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The minister of Mercantile Marine, Mr. K. Kefalogiannis emphasized that the YEN is primly concerned for the human life insurance in the sea and he announced a list of instructions, to inform the swimmers and drivers of powerboats in order to enhance the valuable information with the hope to minimize the accidents on the beaches. The headquarters of the Coast Guard Authorities of the YEN Department sent instructions pamphlets to every single Coast Guard Station in order to enhance the preliminary control to the powerboats and floating vessels. The instructions pamphlets also includes another set of documents were enclosed you will find valuable information about the safety of the swimmers, the fishing divers and the captains-drivers-professionals boat users. Additionally, these four documents provide particular advice according to the preliminary controls which will be carried out by the Coast Guard Authorities to the drivers-owners of the vessels as well as to the professional that rent such vessels during the summer season.

During the two day event (24th and 25th of June), that is organized by the magazine, Sea Style, with subject “Child and Sea 2006”, the personal water craft athlete, Vasilis Moraitis, will show up at Marina Zeas of Pireaus, in order to instruct the young athletes that are attracted to the sport of personal water craft. The crowd admission will be free during the schedule of 10:00am to 16:00pm. It is a great opportunity for the family and children, to get to know the sport of personal watercraft and its safety aspects by an expert. Additionally, the youngsters will get familiar with the sports, of sailing, water skiing and motorboats. Do not forget to bring your bathing suits.

Half Moon Bay, California - The International Jet Sports Boating Association is pleased to announce that Yamaha Motors of Europe has joined the IJSBA as a Manufacturer Member. Yamaha of Europe is heavily involved in the PWC racing effort and is one of the most dominant presences in the European venues as well as the World Finals. Most notably, 2005 Pro Runabout World Champion Nicholas Rius rides for Yamaha of Europe. Yamaha of Europe is committed to the sport of Personal Watercraft Racing and puts an extra emphasis on the stand up model PWC which is the nucleus of closed course racing. Yamaha of Europe is proud to release a performance version of their successful Superjet named the Superjet RR (Rius Racing edition). This powerful ski is specifically geared for the performance minded consumer who wants the latest in performance for a ski type PWC. European customers should see their local Yamaha dealer for more details on ordering their 2006 Superjet with the Rius Racing package.The IJSBA is excited to have Yamaha of Europe as part of the largest PWC family in the world. The IJSBA is the world’s leader in the sport of Personal Watercraft Racing. Yamaha of Europe’s contributions to this sport are sure to bring great things for the future.

The popular company of optics and youth wear, Oakley, is one of the few companies that designs and manufactures personal goggles designed specifically for water craft use. The particular model has the code name H2O, and differs significantly from the MX series. The sponge material has a unique structure that allows the inner part of the goggle to breathe better and therefore not to mist. Additionally, it allows the goggle to float in case it comes off the riders’ helmet. H20 goggles cost around 80euros; whist the price depends upon the lens quality (clear, smoked, iridium and polarized). The complete range of H20 goggles are distributed through Champions (210-9405623) stores.

The first rider who used twin pipes on an SX-R was the English rider, Jordan Fielder, whose dream came true by the American tuner Ronnie Saner. The results were remarkable, although they were realized in absolutely no time. The author was the only journalist who rode Fielders’ race craft and compared it with the world title winning SX-R of Steven Dualiach back in 2004. According to reliable sources there were a couple of tuners in the USA and some from Europe who worked on developing a set of twin pipes. Though, according to information that we got from the most famous pwc exhaust pipe builder, Ross Liberty of Factory Pipe, a twin set of pipes will cost at least 1500 US dollars. A logical price for a few racing teams, but an affordable one for most customers. This puts him under consideration on building such a set of pipes…

Slippery has released its new line of wetsuits for 2006, with the Matrix topping the list. Along with the new tech tweaks, the Matrix has also, received a whole new color scheme to match new looks of the brand new pwc line up. The two piece wetsuit features rear zip entry, with a short sleeve John and a long sleeve pullover jacket. To provide most warmth, comfort and freedom of movement, the Matrix is made mostly out of 2mm neoprene, with a 3mm butt for extra padding and strategically placed 1mm Super-Stretch neoprene shoulders, knees and ankles. The new wet suit also features Glideskin panels to deflect wind and water and Padded Tatex inner knees to guard against abrasion. Available in black/red, silver/blue, lime/gray and copper/gray.

The Yamaha WaveRunner VX110 Sport is the cheapest personal watercraft in the threeseater 4T Runabout class. Its price in the Greek market rises to 10.590euro, which makes it the most affordable solution, since the Kawasaki STX-12F costs 14.300euro and the Sea Doo GTI will set you back by 12.000euro. The VX110 Sport uses a four-cylinder engine that produces 110bhp.