JETSKI – The International Council of Marine Industry Associations  (ICOMIA) has launched its new global personal watercraft resource  website which is intended for PWC riders.

Working in collaboration with personal watercraft manufacturers  Kawasaki, Yamaha and BRP, ICOMIA’s ‘Ride the Wave Right’ website, which  is available in English, French and German, provides advice for safe and  responsible PWC riding, information on the history and evolution of  PWC, as well as ideas for recreational PWC activities and tips on how to  be environmentally friendly on the water. The website ensures that PWC  enthusiasts and government authorities have access to policy and  legislation information on CE Products, (the markings and documentation  which EU directives require products to carry before being placed on the  market), the CIN Checker Database (on-line Craft Identification Number  (CIN) checking system) and Grey Imports (PWCs that are not purchased  through official dealers in your home country). The website also  features links to product and manufacturer information directly from the  Kawasaki, Yamaha and BRP websites.

In addition, an interactive world map provides essential riding  information such as national regulations, age limits, driving licenses  and registration requirements for 27 countries across the globe.

‘Ride the Wave Right’ also offers the quiz ‘Sink or Swim’, an  enjoyable way to learn about safety issues and to test your personal  watercraft knowledge. Should you achieve 100% on the quiz, you get the  chance to post your results on Facebook and invite friends to test their  riding skills as well. The quiz is also featured on Facebook as a  separate “app”.

Hans Sipkema, leader of the ICOMIA Marine Engine Committee’s PWC Task  Force, and Kawasaki Motors Europe, stated that “the website provides a  platform for the industry to promote this great sport, and the PWCs ever  growing usefulness to society, as more police, fire fighters and life  guards discover the great potential these crafts can offer in saving  peoples’ lives”.

It was in the early 1990s that the personal watercraft became the  fastest growing category in the recreational boating market and the PWC  industry was for a time the fastest growing segment of the marine  business. Today PWCs are 75% quieter and up to 90% environmentally  cleaner. They can accommodate up to three people, feature  environmentally friendly engine technology and increased safety  precautions.

Kihira Kosuke, ICOMIA Marine Engine Committee’s PWC Task Force member  and Yamaha’s Product Planner, commented that by providing these  resources and advice, PWC users can maximize their enjoyment whilst  using the machines safely and responsibly.

Tony Rice, ICOMIA’s Secretary General states that “this is a unique  resource providing global information and advice for PWC riders and I am  grateful to the ICOMIA Marine Engine Committee’s PWC manufacturers for  their initiative”

For more information, please visit the website at www.ridethewaveright.com (http://www.ridethewaveright.com)