Jet boats were once mostly hairpin-­happy thrill rides, with the reflexes of a slot-car. Today, they’ve matured into hot-selling family models, viable alternatives to craft propelled by propellers.

Yep, I did it again. I bought something weird and crazy from China. It’s a mini electric jet boat. “What’s a mini electric jet boat?” you might be asking. Think: comically small one-seater boat with ...

With a combination of creativity and outside-the-box thinking, the world has seen some strange watercraft over the years like the Kawasaki Jet Mate Jet Ski. However, the Italian born Jet Capsule, ...