page_title: Jet Ski
section_title: Kawasaki Jet Ski
hierarchical_section_title: Jet Ski / Kawasaki Jet Ski
caption_attribution_description: English: first jet ski
context_page_description: Jet Ski is the brand name of a personal water craft manufactured by Kawasaki, a Japanese company. The term is often used generically to refer to any type of personal watercraft used mainly for recreation, and it is also used as a verb to describe the use of any type of PWC.
  A runabout style PWC typically carries 1–3 people seated in a configuration like a typical bicycle or motorcycle.
context_section_description: "Jet Ski" is a proper noun and registered trademark of Kawasaki. The stand-up Kawasaki Jet Ski was the first "commercially successful" personal watercraft in America, having been released in 1972 (after reaching a license agreement with the inventor of the Sea-doo, Clayton Jacobson II when his license agreement with Bombardier expired). The Kawasaki Jet Ski was the only commercial successful PWC for almost 16 years, from the introduction of the WSAA in October 1972 through the re-introduction of the  sit-down, runabout style Bombardier Sea-Doo in 1988.
  With the introduction of the Jet Ski, Kawasaki, in cooperation with aftermarket companies and enthusiasts, helped in creating the United States Jet Ski Boating Association (USJSBA). In 1982 the name was changed to the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA). At the start, only JS440 stand-ups were raced. After Kawasaki introduced the runabout style X2 in 1986 it gained its own class, later to be renamed the "Sport Class".
caption: The first stand-up prototype
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