In an extra special Readers Rides, American freeride legend Ross Champion talks us through the build of his new GoFast '08 Superjet.

Two of the biggest names in the performance watercraft industry, Blowsion and Jet Ski Unlimited (JSU) teamed up to build my new "GoFast Sports" freeride machine.  I have no reservation in saying that this is the very best freeride ski in the world today! It was built and assembled by the best motor builder in the industry, Steve Webster at JSU. All of the hull and paintwork was done by John Dady and his crew at Blowsion. The project started out as a showroom new 2008 Yamaha Superjet, which Erik Knoebel, co-owner of JSU was able to get early in the production run from Yamaha. Steve and the staff at Jet Ski Unlimited in Phoenix, AZ stripped the ski down to the bare hull and shipped it to Sherwood, Oregon, the home of Blowsion to begin it's transformation.

At the Sea-Doo 2010 launch in Washington DC, BRP revealed the 260hp RXT-X, a watercraft currently unrivalled in its power-to-weight ratio. Spicer went and had his arms torn off.

Upping the ante in the face of a global recession, BRP has raised its game for 2010. With five new or improved models, which will be reviewed in these pages over the coming months, the Canuckies have got our hearts racing once again. Rather than going into hibernation during the economic cold spell, BRP has thrown caution to the wind and introduced a watercraft that – despite the hard times - people are going to want to buy anyway.

With a new engine and more gadgets than you can shake a stick at, the Yamaha Cruiser FX High Output is looking tempting. Spicer rides the cruising craft with charisma.

For 2009 the Cruiser FX HO has received more than a simple repackaging. On the surface, it may only look like a lick of silver paint, but this an altogether different animal - packed with gizmos. Yes, it is still a cruising craft but now it’s even more about the FX. Pulling together Yamaha’s arsenal of technical features from recent years, this PW is bristling with reasons to ride it. So let’s get involved.

Hunkering back into the lumbar support, I grab the bars and blip-blip the lanyard into place.

Slowly exiting the marina, I decide to try out the FX HO’s no wake mode. With this, it is literally just a push of a button and off you go, with no need to hold the throttle lever. It regulates RPMs for the optimal speed (approximately five miles per hour) to navigate through no-wake zones such as this. It is a very nice touch thatmakes the boring bit

A new company – Venom Design – has started customizing personal watercraft with an ultra luxury finish. Spicer catches up with the team.

Director of Venom Design, Harvey Stephens, and business partner Charlie Fennell came up with the idea to customise personal watercraft and boats in 2008 when they noticed that the car industry was streets ahead in designs and innovation, with companies such as AMG, Overfinch, and Jembella growing at a phenomenal rate.

With motorboats moving away from traditional colours and design, Venom believed that there was also a niche market in designing bespoke watercraft.  Travelling lots, the team saw numerous super yachts with bright yellow and green personal watercraft on the back,