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THEY SAID WHAT? Watercraftperformance.com review of the 2013 Sea-Doo GTX S 155

26 Friday Jul 2013

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Watercraftperformance. com reviewed the GTX S 155 and said it is “safe, stable, efficient and comfortable, ” and a “luxury cruiser without the luxury price.”


BRP’s Sea-Doo GTX S 155 watercraft features iControl technologies, sophisticated design and enables riders to venture further in comfort. The GTX S 155 watercraft features S suspension with 5.5 inches (14 centimeters) of travel tuned for optimal comfort with manual adjustments to ensure the smoothest ride in a variety of conditions, riding alone or with passengers. Rider control is taken to new levels with standard iBR and iTC. BRP’s award-winning ECO mode extends the fun by automatically determining the most economical power delivery for the greatest fuel economy. Like all Sea-Doo watercraft, the GTX S 155 is built to provide lasting fun for the whole family with the fuel-injected Rotax marine engine with closed-loop cooling system (CLCS).

 

THE INTREPID COTTAGER: Ontario’s Top 10 Sea-Doo Tours

25 Thursday Jul 2013

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I’ve toured the waterways of Ontario, Canada extensively on my Sea-Doo watercraft for many years, but I’m still working on cruising all of them. Of the many I’ve already discovered, it’s not easy to pick a top ten. So I’ve applied some basic criteria such as accessibility, good launch, decent parking & services and available fuel. Most are already popular boating routes that are marked with navigation buoys, charted, within cell service and have enough towns, traffic and cottages that help is usually nearby if needed. With a couple of noted exceptions, most are also relatively sheltered routes where strong winds and big waves are normally less prevalent. Generally, this list is set up from least sheltered (10) to most sheltered (1), while the distances are approximate depending on how much exploring you do, so get out there and enjoy!

10. Trenton to Kingston

Round Trip Distance – 226 km

Highway Access: 401 exit 522

Water body(s): Bay of Quinte, inner channel of Lake Ontario

Launch(s): Centennial Park, Trenton

Lunch: Street vendors, Confederation Basin, Kingston

Fuel: Glenora Marina, Picton; Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston

Locks: none

Side Trip(s): Picton, Napanee

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): Bay Marine, Trenton; Cartronics, Napanee.

More Info: Southeastern Ontario Tourism

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9.   Penetanguishene to Parry Sound

Round Trip Distance – 180 km

Highway Access: 93

Water body(s): Severn Sound, inner channel of Georgian Bay

Launch(s): Public launch, Penetanguishene

Lunch: Henry’s Fish House, Frying Pan Island, Sans Souci

Fuel: Nautilus Marina (Honey Harbour); Henry’s; Parry Sound (various)

Locks: none

Side Trip(s): 12 Mile Bay

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): Factory Recreation, Midland; The Cove, MacTier.

More Info: BruceGreySimcoe Tourism; Muskoka Parry Sound Tourism

 

8.   Parry Sound to Pointe au Baril

Round Trip Distance – 120 km

Highway Access: 400 exit 224

Water body(s): inner channel of Georgian Bay

Launch(s): Glen Burney Marina, Parry Sound

Lunch: Ojibway Club, Ojibway Island

Fuel: Ojibway Club; Pointe au Baril (various)

Locks: none

Side Trip(s): ride around Parry Island

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): The Cove, MacTier

More Info: Muskoka Parry Sound Tourism

 

7.   Kingston to Morrisburg

Round Trip Distance – 260 km

Highway Access: 401 exit 615

Water body(s): St. Lawrence River

Launch(s): Public launch at foot of West St (3), Kingston

Lunch: Chrysler Park Marina, Morrisburg

Fuel: Gordon Marine, Gananoque; Ed Huck Marina, Rockport; Brockville harbour. Chrysler Park Marina, Morrisburg.

Locks: none

Side Trip(s): 1000 Islands, Boldt & Singer Castles

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): Ed Huck Marine, Rockport; Jim’s Performance Plus, Iroquois.

More Info: video; Southeastern Ontario Tourism

 

6.   Kawartha Lakes

Round Trip Distance – 150 km

Highway Access: 28

Water body(s): Lovesick, Buckhorn, Pigeon, Sturgeon and Chemong Lakes

Launch(s): Public launch, Burleigh Falls beside Lock 28

Lunch: Bobcaygeon Inn (dock in front)

Fuel: Bobcaygeon (various); Wychwood Lodge Cottage Resort, Fenelon Falls; various marinas en route.

Locks: Lovesick, Buckhorn, Bobcaygeon

Side Trip(s): Big Bald Lake, Scugog River to Lindsay

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): Gateway Powersports & Marine, Peterborough; HB Cycle, Lindsay.

More Info: Kawarthas Tourism

 

5.   Muskoka Lakes

Round Trip Distance – 200 km

Highway Access: 11

Water body(s): Lakes Muskoka, Rousseau and Joseph

Launch(s): Muskoka Wharf, Gravenhurst

Lunch: Crossroads Pub & Grill, Rosseau (public docks)

Fuel: Port Carling (various), Rosseau (marina), Bala (marina), Port Sandfield (marina)

Locks: Port Carling

Side Trip(s): Little Lake Joseph

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): The Cove, MacTier; Northland Recreation, Utterson.

More Info: video; Muskoka Parry Sound Tourism

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4.   Pembroke to Mattawa (overnighter)

Round Trip Distance – 300 km

Highway Access: 17

Water body(s): Upper Ottawa River

Launch(s): Pembroke Marina

Lunch: Snacks at convenience store, Rapides-des-Joachims (Swisha)

Fuel: Deep River Marina; Swisha Esso; Mattawa Marina

Transfer: Swisha (reservations)

Side Trip(s): Bird Rock

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): Pete’s Sales & Service, Petawawa.

More Info: Canadian Yachting article; video; Ottawa Valley Tourism

 

3.   Huntsville Area

Round Trip Distance – 70 km

Highway Access: 11

Water body(s): Lakes Vernon, Fairy and Peninsula

Launch(s): Hunter’s Bay Public launch, Huntsville (foot of Yonge St S)

Lunch: The Cottage Waterfront Grill, Huntsville

Fuel: Huntsville Marine, Fairy Lake

Locks: no

Side Trip(s): no

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): The Cove, MacTier; Northland Recreation, Utterson.

More Info: Muskoka Parry Sound Tourism

 

2.   Sparrow Lake to Honey Harbour

Round Trip Distance – 120 km

Highway Access: 11

Water body(s): Severn River, Severn Sound, inner channel of Georgian Bay

Launch(s): Lauderdale Point Marina

Lunch: Harbour House at Nautilus Marina, Honey Harbour or Port Severn (various)

Fuel: Big Chute Marina; Port Severn (various); Honey Harbour (various)

Locks: Swift Rapids, Big Chute

Side Trip(s): Whites Falls at north end of Gloucester Pool

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): St. Onge Recreation, Barrie; Leatherdale Marine, Orillia.

More Info: BruceGreySimcoe Tourism

 

1.     Hastings to Peterborough

Round Trip Distance – 120 km

Highway Access: 45

Water body(s): Trent River, Rice Lake, Otonabee River

Launch(s): Hastings Village Marina

Lunch: Peterborough Marina or Holiday Inn

Fuel: Peterborough Marina; Bensfort Bridge Resort

Locks: Peterborough

Side Trip(s): Trent River east to Healy Falls

Sea-Doo Dealer(s): Gateway Powersports & Marine, Peterborough

More Info: Kawarthas Tourism

By Craig Nicholson, The Intrepid Cottager

X-TEAM TUESDAY – SEA-DOO RIDERS DOMINATE JULY RACING

22 Monday Jul 2013

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Pro Open Winner – James Bushell

The Sea-Doo X-TEAM has hit a hot streak on racing circuits around North America over the middle weekends of July with James Bushell and Troy Snyder leading the way on the IJSBA US National Racing Tour in the Pro Open class and Pro Stock class respectively.

Both racers won their respective Pro classes at both the Reno, Nevada and Colonial Beach, Virginia rounds of the Hydroturf National Tour aboard their Sea-Doo RXP-X models and both sit in solid positions to claim National Championships with two rounds to go.

Bushell is the defending 2X Pro Open and Pro GP World Champion and is making his first attempt at winning the US National Tour after claiming multiple European and Dubai titles. He is from the UK where his BRP dealership 158Performance supports his efforts with tuning of Les Cooke of the Sea-Doo Centre. Bushell has found his rhythm in the states and nearly lapped the field in his final moto in Virginia with fellow RXP-X mounted Erminio Iantosca joining him on the podium.

Pro Stock Winner - Troy Snyder

Pro Stock Winner – Troy Snyder

Snyder is the wily veteran of the tour at the age of 41 with his RIVA Racing backed Sea-Doo RXP-X has carrying him to solid wins over defending National and World Champion Eric Francis. Snyder rides the same watercraft performance enthusiasts can buy off the showroom floor with the midas touch of well-known tuner Bo Dupriest of Neptune Racing giving his RXP-X the edge.

 

The next two rounds will be extremely competitive as tour visits Georgia before culminating in West Virginia. More top level Sea-Doo X-TEAM competitors are expected to participate int he final two rounds where the racing will be intense.

 

 

AquaX Overall Winner Jeremy Schandelmayer

AquaX Overall Winner Jeremy Schandelmayer

In the second round of the new P1 AquaX series taking place on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, Sea-Doo X-TEAM riders claimed the top podium positions in both the 300 and 250 classes. Sea-Doo X-TEAM rider Jeremy Schandelmayer rode his Sea-Doo RXP-X to a clean sweep over the weekend claiming the overall win and the 300 class (251-300 horsepower) win on the wide open course in calm conditions. This was Schandelmayer’s first AquaX race but will not be his last as he walked away with over $$1200 in prize money and Sea-Doo Bounty contingency funds. Taking the second spot in the 300 class was Kevin Wassum who just recently starting competing on his Sea-Doo RXP-X, the same watercraft he won by being named the Sea-Doo Ultimate Fan in 2011.

The P1 AquaX series is built for new racers and old in a format that focusses on safety with wide open, endurance courses piggy backing the Evinrude powered P1 Superstock boat races in arguably the most professionally produced races in the UK and US. All watercraft must remain completely stock with only cosmetic changes allowed. The 250 class (200-250 horsepower) win was claimed by industry veteran Tim McKercher on a Sea-Doo GTR 215. This was McKercher’s first organized race in over 17 years as the AquaX format makes competing safe and affordable for the everyday performance enthusiast.

 

For more information on how you can become involved with organized personal watercraft racing visit, International Jet Sport Boating Association. For a look at these winning high-performance watercraft visit the musclecraft section at sea-doo.com. 

Photos by Pro Rider Magazine.

 

Kevin Wassum on RXP-X battles Tim McKercher on GTR 215 at AquaX

Kevin Wassum on RXP-X battles Tim McKercher on GTR 215 at AquaX on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee.

 

Jeremy Schandelmayer on his winning RXP-X

Jeremy Schandelmayer on his winning RXP-X

 

AquaX 300 class runner up - Kevin Wassum

AquaX 300 class runner up – Kevin Wassum

 

 

 

THEY SAID WHAT? Personalwatercraft.com review of the 2013 Sea-Doo RXT-X aS 260

19 Friday Jul 2013

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Personalwatecraft.com recently reviewed the 2013 Sea-Doo RXT-X aS 260 and commented:

“As the RXT-X namesake implies, this remains an aggressive, agile-handling machine, with a cornering ability that belies its substantial size.”

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The Sea-Doo RXT-X aS 260 features a high output, supercharged Rotax 4-TEC engine with intercooler and race-inspired features, making this open water runner the ultimate offshore watercraft. The exclusive Sea-Doo iControl technologies provide rough water riders more comfort to push performance with full rider suspension calibrated for heavy offshore conditions. The adjustable suspension system (aS) features a compression-adjustable FOX damper and mechanical spring preload adjustment mechanism. The RXT-X aS 260 model boasts heavy sea condition enhancements including: adjustable rear sponsons, adjustable trim tabs and bow stabilizers integrated with the wave penetrating S3 hull design to give the rider greater stability and control at speed. Sea-Doo X-series watercraft are the only models equipped with standard race-inspired features including: custom steering system with A.E.S., grip, groove seat, X-series traction mats and digital infocenter with boost indicator and lap timer. The RXT-X aS 260 model also comes equipped with BRP’s exclusive iBR and iTC systems with ECO mode.

To read the full review, click here.

Ride for Dad

18 Thursday Jul 2013

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“If I had gotten checked this time last year,
I wouldn’t be planning my own funeral today.”


Charlie Pester, Kingston, educator and role model

The Ride for Dad event started in 2000 as a result of that sentence and serves as an inspiration for many people in Canada to raise money for prostate Cancer awareness through local rides. The event originally stated out as a motorcycle ride and has grown over the years to include watercraft, snowmobiles and ATVs.

The first watercraft ride took place last weekend in Eastern Ottawa and there are two additional rides planned: Jul. 28 in Windsor, and Aug. 24 at the Ed Huck Marina in Rockport in Ontario.

For more information about the Ride for Dad, to register to Ride for Dad or plan an event in your local area visit the website at http://www.ridefordad.ca/home

Congratulations to Jim Smart this week’s winner of the “I Brake For… Picture of the Week” contest

17 Wednesday Jul 2013

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Congratulations to our Sea-Doo Picture the Week winner Jim Smart!

Jim stopped by the Sea-Doo Test Ride Tour in Annapolis, captured this picture by his favorite Sea-Doo and then submitted it to our “I Brake For…” Sea-Doo Prize imagesSweepstakes.

Jim entered the Sea-Doo “I Brake For…” Sweepstakes and his image was chosen as one of our featured images of the week. His image received the most votes in the weekly contest!  He won a D.E.S.S. Safety Lanyard that provides speed control and a Sea-Doo Safety Equipment Kit. 

Congratulations Jim! Thanks for sharing your Sea-Doo lifestyle with us!

THEY SAID WHAT? Personalwatercraft.com review of the Sea-Doo PWC Trailer lineup

12 Friday Jul 2013

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THEY SAID WHAT? Personalwatercraft.com reviewed the Sea-Doo PWC Trailer lineup.

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“Sea-Doo is getting pretty serious about the trailer business. After introducing the iCatch trailer concept in 2011, the company is back for 2012 with a whole series of trailer offerings, dubbed Move, that the company hopes consumers will be putting under their favorite ride this year.

While the lineup is clearly spread between price points, Sea-Doo is also hoping to educate consumers further about its higher-end iCatch system, a hitch-post latching system that allows the watercraft to be driven directly onto the trailer and secured by simply bumping the bow into the iCatch cradle. A spring-loaded pin captures the bow tow eye, securing the craft. Launching is just as simple; hop aboard your craft, pull a conveniently located lever, and the latch is released, allowing the craft to simply and quickly roll off the bunks. It’s a process that Sea-Doo claim makes launching and loading a PWC about a 60-second process (a claim I can confirm), …”

To read the full review visit: http://www.personalwatercraft.com/products/2012-seadoo-pwc-trailer-line-review-1064.html

Click here to learn more about the 2013 Sea-Doo Trailer lineup.

THEY SAID WHAT? Video review of the Long Beach Sea-Doo Test Ride Tour

12 Friday Jul 2013

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THEY SAID WHAT???
Check out what the guests of the Sea-Doo Test Ride Tour of Long Beach, Calif., had to say as to why they love Sea-Doo watercraft.

Video by AllAmericanVideo.

The Sea-Doo Test Ride Tour is winding down with stops left the weekend of July 19-21 and 26-29, 2013.  For more information on the Test Ride Tour and to reserve your ideal timeframe visit www.seadoodemo.com.

 

 

Congratulations to Weston Yeager, Winner of this Week’s Picture of the Week Contest

10 Wednesday Jul 2013

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Congratulations to our Sea-Doo Picture the Week winner Weston Yeager!

Weston visited Russell Marine in Alabama and captured this picture by his favorite Sea-Doo and then submitted it to our “I Brake For…” Sweepstakes.  Oil Change Kit

Weston entered the Sea-Doo “I Brake For…” Sweepstakes and his image was chosen as one of our featured images of the week. His image received the most votes in the weekly contest!  He won a Sea-Doo XPS Maintenance and Oil Change Kit that keeps Sea-Doo watercraft running in top condition.

Congratulations Weston! Thanks for sharing your Sea-Doo lifestyle with us!

Eric Lagopolous wins 1st place in inagural US P1 Aqua X Race

09 Tuesday Jul 2013

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Congratulations to Eric Lagopoulos for for winning the American debut of the P Aqua X in Daytona recently on his RXP-X 260 …2nd place winner was Kevin Wassum, also on a RXP-X 260. Notice all of the black and yellow on the lineup?

The first P1 Aqua X event was conducted in Daytona Beach, Florida in challenging surf and saw the majority of the participants competing for the first time…ever. It was a veteran racer, Eric Lagopoulos who took the overall win on a Sea-Doo RXP-X but for the dozen first timers it was a victory in simply being a part of it. Most noted that the racing bug has now bit them and they look forward to riding their Sea-Doo in future competitions. Watercraft racing has existed since the early 1980s but it hasn’t been since the recent growth of the HydroDrag drag racing series and now the P1 AquaX series that new faces have experienced what Sea-Doo watercraft can provide those with the competitive spirit.