Boats are propelled forward by various power sources, such as human power, wind power, and internal combustion engines. Nowadays, even electric boats are coming onto the scene. Propulsion for ...

A boatload of riders on the Willamette Jetboat cruise slowly through a no-wake zone near the Sellwood Bridge in May 2014. (Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian/File photo) A man who says he boarded a boat ...

My fling on Four Winns’ new Fling jetboat was just that – a brief affair, a chance encounter with a curvaceous beauty. It was fun because the boat, like a water strider, takes pleasure in skittering ...

While on vacation in Greece, I checked Google Maps for interesting locations to visit. I spotted a dirt-karting center and was enthusiastic about the idea until I read the reviews. They were very slow ...

Author's note: In this series, it is my intent to present a basic, concise introduction to a legitimate competitive sport which will not be seen on the five o' clock sports roundup or read about in ...

Ashley Geis knew she wanted to race jetboats in whitewater when she was 4 or 5. “I told my dad, as soon as I get old enough, I want to race,” she said. “That’s the one thing that I want. Right when I ...

While most people opt for a serene rafting trip down the wild and scenic Rogue River, there’s something to be said about tearing upstream in a three-engine jet boat. That's the experience offered by ...

Five people were injured Sunday when a commercial jet boat collided with a private boat on southern Oregon’s Rogue River. The tour boat was operated by Hellgate Jetboat Excursions, which provides ...

Summertime in Detroit means boats are out on the Detroit River. However, boating is not something that everyone can do because it can be expensive. Detroit Jetboat Adventures understood that and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Five people flown to hospital after a jet-boat accident on the Waiau River, south of Hanmer Springs, were "very lucky" to escape with ...

Duayne Insley, 47, (left) and Dwayne Terry on the Waimakariri River on Saturday, a day before Insley died in an accident on the river.R J HEALEY / SUPPLIED The step daughter of a man killed in a ...