Stand-up PWC
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Stand-up PWC are a type of personal watercraft (PWC) available since the 1970s. They (usually) have a pivoting handlepole and standing tray area that requires the operator to stand while riding instead of sitting. This is in contrast to the more frequently seen "sit-down" type of PWC. Both these terms are jargon
used by PWC enthusiasts to distinguish between these primary two types. However, marine regulatory groups, such as the United States Coast Guard
, foremost use passenger
capacity, rather than riding style, to make distinctions.
Jargon
Jargon is terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event. The philosophe Condillac observed in 1782 that "Every science requires a special language because every science has its own ideas." As a rationalist member of the Enlightenment he...
used by PWC enthusiasts to distinguish between these primary two types. However, marine regulatory groups, such as the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
, foremost use passenger
Passenger
A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
capacity, rather than riding style, to make distinctions.
List of models
- Hydrospace S4
- Kawasaki JS300
- Kawasaki JS400
- Kawasaki JS440
- Kawasaki JS550
- Kawasaki 300SX
- Kawasaki JS550SX
- Kawasaki JS650SX
- Kawasaki JS750
- Kawasaki 750SX
- Kawasaki 750SXi
- Kawasaki 750SXi Pro
- Kawasaki 800 SX-R
- Laser Jet F-14 Thunder Jet
- Laser Jet F-15 Thunder Jet
- PJS VHP 7000 Viper
- Polaris Octane
- Yamaha FX-1
- Yamaha Superjet
- Sea-Doo 3D (In Vert Mode)