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Police boat of the NYPD Harbor Unit in 2006. Police watercraft are boats or other vessels that are used by police agencies to patrol bodies of water. They are usually employed on major rivers, [1] in enclosed harbors near cities or in places where a stronger presence than that offered by the harbormaster or coast guard is needed.
A personal watercraft (PWC), also called Jet Ski or water scooter, is a primarily recreational watercraft that is designed to hold only a small number of occupants, who sit or stand on top of the craft, not within the craft as in a boat. Prominent brands of PWCs include Jet Skis and Sea-Doos. PWCs have two style categories.
A cast of eight selectable characters, consisting of female and male riders, makes up the field for each race. Races take place in a variety of real world locations, such as the Maldives, New Zealand, Florida, and Venice. The official Kawasaki and Jet Pilot licenses allow for official watercraft and wetsuits. A two-player split-screen mode is ...
Tow-in surfing was pioneered by Laird Hamilton, Buzzy Kerbox, Dave Kalama, and others in the mid 1990s.A surfer is towed into a breaking wave by a partner driving a personal watercraft (PWC, commonly known by the brand name Jet Ski) or a helicopter with an attached tow-line.
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It was based on a motorcycle, replacing the wheels with skis and using a pump-jet for propulsion. It debuted in 1978, a few years after the Kawasaki Jet Ski, by Spirit Marine, a subsidiary of what is now Arctic Cat. [3] At rest, it resembles a sit-down jet ski. Gaining speed, it would eventually lift up on the skis and begin to plane.
The Hydrospace is the world's first four-stroke stand-up jet ski, or personal watercraft.It was introduced in October 2005 by Hydrospace. In 2007, Hydrospace changed their name to HSR-Benelli following the acquisition of Benelli Motori (related to, but unaffiliated with, Benelli shotguns or Benelli motorcycles).