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Waverunner testJetBlaster - entry into the world of freestyle waverunners

Jan-Ole Puls

 · 21.07.2025

Both levers can be used simultaneously, allowing the JetBlaster to turn in the tightest of spaces.
Photo: Yamaha
The JetBlaster is Yamaha's entry into the world of freestyle waverunners. The test report explains what the centrepiece of the model is.
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At its heart: a lively TR-1 three-cylinder engine with 100 hp, which, in combination with the 261-kilogram SMC hull, ensures a direct driving experience - and that is precisely its appeal. The handling is lively. The JetBlaster reacts immediately to weight shifts - ideal for little tricks in between.

Ergonomic plus points

Ergonomically, the model scores points with a non-slip handlebar, back-friendly Hydro-Turf mats and sensibly positioned foot wedges. At the same time, the cockpit has been reduced to the bare essentials: LED display, waterproof glove compartment and rope hook. The SMC hull design ensures stability at low speeds as well as direct cornering performance.

Waverunner turns in the tightest of spaces

All in all, the JetBlaster looks lively. However, the familiar Yamaha RiDE system, and therefore a reverse gear, must be dispensed with. Yamaha's RiDE system ensures greater control and safety when riding, manoeuvring and mooring. It works with two separate levers on the handlebars: the usual throttle for forwards travel on the right, and a second lever on the left, which is responsible for reverse travel and braking. If you pull the left lever, the Waverunner brakes gently or reverses - depending on the situation.

Particularly practical: both levers can be used simultaneously to control the jet sensitively, move it sideways or turn it in the tightest of spaces.

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Technical data

  • Length: 3,00 m
  • Width: 1,14 m
  • Weight: 261 kg
  • cubic capacity: 1,049 cc
  • Charging: No
  • Cylinder: 3
  • Tank capacity: 50 l
  • Passengers: 1-2 persons
  • Storage space: 5,5 l
  • Maximum performance: 100 HP
  • Price: from € 10,490

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Jan-Ole Puls

Jan-Ole Puls

Editor Test & Technology

Ole Puls was born in Schleswig in 1999. He quickly swapped the football pitch for the Schlei and grew up sailing a wide variety of dinghies and tall ships. From his grandfather's self-built wooden opti and a Europe to a 49er and an X362 Sport, there was a lot to choose from. After leaving school, Puls decided to train as a boat builder at the high-tech shipyard Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel in 2016. He successfully completed his training in 2020 and stayed at the shipyard as a bachelor. In 2022, he decided not only to build boats, but also to test them. Since then, he has been working for Delius Klasing Verlag in the Test & Technology section of BOOTE magazine. The training he received and the eye for detail and quality of workmanship he acquired help him immensely today. Even though he is a regatta sailor with heart and soul, he feels right at home on motorboats and enjoys separating his professional and private lives and yet combining them. Because we all know one thing: there is simply no better place to be than on the water.

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