Key Figures · Organiser

Tim McKercher

Listed for Sea-Doo on IJSBA committees, the Manufacturer Committee in 2006 and the Technical/Rules and Executive Committees in 2012, and quoted in 2015 and 2018 releases as of Sea-Doo watercraft competition management

Elsewhere in the archive

• History chapter: The IJSBA and the World Finals
• Event: IJSBA World Finals
• Organisation: International Jet Sports Boating Association
• Era: The makers and their machines
• Era: The rule book years

What the archive has not read (1)

• The documents read do not say when he took up or left any of these posts (searched the archive's mirror and research cache, 2026-10-19).

Documents cited on this page

• IJSBA corporate page 2006 (web.archive.org): IJSBA Corporate Information (ijsba.com page, Wayback capture of 11 February 2006), International Jet Sports Boating Association, 2006-02-11; sanctioning body, high. The association's own corporate page as captured on 11 February 2006 (it prints that date and a 2005 copyright line): the Board of Directors with each director's member group and office, and the Technical/Rules, Racer, Affiliate, Manufacturer and Associate/Aftermarket committees. High for who held each post when the page was captured; it does not say when a term began or ended. The held text gives the page's date line, board and committees.
• PWI online 9 February 2005 rally series (web.archive.org): Recreational, 2005 Florida Rally Series: Rally Time, posted by Josh Burns (Personal Watercraft Illustrated online news, 9 February 2005; Wayback capture of 12 February 2005), Personal Watercraft Illustrated, 2005-02-09; editorial, medium. A news item that relays, by its own account, a press release from the promoter WaterTop Unlimited: the company would produce the 2005 Florida PWC Rally Series, and it quotes Tim McKercher as its President and General Manager. What it says of the company and its series is the company's account; the magazine prints it as news. The held copy is an excerpt.
• IJSBA US promoters 2008 WaterTop entry (web.archive.org): US Promoters (ijsba.com page, Wayback capture of 12 October 2008), WaterTop Unlimited entry, International Jet Sports Boating Association, 2008-10-11; sanctioning body, high. A second excerpt of the association's United States promoters page of October 2008 (the row ijsba-us-promoters-2008 holds four other entries), keeping the WaterTop Unlimited entry, Region 7, with its "Contact:" line. High for the listing; it prints no post. The page shows the day's date, 11 October 2008; the listing itself is undated.
• IJSBA corporate page 2012 (web.archive.org): IJSBA Corporate (ijsba.com page, Wayback capture of 20 June 2012), International Jet Sports Boating Association, 2012-06-20; sanctioning body, high. The association's own corporate page as captured on 20 June 2012: the Board of Directors by seat with offices, and the Technical/Rules and Executive committees. High for who held each post when the page was captured; it does not say when a term began. The headquarters address and contact lines are removed from the held copy.
• IJSBA World Finals update 5 Oct 2005 (ijsba.com): Weekly World Finals Update (IJSBA news post, 5 October 2005), International Jet Sports Boating Association, 2005-10-05; sanctioning body, high. The association's weekly notes before its 2005 World Finals, held for one item: Sea-Doo furnishing a new 2006 unit as a course marshal boat, with thanks to BRP and Tim McKercher. High for the association's own event. The held copy is an excerpt.
• IJSBA post Heim reelected 2006 (web.archive.org): Kawasaki and Joe Heim reelected to the IJSBA Board of Directors (IJSBA news post dated 5 August 2006, Wayback capture of 28 November 2020), International Jet Sports Boating Association, 2006-08-05; sanctioning body, high. The association's announcement that its manufacturer members had elected Joe Heim to a second term on its Board of Directors, with thanks to three other manufacturers' representatives. High for whom the association announced. The text prints no year; 2006 is the date the byline displays. The paragraph on how the votes were ranked is not copied and not used.
• PWI February 2000 Paradise Village (web.archive.org): Lifestyle: Paradise Village Celebrity Sports Invitational, Happy Days are the Norm in Paradise, by Keith Bush (Personal Watercraft Illustrated, February 2000; Wayback capture of 8 July 2000), Personal Watercraft Illustrated, 2000-02; editorial, medium. The magazine's report from a celebrity sports weekend with a Sea-Doo race, held for two lines: the writer attended at the invitation of Sea-Doo's Tim McKercher, and the race ran on a buoy course he laid out. The article does not date the weekend. Medium as period trade press. The held copy is an excerpt.
• BRP 2015 race support release (IJSBA) (ijsba.com): BRP Launches 2015 Sea-Doo Race Support (BRP release as posted by the IJSBA, 18 February 2015), BRP, as posted by the International Jet Sports Boating Association, 2015-02-18; manufacturer primary, medium. The craft maker's release on its 2015 support for racers and promoters, posted by the association. Held for the line naming the person it quotes, Tim McKercher, of Sea-Doo watercraft competition management. Medium: the maker's own release, reliable for whom it names in its own staff and for its programme, and its promotional wording is not used. The held copy is an excerpt.
• Sea-Doo 2018 race support release (IJSBA) (ijsba.com): Sea-Doo Supports Racers For 2018 IJSBA Competition Season (BRP release as posted by the IJSBA, 11 April 2018), BRP, as posted by the International Jet Sports Boating Association, 2018-04-11; manufacturer primary, medium. The craft maker's release on its 2018 racer support, posted by the association. Held for the quotation of Tim McKercher, of Sea-Doo watercraft competition management, and the release's contact block, which names him for Sea-Doo Media Relations, Competition, and Events Management. Medium: the maker's own release, reliable for whom it names in its own staff. The held copy is an excerpt.
• IJSBA hall of fame page (ijsba.com): The Jacobsen-Stjernstrom IJSBA Hall of Fame (IJSBA page), International Jet Sports Boating Association; sanctioning body, high. The association's own roster, read on 22 September 2026, giving the hall's name, its creation and dedication in 2006, and inductees by year to 2014, names only. It publishes no selection criteria and no citation for anyone.
• IJSBA 2007 hall announcement (repost) (jetskiworld.gr): IJSBA announces 2nd Annual Hall of Fame Ceremony (jetskiworld.gr repost of the association's 2007 announcement), jetskiworld.gr, reposting the International Jet Sports Boating Association; enthusiast media, medium. The association's announcement of the 2007 hall of fame ceremony as reposted, naming fifteen competitor inductees and the two Lifetime Achievement inductees, Ken Stuart and Bill Chapin. Medium as a repost; the original was not found (searched the archive's mirror and research cache, 2026-10-09). One email address is removed from the held copy.