2016 Long Beach To Catalina & Back Offshore Endurance National Championship

[@thebeast4853]

He has the best tactics in the group... "Uhhh basically just hammer the throttle." Whatta sport.

[@jeantsaiaviation]

Good luck holding on to that for a long time.

[@richardescobar9306]

The Beast stop talking shit when u don't own a ski

[@garyburbank4559]

Actually harder than it looks you are in the ocean water feels like cement if you fall off

[@nikosgrigorakos]

The Beast Where the fuck are you bitch?

[@nikosgrigorakos]

I like to see him to hammer the throttle 70 to 80 mph just for 20 minutes kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3OTeKOOgJmqq7c

[@YOUENNNN]

My back hurts watching this

[@GUMMYBEAYUH]

I bet they fall asleep later that night still vibrating.

[@emperortv767]

@@GUMMYBEAYUH lol

[@josephcoleman57]

No kidding and the calves....chop is murder come Monday morning especially on a Yami...lot of agony

[@reidjordan4545]

Never Gonnatell they all stand up, and I’m guessing they have cups

[@adamjhuber]

Never done the race, but I have done that route on my PWC many times. You have to stand up. Makes your knees sore and quads /gluts hurt. The guy sitting down must have had a special seat made.

[@UltraMagaFan]

I've rode a jetski 26 miles on a calm lake and I could barely make it. I was exhausted when I got home. I couldn't imagine doing 104 miles in the ocean. That is insane.

[@jaysmith6013]

Completely agree! I rode a jet ski from downtown Chicago to the north side of Chicago on Lake Michigan… about 14 miles total. It was absolutely exhausting. People don’t realize the physical strength and endurance it takes to ride these things hard especially on the open water

[@brianlong6049]

So....whoever doesn't break down, wins? Sign me up!

[@leoaksil4085]

Having some turns would help, this race will just show you the power of the wave runner .

[@WestCoastWatercraft]

That PWC life. Good times.!😎🤙💦 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4u1YWpspqlgm6c

[@thedogtutor4998]

it's a 52 mile race how does it take an hour if you're going 70 mph ?

[@AndiKramer]

Blessings from Frankfurt in Darmstadt. Thank you for your precious, important work. ANDI KRAMER

[@jeenyus720]

People say NASCAR is boring, but at least they turn left sometimes.

[@deathactual1745]

LOL

[@johnstine7540]

One tirn

[@greengolftee87]

I don't think you got the joke. But that's not surprising coming from a NASCAR fan.

[@Arturas1244]

Well if you fell what water becomes same as cement at what speed

[@Nukemall09]

francis Angel lmao

[@xburtonboardnx]

I don't understand how this could be considered one of the best watercraft races? Multiple competitors admitted you just pin it and drive straight.

[@Ramoutdoors]

4StrokeBloke just a drag race

[@wildkatsailing]

not seen drag racing eh.

[@lucianoangelo19]

It’s a water drag u idiot

[@mark675]

Yup like drag racing, total shite

[@Heavywall70]

That was probably trash talk, honestly, they ain’t giving up their strategy. The ones that did go all out broke before the turn. Even the guy in second nursed a starving ski home The winner said he dialed it back so he wouldn’t get bucked off. Obviously they can’t just “Pin it and win it”

[@bluetickfreddy101]

This looks like a great motor/mechanical endurance race the skill is in engineering and is reliability test

[@kevinulett5276]

these things are crazy and theres a lot more to it than everyones saying. Really cool to watch

[@-Sullens-]

It’s been 5 years and I still come back to watch this

[@VIPSECURITYSERVICES]

I got FX HVSO and I know Christian going for a ride with him this week end. Awesome. Love my Yamaha, She is fast.

[@sonjamclean1676]

sike

[@matthewweisenburger2095]

seems like whoever has the fastest machine wins not much skill involved

[@matthewweisenburger2095]

Max Rosen my comment had nothing to do with what the point of a race is. I simply said this race doesn't take much skill

[@enigma9789]

actually it takes a little more than that.. not only does your body need to be able to handle the challenge, but the water is ever changing, you can't just practice and memorize the waves.

[@someguy1688]

enigma9789 it's really not that hard... I have a supercharged Yamaha and I can keep it going mid eighties/top speed. Hardest thing is your thumb getting tired.

[@matthewweisenburger2095]

Oh fuck an internet tough guy watch out every one

[@codyjames1687]

I've done this ride on a ski. It's not difficult per se. It's not easy for a rookie but for anyone whose spent more than 50 hrs on a ski could finish. Maybe not win but at least finish

[@deltaflyer1997]

Modified skis running at full power for 30 minutes is obviously not the formula for reliability

[@3g2000gt]

Thats why its an endurance race, bring it all to the table and see it will hold up.

[@joepelham]

that water is rock hard . Got to be fun as hell .

[@macclark4112]

Real sure those engines were built to withstand a race. Then they’re rebuilt for the next run.

[@jackk5562]

You’d be surprised, maybe do some research on these boats

[@brianbirc]

Micheal Klein Nah its is called racing. 30 minutes? From Long Beach to Catalina AND BACK? The IJSBA offshore endurance race is about 74.56 miles with a departure from Long Beach to Catalina Island which is 37.28 miles off Los Angeles and back to Long Beach. It is not about the best bug out vehicle but that distance at that speed does require some reliability.. I do not think your Prius would do well with reliability in any off road desert race similar to the Baja 1000 or a 250 mile race of that kind..

[@js123able]

Seems more to be a competition for the mechanics and engineers who build and prep the vehicles to endure that long

[@Darklordkime]

don't be silly... I'm still gunna send it.

[@brandonf159]

Lol just send it

[@stevenv2190]

Nice. I ran my 2004 GTX for over 50 miles last April on Kentucky Lake. Left from The Moors Marina. Went as far as Hamlin - Sugar Creek. Then again, being NA - just holding at a cruise speed of 45 mph. Got back to The Moors with two bars left on the gauge. Fun run.

[@edwinhallett9751]

A lot of people have hated on the Yamahas. I just recently picked up a 2017 GP1800. Its predecessor was the FZR. I am admittedly biased towards Yamaha(I own an R1, R6 and a YZ250 2 stroke and a Waverunner VXR and now the GP1800, lol) so take my opinion with a grain of salt. But Yamaha's wave runners are legit. They handle really well and have a TON of power. I took my new GP out and in stock form, ran 67mph with GPS. My VXR is slightly modded but it has ran 60ish before mods and that's impressive, especially from a NA motor. I would say to anyone if they want good power, speed and handling, go with the Yamaha. The Seadoo RTX has more power for sure and the Kawi might be a little faster from the factory, but the Yamahas seem to have the best all-around.

[@chookyfttr1254]

Edwin Hallett i

[@TacEsk8]

My bro has a 2004 rxp and I drove 72mph on it

[@brois841]

Edwin, I've also owned many Yamaha's and currently track a 2015 R1. Curious about your opinions since you've had a GP and VXR. How would you compare the power of the HO vs SVHO? I don't care about top speed, not racing anyone... it'll mainly be used for playing around the boat. Thx!

[@lindsayhowe204]

Yamaha has been building marine engines for over 40 or 50 years now. They are by far the most reliable, atleast they were. I had a Raider 701 and my boss who I raced with owned everything but a Yamaha and I towed every one of his skis at some point in time. We did the offshore for circuit 3 years. Catalina for fun 5 times and the Grand Canyon 4 times and every river in northern California. Never once did the Yamaha fail.

[@danav8515]

i own a 2009 FZR bone stock, ive outran many seadoos and yamahas, never raced a kawasaki. i ran against a new GP 1800 and lost but not by as much as i thought i would. honestly the fastest machines i have ever ran across slightly modded fzr/fzs wave runners. i met one guy and his wife on thier FZR it was 2 of them on one machine and me alone on mine. i might as well have been in a canoe, thier machine was redicules and he only had an intake, exhaust, rideplate and a stage 1 re-flash. nothing near what these guys have..

[@RegalDaniel]

It’s so hard to stay in the jet ski at that speed, trust me.

[@cynthiacollins6506]

Agreed

[@ciscomunoz6697]

Exactly riding at 70+ is tiring

[@nickneff6926]

​@Aymane Ben_Sim_Hamad ya and im peter pan

[@masterminded8892]

@Aymane Ben_Sim_Hamad your jetski doesn’t go 120 mph

[@fkingbear1834]

Like but not ruining 69 Likes..

[@ss_whole]

How do they know where the turn around boat is, do they just follow the chopper?

[@henryclark522]

Notice how there aren’t any seadoo’s😂

[@theliamwvlogsw1261]

I have a 2015 seadoo

[@thunderthrustable]

Sea doos are fast af and fun as hell

[@johncangemi3214]

Seadoos sink alot i know alot about that

[@PrimiusLovin]

Bombardier probably knows that their Sea-Doo's buyers are mainly using them for recreational activity, so it's useless to promote their pwcs as racing machines

[@cjcampbell4799]

@@johncangemi3214 I do as well. I rode a jetski to Catalina under the company "jetski to Catalina" and my seadoo's bow sank under a wave resulting in my faceplant into the ocean.

[@SerioPensalivemewrong]

Holy Crap, I served with Mike Arnold. Great to see a brother out of the Corps living the dream.

[@oniamaya3934]

Crazy Talk ty for serving

[@jorgendahl5024]

I hit a wave hole at just under 100mph and was ejected from my PWC. From what those that saw me bounce I skipped like a stone on a pond for 30 of 40 yards. Broke 4 ribs in my chest and 2 on my back. At that speed water is like concrete.

[@mikedub9898]

Jorgen dahl just under 100 on what ski ?

[@auralplex]

Even top of the line consumer jet skis don’t go more than 70 mph

[@Deighty181]

@@auralplex they do when they are modded.

[@DroneWolfMedia]

I know this is from 2016 but wow, what an awesome race!! 👍👍

[@Bryan-qd4fk]

So I'm generally interested in this sport and I mean no offense by my questions, so please be polite. I've ridden wave runners quite a bit (never on the ocean). What is the skill behind this sport? It seems just like holding down the gas for 50 some miles with a single turn around.

[@brois841]

I'm curious whether any machines in the STOCK class broke down?

[@kristoffervatshelle1418]

What display does he have at 7:28 ?

[@nicholaslai7328]

Hello, love the videos! Would it be okay for me to use some of the content in your video for social media purposes to promote an upcoming event? e.g. scenes of jet skis in the water, etc, Will provide credits!

[@tomtizumsrc963]

Radical rides !!💪🏻👍🏻 I just subscribed to your channel.👍🏻👍🏻

[@kobinicholson]

Those jet skis look super duper sick i would want one like that

[@robs7741]

Is this part of the Catalina Wine Mixer?

[@themustache926]

It's the Catalina wine mixer bro

[@user-ou6dw3je8j]

garrett toney lol yes

[@datboifred]

This looks extremely fun. Hopefully one day I'll buy a Yamaha and hit the waters.

[@jasonkingj69]

Yamaha's have a weak hull design..... Buy a Sea-Doo.

[@andrewstubbe4047]

ya

[@stereolababy]

is that why there were no sea doo's in this race?

[@monsterpoo]

wastegate, because they suck in rough water.... kawa dominates rough water... keep the seadoos in the pool (lake)

[@keithmoser3674]

L. Murray you will get there one day my dude

[@King_Tay]

1:50 I wonder who sponsors him ....

[@stephenhill1716]

Just hammer the throttle and go straight? Shit I’ve got a jet ski and some free time how do I sign up?

[@22TheJuggernaut]

Do they have to run stock?

[@tanthiennguyen9308]

Wie ist es beim verkürzen..................?

[@premiercconstruction]

Looks fun!! Super nice water... going 80 or 90 on the water on these things is quick. Like snow machines... if choppy water this would be tougher.

[@willparker3170]

Looks tiring but really fun

[@Moondoggy1941]

When do they have this race?

[@captainbluesea]

Bravo super video

[@aklsearider6725]

Where can we check out the 2017, 2018 & 2019 races? :)

[@plo9458]

why would you want too.

[@sicksrt450]

Got to ride 525 this weekend and that thing is a dream to drive...

[@dinomolina2335]

when is this years race? or did it pass already...

[@stegmandd]

Cool sunglass boi: "I don't let it get to my head" "I don't run the #1 plate, even though I'm #1" Also cool sunglass boi: Sinks

[@user-ou6dw3je8j]

Everyone says “.the person with the best jet ski wins” but you have to know your machine and it’s limits u also have to shift your body to be aro-dynamic and shift to adjust to waves. You have to be physically able to use your arms and legs for that long at high speeds

[@yugimotou6910]

I wasn't even aware a jetski could make it there and back without refueling, we went there on my uncle fishing boat which is pretty fast and it seemed quite far.

[@stenbak88]

I always thought endurance races were stupid but I kinda want to do this one

[@Ezzy_KB]

Am not even a jet ski person but this looks awesome 😎

[@AlexGarcia-ew2fv]

I love jetski racing..im so surprised it isn't a huge sport here in miami.since we have water everywhere

[@OneEye.]

Back in the 70s on 8' Maja. 87 MPH avg.

[@Poorschedriver]

Amazing, but i'd give anything to see this 10 years ago with 2 strokes battling it out

[@dinomolina2335]

i wana show up with a sick boosted yamaha waveventure or waveraider 2 stroke and spank these foo's lol

[@thisoldnew4544]

damn the EPA

[@Negativity808]

Or a Prius race down the autobon

[@TylerF43]

Dino Molina Good luck 😂

[@GRRAPTOR]

I did this trip a few years ago on a 18 year old 2 stroke Jet Ski. Was completely fogged in when we left, we got a little lost, took 2 1/2 hours with no gps. Arrived with .8 gallons gas remaining. The trip home in clear weather took 1.5 hours. It was too beautiful to rush and so much to see. 2 whales, at least 10 sharks, seals, porpoise, tuna, a massive sunfish, and flying fish. So memorable!

[@bbbt8090]

Have these gone electric yet? Would that change the reliability?

[@leighparker9109]

I really enjoyed watching this.

[@denverwynn4]

Klipper! I watched him on the Shuswap 20 years ago.

[@JamesDanjolell]

How many gallons are the gas tanks , surprised they don't run dry after full throttle for 52 miles

[@richardescobar9306]

Piffery Jenkins newer skis are more economic for example on my ski we used it from 7am to 6pm with only like 20minutes for the ski to rest and we only filled it up once and a half while with older ones just an hours you would have used 2k on gas xD

[@jameshargrove5328]

Stock tanks are on the yamaha's are 18 gallons. Don't know if they can run bigger tanks. Would have to check the rule book.

[@9carcottrell246]

James Hargrove my ultra 300 super charged is 23 gallons

[@haydenmedgyesy5674]

Are they just hammering it full throttle the whole time?

[@zacsbigburgers371]

Hayden Medgyesy yes

[@elizabethhudson1993]

This is a crazy race you never know what happen on the water..water changes every second

[@DMA1392]

How fast are they going?

[@jeshie3736]

I know what the wind is like at 80 miles an hour with a dirt bike style helmet on a motorcycle. Wouldn’t it help to wear street style helmets cause there more aerodynamic?

[@isaiah2536]

I don’t get it? where is the competition!? this is literally all on the machine not the rider....

[@theguy3490]

I have always wanted to do this can someone please send me a link for tryouts

[@riderguy327]

Why no bombardiers?

[@kevinalvarado761]

I’m not sure if anyone has ever ridden a jet ski. But it’s a lot of hard work. Especially going over 65 MPH. and trying to stay in control with choppy water while you get airtime

[@joeysprojects9081]

Why do you keep calling the ultra 310’s turbocharged? Are they modified to be turboed? Theyre factory supercharged

[@amessad]

No Sea Doo's...?

[@krisvold32]

no sea doos ?

[@balls3009]

How long does this take them?

[@adammanning1805]

Didn't know this was a thing. I WANT IN

[@littlejohn9458]

Is there good money in this ? amyone??

[@wideloads15]

Hey Watercraft Rider, are you guys releasing a vid on the 2017 LB2CAT Race?

[@coopergumby]

about how fast do these guys top out at?

[@chaztitan6457]

wait, so are these factory options or are these modified? what are the restrictions on this class?

[@aretheyreal9211]

All factory They can only upgrade fuel tanks everything else is stock so I’d say let’s go a little bit faster with less fuel

[@YouTubeking758]

Is the fx hvso faster then the FZR?

[@carlosfrances01]

Where is the 2019 one ?

[@waynesmith2927]

2019 = cancelled

[@carlosfrances01]

@@waynesmith2927 really ?

[@waynesmith2927]

carlos 1 yep, not happening this year for the first time in 25 years, usually held in July, postponed to September due to low registration, finally cancelled. Heartbreak as it is/was a great event

[@carlosfrances01]

@@waynesmith2927 thanks 4 info.

[@thestunner711]

what happened to 2017's race

[@MrMole17]

when you're the best at pulling a trigger...

[@dauntless051]

if its so easy then why dont you try riding waves at 80+ MP/H on a jet skii and see how long you can hold out without breaking your neck lmfao

[@braydenhellekson2249]

jerbeary11 its not that bad

[@olliewilliams8925]

jerbeary11 i go 70 on mine all the time. Its dangerous but it doesnt take any skill.

[@janhendrikfranke]

jerbeary11 Waves....

[@richardescobar9306]

Chris looks like u have never driven a jetski in the ocean -_-

[@RebeccaTwiseltonfallenangel]

❤❤❤❤❤❤that looks so much funnnnnn ❤❤❤❤

[@dev770903]

whats this race distance

[@tommytwotoes3880]

An endurance race that's less then an hour long!!!!!!

[@Ronf465]

I love this stuff!

[@tdestroyer1017]

lol, @6:05. Good to see Kawasaki still has the coolant hose issue on the new Ultras... SO glad I sold mine a few years ago. Literal same thing happened to my Ultra 250X and it cost me $2600 for a new supercharger after it water logged the engine bay.

[@littlemonster4297]

I miss racing so much!!!!

[@doelf100]

How much Speed??

[@bluej360]

Would anyone know how a 1992 seadoo handles? Im driving it this weekend, and this will be my first time driving a waverunner in my life... wish me luck!

[@mason769]

Blue J 360 How was it? I’m sorry I was late I was gonna tell u some good stuff.

[@alexmaclean1]

No seadoo machines in these races?

[@XzctR]

What's the average speed?

[@lkopl12398]

I like how he doesn't say shit about his easy win at the end shows the kind of man he is.

[@hampuslundin4432]

Looks very hard. This requires some serious amount of skills.

[@sanderognedal8459]

Why are no one using sea doo?

[@fatboyzracing3178]

Hey, do you guys know?

[@chrisedward7575]

My stock craft will do 68. Running it across the lake on a busy day is challenging. This seems as though it would be easier. Fewer cross waves.

[@astronautdolphindetective6908]

wheres the busa swap???

[@ryantoomey611]

No Seadoo?

[@Number1HockeyPlaya]

Why is it that those SeaDoos and Kawasaki’s break down so much? I hear that they’re not as reliable as Yamahas but is it really that bad or is it just the fact that they’ve been full throttle for half an hour?

[@braydonstebbins8481]

they’re not that reliable and it doesn’t help full throttle for that long. Yamaha is just overall more reliable

[@blakeholloway4773]

why are there no seadoos

[@tylerkapteyn5830]

Weird how there is no sea doo jetski

[@bob15479]

Why don't the follow each other's wakes?

[@yin-sparkayoubami5604]

I will get on this one day 🙏