The Total Package
EVERYTHING YOU NEED AND MORE
Discover why boaters continue to choose Yamaha Jet Boats over other brands.
POWER AND SOUL
Revolutionizing fun on the water. Empowered by a passion for innovation, we create exceptional value and experiences that enrich the lives of our customers.
SPIRIT OF CHALLENGE
The founder of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Genichi Kawakami, set a clear standard for Yamaha brand engineering and manufacturing when he said, “It isn’t a product if it isn’t world class.” 60 years later, Yamaha continues its endeavors to create diverse value through products and services, and we promise to keep delivering excellence in order to create a more fulfilling life for people all over the world.
ORIGINALITY IN INNOVATION
Our principles are founded on a continuing desire to produce value that moves people, and are based on the evolving wants and needs of our customers. We strive to build a corporate culture that encourages enterprise, innovation and creativity. Our corporate mission of being a “Kando Creating Company” is an expression of our desire to offer our customers around the world products and services that bring joy and unexpected exhilaration that enriches their lives with new fulfillment.
OUR
HISTORY
Neil Kobayashi, the "WaveRunner Papa" invented the WaveRunner® in 1986, forever changing how people access and enjoy their time on the water. Walk through the evolution of the WaveRunner® to learn how the global phenomena began.
OUR
INNOVATION
The TR-1® Engine
The Yamaha TR-1® marine engine is the pinnacle of engine innovation. Yamaha set out to build a more powerful engine than its predecessor, while also making it smaller, and lighter. The TR-1® motor achieves just that. The result is quicker acceleration, higher top-end speeds, with better fuel economy and more fun for the rider.
Connext® Touchscreen
Yamaha's Connext® touchscreen includes Drive Control, all vital display functions, and security mode to prevent unauthorized use. Yamaha's FX Series also now offers a 5" and 7" high vibrancy glass touchscreen that is GPS map-ready with complete smartphone connectivity.
Environmentally Friendly Engine Cover
The engine cover is also one of the first Yamaha-manufactured parts to include plant-derived cellulose nanofiber (CNF) reinforced resin. CNF-reinforced resin has excellent material recyclability, leading to a reduction in plastics used and greenhouse gas emissions.
High Output Engine
A new 1898cc, four-stroke, four-cylinder, 16-valve High Output marine engine provides quicker and smoother acceleration and a higher top speed.
Environmentally Friendly Engine Cover
The engine cover is also one of the first Yamaha-manufactured parts to include plant-derived cellulose nanofiber (CNF) reinforced resin. CNF-reinforced resin has excellent material recyclability, leading to a reduction in plastics used and greenhouse gas emissions.
High Output Engine
A new 1898cc, four-stroke, four-cylinder, 16-valve High Output marine engine provides quicker and smoother acceleration and a higher top speed.
New 1.9L HIGH OUTPUT ENGINE
This new 1898cc, four-stroke, four-cylinder, 16-valve High Output Yamaha marine engine provides quicker and smoother acceleration and top speed. This is achieved through the engine's increased displacement, optimized intake and exhaust paths, and a 10 percent larger throttle body for more power and torque.
Design
RiDE® Technology
DUAL-THROTTLE HANDLEBAR CONTROLS
RiDE® offers the world's first dual throttle handlebar controls on a personal watercraft. Pull the right handle lever and you accelerate, pull the left lever and you go in reverse. Pull the left lever at speed to decelerate. Pull them both, or in any combination, and the system recognizes your intentions and provides precise control at all speeds all the time. Release both levers and you shift to neutral. There's no manual shifting, no gears, no complicated process.
Open Loop Cooling System
RELIABLE COOLING TECHNOLOGY
All Yamaha WaveRunners utilize open loop cooling, which is used by 99% of marine manufacturers. It’s the most effective, reliable and maintenance-free way to cool your engine. This is in sharp contrast to closed loop cooling systems used by competitive manufacturers, which is more difficult to maintain and more expensive to upkeep.
NanoXcel® Technology
INNOVATIVE HULL AND DECK DESIGN
Few innovations have the ability to reshape an entire industry, but that is exactly what Yamaha’s NanoXcel® hull and deck technology has done for the personal watercraft. Yamaha engineers innovated at the microscopic level using nano clay plus glass microbubbles to create a new, stronger resin system that uses less material. As a result, Yamaha hulls and decks are the lightest in their class while maintaining the strength and durability they’ve come to be recognized for.
Bring Joy to Your Life
CREATING KANDO
Kando is a Japanese word for the simultaneous feeling of deep satisfaction and intense excitement that people experience when they encounter something of exceptional value.
For over 50 years, Yamaha has endeavored to create diverse value through products and services, and we promise to continue delivering excellence in order to create a more fulfilling life for people all over the world.
We strive to use our ingenuity and passion to realize peoples' dreams and always be the ones they look to for “the next Kando.”
the USA
Yamaha WaveRunners®
Proudly assembled in Newnan, GA
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation is a 280-acre facility that employs more than 1,500 people and is renowned for its technological innovations, commitment to high quality manufacturing and environmentally forward-thinking practices. YMMC is committed to reducing our impact on the environment, and supporting employee/community programs through the Environmental Recycling Fund Program (ERFP).