984 release notice seen; searched 2026-10-07: web search for the title with the producer's name, Wayback captures of jetskifever.com 2010 to 2016.
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1984 Maker's film
Jet Ski Fever - the music video
Three-minute music video compiling highlights of the full film on the 1983 World Cup Jet Ski Challenge, made to promote Jet Ski racing in Florida.
On screen a craft no source read names
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The upload is taken as the rights holder's channel: it sends buyers to JetSkiFever.com, whose page names the executive producer. The 1984 date is the upload description's.
Not known (1)
- No singer, band or composer for the music is named in any source read (searched 2026-10-07: the upload description, the seller's 2010 page, the Hemmel review).
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1986 Feature film
Poster, Warner Bros. Pictures Police Academy 3: Back in Training
At the waterfront, police officers rent jet skis to reach a yacht club, then chase robbers who hold the governor hostage in a motorboat; one rider rams the boat.
On screen Wetbike, likely
More about this
The AFI synopsis says "jet skis" in lower case and names no maker. Personal Watercraft (2015) says Wetbikes are seen in the film but does not place them in the chase. The make rests on that one medium source.
Not known (1)
- Wikipedia's Wetbike article (low, not used) says both Wetbikes and Kawasaki JS550 stand-ups appear in the chase; no held source says so (searched 2026-10-07: AFI Catalog record 57442, Empire and DVD Verdict reviews, personalwatercraft.com, web search).
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1989 News film
Florida / Jet Ski
A report from Miami features the jet ski as a popular but dangerous water bike, with comment on its safety and on Florida legislation.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Broadcast 1989-06-19, 2 min 10 s. Listed because the record says the craft is "featured".
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1989 Television programme
Incredible Sunday [No. 15]
A segment presents jet ski surfing as one of several new sports, alongside snowboarding, in this ABC factual programme.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Kept under the inclusion standard because the record's own description (not only its subject heading) names jet ski surfing as programme content, which is action with the craft. Fraser and Grant are executive producers in the record; "Alex Gragory" is its spelling of the producer, and it spells the writer "Alex Gregory". Copyright on the tape is c1988.
Not known (1)
- Length and content of the jet ski segment are not described (searched 2026-10-07: UCLA FTVA record alma991950063506533).
The 1990s
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1990 Sport tape
Sleeve, directorcameraman.com (the director's own label) Jet Dreams
Stand-up riders perform freestyle and free riding in slow motion and from in-water angles, strung on a loose plot about a rider's dream girl, ending in a surf sequence.
On screen a craft no source read names
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The year is the maker's own dating since 2012 (1990), not a settled fact; his 2008 page's (c) 1988-2008 is the only formal date statement held. Hemmel notes a mock commercial after the credits for a rider's signature ski. The director's own excerpt uploads may be linked.
Sources disagree (5 readings)
- Jet Dreams director page 2008 says
- The director's own page in 2008 reads 20th Anniversary Re-release 1988 - 2008 and (c) 1988-2008, so 1988.
- Hemmel review Ride Magazine 2010 says
- The reviewer dates it 1989 and calls the DVD a 20th Anniversary edition re-released in 2009.
- Jet Dreams director page 2016 says
- The director's own page in 2012 and 2016: 20th Anniversary 1990 - 2010 and 25th Anniversary 1990 - 2015, so 1990.
- Jet Dreams SkiTV sequence upload says
- The director's 2023 upload calls it a 1990's jet ski film, giving a decade only.
- aquabike.ee history video list says
- A federation's embedded-video list titles it Jet Dreams (1990).
Not known (2)
- Runtime: the director's 2023 description says 1 hour; a 52-minute figure appears only on a trailer page by a presenting partner, not citable (checked 2026-10-07).
- No copyright registration, period magazine review or release notice found to settle the year; searched 2026-10-07: web search for the title with the director's name and 1989 or 1990, Wayback captures of directorcameraman.com/jetdreams.html 2008 to 2016, jetdreams.com (parked 2011, 404 2013 to 2014).
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1990 Feature film
Poster, Not named on the row or the page (Joyn's current rights line: PLAION PICTURES GmbH) Red Surf
A Los Angeles gang raids smugglers' boats from souped-up jet skis on the Pacific and sells the loot.
On screen Wetbike, likely
More about this
The raid detail rests on the Joyn synopsis alone; Personal Watercraft says only that Wetbikes are seen in the film. Joyn gives "Produktion: US, 1989"; Personal Watercraft calls it the 1990 film, and the year here follows that. The make rests on Personal Watercraft alone; Joyn says only "Jet-Skis". Joyn's rights line reads PLAION PICTURES GmbH.
Not known (1)
- No English-language review naming the jet ski raids was found, and no held text names the studio (searched 2026-10-07: web search for Red Surf with jet ski, wet bike and Wetbike; encyclopedia.com VideoHound entry, which does not mention the craft).
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1991 Television programme
Fight Back! with David Horowitz [1991-06-01]
A consumer test segment checks how well a hairspray holds while the wearer rides a jet ski.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
The title is the programme's title as released. The record names the product as VO5 hairspray. The episode was a 19th Daytime Emmy nominee.
Not known (1)
- Who rides and what craft is used are not described (searched 2026-10-07: UCLA FTVA record alma99378403506533).
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1992 Documentary
Riding On The Jetstream
A 29-minute lifestyle documentary on jetskiing, featuring leading riders at locations in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
Australian short documentary; international sales were by SR Programs International Ltd per the record. The record's cast list names three riders who also appear in Jet Dreams.
Not known (2)
- 1992 is the completion year; no release or broadcast date in the record (checked 2026-10-07).
- No broadcaster or release format is named in the record; no copy located (searched 2026-10-07: web search for the title, Screen Australia record only).
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1995 Television programme
1995 Budweiser Jet Sport Tour, Virginia Beach round (ESPN and ESPN2 telecast)
Taped coverage of the July 1995 Bud Jet Sports Tour round on the Virginia Beach oceanfront, co-sponsored by the IJSBA: an offshore jet ski race of about 200 riders in 12 classes.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Scheduled for ESPN on 27 July 1995 at 4 p.m. and ESPN2 on 31 July at 3:30 a.m. Teams representing Kawasaki, Polaris, Sea-Doo, Tigershark and Yamaha raced.
Not known (2)
- Whether the telecast aired as scheduled, and its length, are not stated; no copy located. The archive.org rips of 1995 rounds 1 and 2 (Richland, San Diego) are other rounds (searched 2026-10-07: archive.org title search for jet ski and IJSBA).
- The ESPN library itself is still untried, as the site already records.
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1995 Feature film
Poster, Universal Pictures Waterworld
Raiders called Smokers ride souped-up jet skis; in their attack on the atoll, riders speed up a ramp and fly over the walls into the lagoon.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
The review prints a second producer who is also the lead actor; cast are not named on this page, so that credit is left out.
Not known (1)
- The make of the Smokers' craft and the studio are not named by any held source (searched 2026-10-07: rogerebert.com review, American Cinematographer Aug 1995 article at theasc.com, AFI Catalog record 60160, which is outside the 1893-1993 catalogue range; web search for Waterworld Smokers with Kawasaki, Sea-Doo, Yamaha and Polaris).
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1996 News film
Eye On America (Jet Ski Hazard)
A report on the hazards of jet skiing shows young people riding jet skis and crashing into boats.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Broadcast 1996-07-01, 4 min 10 s.
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1996 Television programme
SportsRap: Team Kawasaki
A sports segment follows Team Kawasaki, maker-sponsored performers who tour amateur and professional contests on Kawasaki watercraft.
On screen Kawasaki
More about this
The record quotes the craft as "Kawasaki Wave Riders and Jet Skies" (its spelling). Broadcast 1996-10-06; held as an excerpt on a Los Angeles Emmy compilation.
Not known (1)
- Craft models are not named beyond the record's wording (searched 2026-10-07: UCLA FTVA record alma991365623506533).
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1997 News film
Water Safety / Personal Watercraft (ABC)
A report from Lake Castaic and Los Angeles on a medical journal study of jet ski dangers shows personal watercraft and injury incidents.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Broadcast 1997-08-26, 2 min 20 s. CBS and NBC ran segments on the same report that night (rows below).
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1997 News film
Water Safety / Personal Watercraft (CBS)
A report from Miami on a medical journal study of jet ski dangers shows personal watercraft users and notes how easy the craft are to rent.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Broadcast 1997-08-26, 2 min 10 s.
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1997 News film
Water Safety / Personal Watercraft (NBC)
A 20-second studio item on a medical journal study of jet ski dangers, over scenes of personal watercraft users.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Broadcast 1997-08-26, 20 s.
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1998 Feature film
Poster, Hollywood Pictures Deep Rising
The film includes an indoor jet ski chase; its story follows a gang that sets out to hijack a new casino ship on its maiden voyage.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
The review names the chase only in a one-clause aside comparing it with Hard Rain, so the source is graded medium for this claim. Where the chase takes place is not stated and is not assumed here.
Not known (1)
- No held source describes the chase or the craft make (searched 2026-10-07: rogerebert.com review only). Lead, not held: a moriareviews.com review is reported to describe the leads racing through the ship by jetbike.
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1998 Feature film
Poster, Paramount Pictures (USA); Mutual Films International (non-USA) Hard Rain
In a flooded town, a jet-ski chase runs through the corridors of a school; the review also names jet-ski attacks among the film's hazards.
On screen a craft no source read names
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The corridor chase is described directly in the review, which is why its period-review grade of high is kept for this claim.
Not known (1)
- Studio and craft make not named by the held source (searched 2026-10-07: rogerebert.com review only).
The 2000s
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2007 Sport tape
2007 Long Beach to Catalina and Back PWC Offshore Race DVD
Pre-race interviews, the 2007 offshore personal watercraft race from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back, PWC highlights and post-race interviews.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Sold by the maker on its own site, listed as an APBA offshore national championship race.
Not known (1)
- Release date not stated; the earliest Wayback capture seen of the sales page dates from January 2008 (index read 2026-10-07).
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2007 Safety film
PWC Renter Orientation video (DVD)
Orientation video for first-time renters at PWC liveries, giving the instruction riders need before going out on the water for the first time.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Free to rental businesses. NASBLA gave the PWC Renter Orientation DVD and Checklist its Seal of Safe Boating Practices in November 2014, when more than 300 had gone to liveries in 27 states; whether that is the 2007 edition is not stated.
Not known (1)
- The 2007 DVD is described as updated, so an earlier PWIA renter video existed; its title and year were not found (searched 2026-10-07: web search for PWIA renter orientation video).
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2008 Sport tape
Sleeve, PWCOFFSHORE.com with IBall Productions 2008 APBA Long Beach to Catalina and Back PWC Offshore National Championship Race DVD
Helicopter footage of the 2008 offshore personal watercraft race from Long Beach to Catalina and back in heavy seas, including a racer thrown off at over 70 mph.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Released 10 October 2008 per the maker's page, which names its production partner and the sponsors.
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2009 Sport tape
Sleeve, PWCOFFSHORE.com with Hypnotic Films 2009 APBA Long Beach to Catalina and Back Offshore National Championship Race DVD
Pre-race interviews and helicopter footage of the 2009 offshore personal watercraft race from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
Shot in HD and released on standard DVD. The cover went to the race winner, who raced a Kawasaki ULTRA260X; that is the cover, not a described scene.
Not known (1)
- Exact release date not stated; signed copies were on sale from 29 October 2009.
The 2010s
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2013 Documentary
European Freestyle Championship 2012 TV documentary (released title not confirmed)
Television documentary on the first IJSBA European Freestyle Championship, the 2012 personal watercraft freestyle series.
On screen a craft no source read names
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First shown on TV and issued on DVD before November 2013, undated; 2013 is the latest possible year. The organisers put it online in November 2013.
Not known (2)
- 2013 is a latest-possible bound, not the first broadcast: the TV air date and DVD date are not given, so the film may date from 2012 or 2013 (searched 2026-10-07: Wayback capture of the ijsba.com post of 21 November 2013, web search for the documentary and a broadcaster).
- Broadcaster, length and the online copy's address are not in the held capture (its video link did not survive); searched 2026-10-07: Wayback capture of the ijsba.com post.
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2014 Documentary
The Ride: East Coast
Two professional lifeguards set out to ride two personal watercraft about 3000 km up the coast from Sydney to Cairns in September 2013, to raise awareness for a youth mental health foundation.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
44-minute Australian documentary.
Not known (2)
- 2014 is the completion year; no release or broadcast date in the record (checked 2026-10-07).
- Make of the two craft not named in the record (checked 2026-10-07).
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2015 Documentary
2014 IJSBA European Freestyle Championship TV documentary (released title not confirmed)
A 20-minute TV documentary whose crew followed every stop of the 2014 European Freestyle Championship, filming the personal watercraft freestyle and interviewing the riders.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Released online in April 2015 by the organisers.
Not known (2)
- TV air date not given; 2015 is the online release, a latest-possible bound for first showing, since a TV airing may have come in late 2014 or early 2015 (searched 2026-10-07: Wayback capture of the ijsba.com post of 10 April 2015).
- Broadcaster not given; the official upload's address was not recovered (searched 2026-10-07: Wayback capture of the ijsba.com post).
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2015 Sport tape
2015 Blowsion Surf Slam from Pacific City, Oregon
A near half-hour programme from the 2015 Blowsion Surf Slam at Pacific City, Oregon, cutting together aerial and surf-riding footage of the personal watercraft contest.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
The producer was the event's presenting media partner and published the programme itself.
Not known (1)
- Whether it aired on any TV channel, beyond the producer's own site and channel, is not stated (checked 2026-10-07).
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2015 Television programme
P1 AquaX USA 2015 Round 1, Daytona Beach (Fox Sports live coverage)
Live coverage of the opening 2015 round of the P1 AquaX USA race series on the beach at Daytona, Florida, on 26 April 2015, the first AquaX race broadcast live.
On screen a craft no source read names
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WCJ added that viewers abroad could watch on Fox Sports International or a YouTube live stream. The 2015 series was carried on Florida FOX SunSports, Florida FOX Sports and MAVTv.
Not known (2)
- The Sunday race was postponed for lightning during the live window (WCJ round report); what aired is not described (checked 2026-10-07).
- Length, and whether a recording survives with the organiser, are unknown (checked 2026-10-07).
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2015 Television programme
Key art, Wild Spirits (TV series) Wild Spirits: European Freestyle Championship episode (episode title not confirmed)
A half-hour episode of the action-sports series built on footage from the 2015 European Freestyle Championship, a personal watercraft freestyle series.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Announced in November 2015 by the championship's organisers; the series is said to air in 70 countries.
Not known (2)
- 2015 is the announcement year, the earliest a held source supports: on 10 November 2015 the footage was still to be featured, so the episode may have aired in 2016 (searched 2026-10-07: the Motor Action Media release only).
- Air date, episode number and broadcaster for this episode not found (searched 2026-10-07; the one source read is the Motor Action Media release).
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2017 Television programme
2017 Broward Motorsports Pro Watercross World Championships
One-hour broadcast recap of the 2017 Pro Watercross World Championships pro races at Naples, Florida, first aired on CBS Sports on 5 November 2017.
On screen a craft no source read names
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The organiser's own upload; rights holder not stated. WCJ (May 2018) calls the CBS Sports partnership in its third year, without naming the years.
Not known (1)
- Earlier CBS broadcasts are implied but undated (checked 2026-10-07).
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2018 Safety film
PWC Departing
Shows how to leave a dock using a personal watercraft's shift, throttle and steering, and how to depart a shoreline without damaging the propulsion unit.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Episode one of a six-part PWC operations series, free on America's Boating Channel, which is produced under a grant from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund administered by the US Coast Guard.
Not known (1)
- The video's own address on the channel was not captured (checked 2026-10-07).
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2018 Safety film
PWC Person Overboard and Roll-Overs
Shows how to retrieve a rider who falls off a personal watercraft, and how to right a capsized PWC and climb back aboard.
On screen a craft no source read names
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Episode five of the same six-part series.
Not known (1)
- Only episodes one and five are listed here; releases for PWC Docking and PWC Pivot Turn were seen on pr.com but not captured (checked 2026-10-07).
The 2020s
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2026 Documentary
Key art, Telltale Boats (YouTube channel) The Rise and Fall of Kawasaki Jet Ski: How the Brand That Invented a Category Lost It
Documentary on the personal watercraft's origin, from the inventor's stand-up idea and Kawasaki's first Jet Ski of 1972 to the market's shift to sit-down craft from Yamaha and Sea-Doo.
On screen a craft no source read names
More about this
About 25 minutes, from a channel WCJ says launched in 2026; no producer is named. WCJ's headline paraphrases the title. The maker has since added an installment on Yamaha's rise.
Not known (1)
- The scene is the film's subject as described, not a viewed scene; the description names the 1972 WSAA as its subject, and whether period footage of it appears is not stated (checked 2026-10-07).
Official copy exists.
This is culture and it decides nothing. A craft in a film is no guide to which parts fit a real one, and a year here is a release or broadcast year, never a model year. 6 of the 35 rows name the craft, as Kawasaki or Wetbike; for the rest no source read says which make is on screen.
Most people look for this list as jet ski movies. Jet Ski is Kawasaki's trademark and only some of these craft are Kawasakis, so where a row needs one word for all of them it says personal watercraft, and it names the make only when a source does.
A title missing from this list may simply be unsourced: if you know a source that says a craft is on screen in something not listed here, send it and it will be read.
Sources
- AFI Catalog: Police Academy 3 (1986) (catalog.afi.com): Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), AFI Catalog of Feature Films, American Film Institute; catalogue, high. AFI synopsis in which backup units approach the waterfront, rent jet skis to reach the yacht club and chase robbers holding the governor in a motorboat; prints director, producer, studio and the 21 March 1986 release.
- AFI Catalog: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) (catalog.afi.com): The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), AFI Catalog of Feature Films, American Film Institute; catalogue, high. AFI record quoting the end-credit line "Wetbike - furnished by Arctic Enterprises, Thief River Falls, Minn." and a synopsis in which Bond races to the villain's laboratory on a portable sea ski sent by Q; prints director and release date.
- AIMSports TV Surf Slam 2015 upload (youtube.com): 2015 Blowsion Surf Slam from Pacific City, Oregon (YouTube, channel Athletes In Motion Sports Television, Inc.), Athletes In Motion Sports Television, Inc., 2015-12-15; manufacturer primary, high. The producer's own upload of its programme from the 2015 Blowsion Surf Slam; runs 1426 seconds.
- aquabike.ee history video list (web.archive.org): Eesti Veemoto Liit, aquabike.ee/videod/ajalugu, Wayback capture 15 August 2017, Eesti Veemoto Liit; sanctioning body, low. A national federation's page of embedded videos with titles only. Low because the titles are the embedded uploads' own. Supports the titles "Jet Rider (1975)" and "Jet Dreams (1990)".
- Boating Industry: PWIA video 2007 (boatingindustry.com): PWIA produces renter orientation video (Boating Industry), Boating Industry, 2007-03-30; editorial, medium. Trade press on the PWIA release of a free PWC renter orientation video on DVD for 2007, updated to reflect modern PWC.
- Hemmel review Ride Magazine 2010 (web.archive.org): Rewind: Turning Back The Years... Video-Style, by Jeff Hemmel (review of Jet Ski Fever and Jet Dreams), PDF hosted on jetskifever.com, Ride Magazine (as attributed by the Jet Ski Fever seller; page footers carry awahq.org), 2010; editorial, medium. A magazine reviewer who watched both films. Dates Jet Ski Fever 1984 and Jet Dreams 1989 and describes what each shows. Medium because the copy is the seller's PDF and its footers read both Fall 2009 and Winter 2010.
- Ian Fleming Foundation: Wetbike prop record (ianflemingfoundation.org): AVR Wetbike, Vehicle & Prop Collection, The Ian Fleming Foundation; catalogue, medium. Collection record of the foundation that says it holds the Wetbike ridden on screen; describes Bond launching from a submarine to reach Atlantis and says two Wetbikes were used. Single source for the sales and donation figures.
- IJSBA: EFC 2012 TV documentary (web.archive.org): European Freestyle Championship - TV Documentary About 2012 Inaugural Program (ijsba.com, Wayback capture), IJSBA, 2013-11-21; sanctioning body, high. The sanctioning body relays the organisers' release of a TV documentary on the first European Freestyle Championship, which had also aired on TV and gone out on DVD.
- IJSBA: EFC 2014 TV documentary (web.archive.org): Television Documentary Of 2014 IJSBA European Freestyle Championship Now Online (ijsba.com, Wayback capture), IJSBA, 2015-04-10; sanctioning body, high. The sanctioning body relays a 20-minute TV documentary whose crew followed every 2014 stop, filmed the freestyle and interviewed the riders.
- Jet Dreams director page 2008 (web.archive.org): Jet Dreams DVD, directorcameraman.com/jetdreams.html, Wayback capture 11 October 2008, directorcameraman.com (the film's maker), 2008; manufacturer primary, high. The maker's own sales page in 2008. Reads "20th Anniversary Re-release 1988 - 2008" and copyright 1988-2008, which dates the film 1988.
- Jet Dreams director page 2016 (web.archive.org): Jet Dreams DVD, directorcameraman.com/jetdreams.html, Wayback capture 7 March 2016 (with the 2012 capture as context), directorcameraman.com (the film's maker), 2016; manufacturer primary, high. The same page later. Reads "25th Anniversary 1990 - 2015" (2016) and "20th Anniversary 1990 - 2010" (2012), dating the film 1990, and credits the director by name.
- Jet Dreams SkiTV sequence upload (youtube.com): Jet Dreams - SkiTV Sequence (YouTube, channel Gary Shlifer), Gary Shlifer (the film's director), 2023-02-20; manufacturer primary, high. The director's own upload of a sequence. Calls it a 1990's jet ski film, giving a decade only, and the full film "1-hour".
- Jet Ski Fever DVD home page 2010 (web.archive.org): Jet Ski Fever, jetskifever.com home page (WaterCross International), Wayback capture 27 March 2010, WaterCross International, 2010; manufacturer primary, high. The rights holder's own DVD page. Gives the 23-minute length, the 1983 World Cup Challenge subject, the five-rider ramp jump, the producer credit and the executive producer credit.
- Jet Ski Fever music video upload (youtube.com): Jet Ski Fever - the music video (YouTube, channel CLauberFL), CLauberFL (the Jet Ski Fever seller's channel), 2010-11-23; manufacturer primary, high. Taken as the rights holder's upload (the channel sends buyers to JetSkiFever.com, whose page names the executive producer); nothing states the link outright. Says the three-minute promo was made to promote Jet Ski racing in Florida in 1984 and that the full video runs 24 minutes.
- Joyn: Red Surf (streaming listing) (joyn.de): Red Surf, Joyn (German streaming service; rights line PLAION PICTURES GmbH); catalogue, medium. Licensed streaming listing in German. Its synopsis says the gang raids smugglers' boats on souped-up jet skis; it gives production as US, 1989.
- LB2CAT DVD sales page 2010 (web.archive.org): DVD LB2CAT&BACK, pwcoffshore.com, Wayback capture 21 October 2010, PWCOFFSHORE.com; manufacturer primary, high. The DVD maker's own sales page for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Long Beach to Catalina and back race DVDs, with contents, the 2008 production partner and the 2008 release date.
- LB2CAT race page 2010 (web.archive.org): LB2CAT race page on pwcoffshore.com, captured June 2010, pwcoffshore.com; editorial, medium. A winners list, the 2009 results as a table with no position numbers, and a report of the 2009 race calling it an APBA offshore national championship run by RPM Racing Enterprises. Medium as a web page restating results rather than the results document.
- MI6-HQ: Wet Bike (Q-Branch profile) (mi6-hq.com): Wet Bike - MI6 profiles the Wet Bike, as seen in The Spy Who Loved Me, MI6 (mi6-hq.com, unofficial James Bond site); enthusiast media, low. Unofficial Bond fan reference site (it calls itself unofficial), graded low. Says the craft ridden by 007 was Spirit Marine's prototype, Spirit Marine being a subsidiary of Arctic Enterprises, and that Bond assembles it from an emergency package to reach Atlantis.
- Motor Action Media: EFC on Wild Spirits (motoractionmedia.com): PRESS RELEASE: European Freestyle Championship on TV in 70 countries (Motor Action Media), Motor Action Media, 2015-11-10; enthusiast media, medium. Relays the organisers' announcement that 2015 European Freestyle Championship footage would fill a half-hour episode of the TV series Wild Spirits.
- Pro Watercross 2017 Worlds upload (youtube.com): 2017 Broward Motorsports Pro Watercross World Championships (YouTube, channel Pro Watercross And East Coast Watercross), Pro Watercross, 2018-04-04; manufacturer primary, high. The series organiser's own upload of the broadcast; description dates it to CBS Sports, 5 November 2017, Naples, Florida. Runs 3244 seconds. Does not say who produced or owns the programme.
- PSB: P1 AquaX third season 2015 (powersportsbusiness.com): PWC race series kicks off third season (Powersports Business, news release), Powersports Business, 2015-05-28; editorial, medium. Organiser's news release printed by trade press. Says the 2015 series is televised on Florida FOX SunSports, Florida FOX Sports and MAVTv, and abroad.
- PSB: PWIA NASBLA seal 2014 (powersportsbusiness.com): PWIA receives safe boating practices award (Powersports Business), Powersports Business, 2014-11-18; editorial, medium. Trade press on NASBLA's Seal of Safe Boating Practices for the PWIA PWC Renter Orientation DVD and Checklist, distributed to liveries in 27 states.
- PWC.com: Whatever Happened to the Wetbike? (personalwatercraft.com): Whatever Happened to the Wetbike?, Personal Watercraft (personalwatercraft.com), Jeff Hemmel, 2015-10-06; enthusiast media, medium. PWC magazine history of the Wetbike (updated 2017-07-21). Names its screen appearances in The Spy Who Loved Me, CHiPs, Police Academy 3 and Red Surf (1990), says Spirit Marine was an Arctic Enterprises subsidiary, and describes the original engine.
- Roger Ebert: Deep Rising review (1998) (rogerebert.com): Deep Rising movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com (review first written for the Chicago Sun-Times), 1998-01-30; editorial, medium. Period review whose one-clause aside says Deep Rising, like Hard Rain, has an indoor jetski chase; graded medium for that claim because the scene is not described. The gang sets out to hijack a casino ship. Prints the writer-director.
- Roger Ebert: Hard Rain review (1998) (rogerebert.com): Hard Rain movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com (review first written for the Chicago Sun-Times), 1998-01-16; editorial, high. Period review by the Chicago Sun-Times critic. Says the film stages a jet-ski chase through school corridors and names jet-ski attacks among the ordeals the villain puts up with; prints the director.
- Roger Ebert: Waterworld review (1995) (rogerebert.com): Waterworld movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com (review first written for the Chicago Sun-Times), 1995-07-28; editorial, high. Period review describing the Smokers as raiders on souped-up jet skis and their attack on the atoll, with riders speeding up a ramp and flying over the atoll walls; prints director and producers.
- Screen Guide: Riding On The Jetstream (screenaustralia.gov.au): Riding On The Jetstream, Screen Australia, The Screen Guide, Screen Australia; catalogue, high. National screen agency catalogue record. 1992, 29-minute documentary on jetskiing shot in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, with director, producer and production company.
- Screen Guide: The Ride East Coast (screenaustralia.gov.au): Ride, The: East Coast, Screen Australia, The Screen Guide, Screen Australia; catalogue, high. 2014, 44-minute documentary of a 3000 km jet ski ride from Sydney to Cairns, with director, producers and production company. (as Screen Guide: Riding On The Jetstream above)
- Telltale Boats Kawasaki documentary (youtube.com): The Rise and Fall of Kawasaki Jet Ski: How the Brand That Invented a Category Lost It (YouTube, channel Telltale Boats), Telltale Boats, 2026-07-18; manufacturer primary, medium. The maker's own upload and description of a 1478-second documentary on Kawasaki's Jet Ski from the 1972 WSAA onward. Medium because the channel launched in 2026 and names no producer.
- UCLA FTVA: CHiPs pilot 1977-09-15 (search.library.ucla.edu): CHiPs. [Pilot] / Rosner Television in association with MGM Television, UCLA Film & Television Archive, 1977-09-15; catalogue, high. Archive record of the CHiPs pilot, dated 1977-09-15, made by Rosner Television with MGM Television and broadcast on NBC; uniform title CHiPS (1977-1983). Cited only for year and production, not for any Wetbike scene.
- UCLA FTVA: Fight Back! 1991-06-01 (search.library.ucla.edu): Fight back! With David Horowitz. [1991-06-01], UCLA Film & Television Archive, 1991-06-01; catalogue, high. Archive record of a syndicated consumer programme whose segments include testing the holding power of a hairspray while on a jet ski; prints producers and director.
- UCLA FTVA: Incredible Sunday No. 15 (ABC) (search.library.ucla.edu): Incredible Sunday. [No. 15] / Woody Fraser Productions, UCLA Film & Television Archive, 1989; catalogue, high. Archive record of an ABC episode (1989, c1988) whose description lists jet ski surfing among amazing new sports, subject heading Jet skiing; prints producers and directors.
- UCLA FTVA: SportsRap 1996 Team Kawasaki (search.library.ucla.edu): [SportsRap. 1996-04-27, 10-06--excerpts. 1996 compilation for Los Angeles area Emmy Awards] / International Channel., UCLA Film & Television Archive, 1996-10-06; catalogue, high. Archive record of a KSCI-broadcast sports segment (1996-10-06) on Team Kawasaki, performers touring contests on Kawasaki craft, quoting the accompanying documentation; subject heading Jet skiing.
- USPS: PWC Departing release (pr.com): PWC Departing Video Debuts (United States Power Squadrons release on PR.com), United States Power Squadrons (America's Boating Channel), 2018-03-10; manufacturer primary, high. The producer's own release for episode one of a six-part PWC operations series, describing what the video shows and that the channel is produced under a Coast Guard-administered grant.
- USPS: PWC Person Overboard release (pr.com): PWC Person Overboard and Roll-Overs Video Debuts (United States Power Squadrons release on PR.com), United States Power Squadrons (America's Boating Channel), 2018-04-07; manufacturer primary, high. The producer's own release for episode five of the series, on retrieving a fallen rider and righting a capsized PWC.
- Vanderbilt TVNA: ABC 1997-08-26 Water Safety (tvnews.vanderbilt.edu): Water Safety / Personal Watercraft (ABC Evening News segment, 1997-08-26), Vanderbilt Television News Archive, 1997-08-26; catalogue, high. Segment record, 2 min 20 s, from Lake Castaic and Los Angeles. The abstract says scenes are shown of personal watercraft and of injury incidents, tied to a JAMA report.
- Vanderbilt TVNA: CBS 1989-06-19 Florida Jet Ski (tvnews.vanderbilt.edu): Florida / Jet Ski (CBS Evening News segment, 1989-06-19), Vanderbilt Television News Archive, 1989-06-19; catalogue, high. Segment record, 2 min 10 s, reported from Miami. The abstract says a popular yet dangerous water bike called jet ski is featured and Florida legislation is discussed.
- Vanderbilt TVNA: CBS 1996-07-01 Jet Ski Hazard (tvnews.vanderbilt.edu): Eye On America (Jet Ski Hazard) (CBS Evening News segment, 1996-07-01), Vanderbilt Television News Archive, 1996-07-01; catalogue, high. Segment record, 4 min 10 s. The abstract says the hazards of jet skiing are examined, with scenes of young people riding jet skis and crashing into boats.
- Vanderbilt TVNA: CBS 1997-08-26 Water Safety (tvnews.vanderbilt.edu): Water Safety / Personal Watercraft (CBS Evening News segment, 1997-08-26), Vanderbilt Television News Archive, 1997-08-26; catalogue, high. Segment record, 2 min 10 s, from Miami. The abstract says scenes are shown of personal watercraft users and notes the ease of renting jet skis.
- Vanderbilt TVNA: NBC 1997-08-26 Water Safety (tvnews.vanderbilt.edu): Water Safety / Personal Watercraft (NBC Evening News segment, 1997-08-26), Vanderbilt Television News Archive, 1997-08-26; catalogue, high. Segment record, 20 s studio item. The abstract says the JAMA report on jet ski dangers is noted and scenes are shown of personal watercraft users.
- Virginian-Pilot 21 Jul 1995 (scholar.lib.vt.edu): HIGH SPEED ACROBATICS, The Virginian-Pilot, Virginia Beach Beacon, 21 July 1995, page 12 (Virginia Tech digital library copy), The Virginian-Pilot (Landmark Communications), 1995-07-21; editorial, high. Period newspaper. Says the 1995 Budweiser Jet Sport Tour round at Virginia Beach was taped to air on ESPN on 27 July and on ESPN2 on 31 July.
- WCJ Kawasaki JetSki Story 1975 (watercraftjournal.com): Video: Flashback Friday, Kawasaki JetSki Story 1975 (The Watercraft Journal), The Watercraft Journal, 2014-08-08; enthusiast media, medium. Identifies the reel as a segment of Kawasaki's 1970s dealer-showroom Good Times Theater player and one of several promotional videos for the 400cc Jet Ski.
- WCJ: AIMSports TV Surf Slam recap (watercraftjournal.com): Video: Athletes In Motion Sports TV Recaps 2015 Blowsion Surf Slam (The Watercraft Journal), The Watercraft Journal, 2015-12-17; enthusiast media, medium. Describes the near 30-minute recap of aerial and surf footage and names the producer as presenting media partner of the event.
- WCJ: AquaX Daytona preview 2015 (watercraftjournal.com): Video: Are You Ready For Daytona Beach's Round 1 of AquaX? (The Watercraft Journal), The Watercraft Journal, 2015-04-22; enthusiast media, medium. Quotes the organiser that Fox Sports regional networks would carry the opening P1 AquaX USA round at Daytona live on 26 April 2015.
- WCJ: AquaX Daytona round 1 2015 (watercraftjournal.com): Gallery: AquaX USA Round 1 Daytona Beach, FL (The Watercraft Journal), The Watercraft Journal, 2015-04-28; enthusiast media, medium. Event report saying the Sunday racing was scheduled around Fox Sports and was the first AquaX race broadcast live.
- WCJ: CBS Pro Watercross 2017 (watercraftjournal.com): Video: CBS Sports' 2017 Pro Watercross World Championships Broadcast (The Watercraft Journal), The Watercraft Journal, 2018-05-30; enthusiast media, medium. Says the one-hour recap of the 2017 Pro Watercross World Championships first aired on CBS Sports on 5 November 2017, the third year of CBS coverage.
- WCJ: Telltale Boats documentary (watercraftjournal.com): Video: How Kawasaki Created the Jet Ski... and Lost the Market (The Watercraft Journal), The Watercraft Journal, 2026-08-03; enthusiast media, medium. Describes the documentary's scope from the inventor through the shift to sit-down craft. Its headline differs from the video's own title.
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