Patent ID: 7166003

Claim:
A watercraft comprising a hull, an engine supported by the hull, a propulsion device supported by the hull and driven by the engine so as to propel the watercraft, a power output control module configured to control a power output of the engine in at least three different modes of operation, the at least three modes of operation including at least three of a normal operation mode, a reduced output mode, an enhanced acceleration mode, a suppressed acceleration mode, and a steering dependent mode, and a mode selector configured to be operable by an operator of the watercraft so as to allow the operator to select one of the least three modes of operation, the watercraft further comprising an induction system configured to guide air to the engine and a valve configured to meter an amount of air flowing through the induction system into the engine, the valve being controlled by the power output control module so as to move the valve according to at least one of three predetermined relationships with a power request from the operator of the watercraft, the at least one of three predetermined relationships corresponding respectively to the at least three modes of operation.