Individual
Take on any course, any day the waterway is open. Practice at no charge, or make an official GPS-verified attempt for a small fee. Official results go on the course's permanent leaderboard.
Find a PWC course near youThe international governing body for GPS-based PWC competition
Find a PWC challenge near you.
Officially recognized courses on approved lakes and waterways. Ride a course on your own schedule, or participate in a sanctioned PWC tournament.
National federations
Choose your country
Courses, tournaments and membership are managed by each national federation under one set of international rules.
How it works
You against the course.
Each course is a set of GPS-defined checkpoints inside an approved competition area. Start anywhere, choose your own route, and capture as many points as you can before time runs out.
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Pick a course
Every course has its own checkpoints, its own challenges and its own official leaderboard.
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Capture checkpoints
The IPWCF app guides you between checkpoints and verifies each capture, including any speed or time-in-zone requirements.
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Post an official score
Practice free anytime. When you're ready, make a GPS-verified attempt and go after the course record.
Two ways to compete
Ride on your own schedule, or ride a tournament.
Tournaments
Every rider starts at the same scheduled time on the same course, then picks their own starting point and route. Tournaments have their own leaderboards, and eligible scores also count toward the course records.
See tournament dates and timesPricing
Practice free. Pay only when it counts.
No contracts and no fees to download the app. Make it official when you're ready to put your name on the leaderboard.
Practice
Freealways
Ride any course as often as you like. Learn the checkpoints and perfect your route.
Official run
$5per run
One GPS-verified attempt on any official course. Your score goes on that course's permanent leaderboard.
Best value
Unlimited official runs
$49per year
Every official course, as many official runs as you want for 12 months. Less than $1 a week.
Join IPWCFTournament entry is not included and is set by each tournament. Prices in USD; your national federation may list local prices.
The governing body
One standard, worldwide.
IPWCF sets and maintains the rules that make a score on any official course fair, verifiable and permanent.
Competition rules
Standardized rules and scoring for every sanctioned course and tournament.
Course certification
Official course definitions and checkpoints on qualifying lakes and approved waterways.
Performance classifications
Machines compete in classes for fair results, plus an unrestricted Open class.
Record verification
GPS-verified results recorded on each course's permanent leaderboard.
Sanctioned tournaments
Clubs and organizers run tournaments under IPWCF sanction and rules.
Safety & stewardship
Rules that reward control, follow local boating regulations and respect other people on the water.
Open to every personal watercraft
Yamaha WaveRunner Sea-Doo Kawasaki Jet Ski and other PWC
Get on the water
Join IPWCF and post your first official score.
Membership gives you unlimited official runs on every course and your full results history in the member portal.
The IPWCF app
GPS navigation, checkpoint verification and live scoring for iPhone and Android.