Over 10,000 people have voluntarily attended the RYA PW training course in the UK, which is widely regarded to be the best in the world. The RYA’s Ellie Williamson explains why getting trained to use PW is a must.

There has been a lot of talk amongst bureaucrats and legislators about safety on the water. A common perception among them is that people should be forced to gain qualifications before they can use a boat or indeed a personal watercraft. It is believed that people are simply too irresponsible to be left to learn how to use their craft correctly and safely off their own backs. However we know that over 10, 000 personal watercraft users have voluntarily taken the RYA PW course, which suggests that the PW community is in fact quite a responsible lot!

Under brand new management and following a complete refurbishment, Sam Brown visits Stanton Lakes in Leicester for its grand opening night.

“Too much Carling one night!” joked Mick Lambert, when I asked what motivated him and business partner Terry Conlon, to purchase Stanton Lakes, just outside Leicester. But with both men having a history in property development, it is not surprising that they saw the potential in what was formerly a run down site.

A keen jet skier for over ten years, Terry was familiar with the lake through past visits, and being passionate about the sport, he saw the opportunity to combine business with pleasure.

“STOP COLLABORATE AND LISTEN
ICE IS BACK WITH ANOTHER EDITION
IF YOU WANNA NOSE STAB YO HE'LL SOLVE IT 
CHECK OUT THE SKI WHILE ICEMAN REVOLVES IT”

Welcome to Freestyle Advice with Ice. For this featured trick, JS&PW visited the King George V Dock to watch freestyler Vaclav Zacek take off with the Nose Stab.

The nose stab, like any of the airborne tricks, is pretty impressive. Taking some time to perfect setting up your wake and continually hitting it just right will pay off long term. Those sea riders with an endless supply of waves can skip the next bit, but flatwater skiers read on.

The dramatically rugged coastline that legend has it was home to King Arthur, Merlin and Camelot is relatively unexplored by personal watercraft. The bold actions of one harbour master have opened up of whole new world of cruising possibilities.

North Cornwall and in particular the waters around Newquay have until now been solely occupied by the surfing fraternity. Dubbed the UK’s surfing ‘Mecca’ and regularly playing host to both national and international competitions, the endless lines of ‘seal like’ wetsuit clad bodies riding the waves leave little room for anything else. However, Personal Watercraft are slowly creeping into the surfing scene. The familiar red and yellow RNLI Beach Safety craft, especially to anyone who has been caught in a rip and the advent of Tow-In Surfing that has opened up the bigger waves has dulled the outright hatred that was once experienced.