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'''Sea-Doo''' is a Canadian brand of [[personal watercraft]] (PWC) and [[boat]]s manufactured by [[Bombardier Recreational Products]] (BRP).<ref name="MacDonald2012">{{cite book|author=Larry MacDonald|title=The Bombardier Story: From Snowmobiles to Global Transportation Powerhouse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92E3c0O9ioIC&pg=PA233|date=26 November 2012|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-48501-9|pages=233–}}</ref><ref name="Magazines1990">{{cite journal|author=Hearst Magazines|title=Popular Mechanics|journal=Popular Mechanics Magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OuMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61|date=April 1990|publisher=Hearst Magazines|pages=61–|issn=0032-4558}}</ref> All Sea-Doo models are driven by an impeller-driven waterjet.<ref name="Magazines1968">{{cite journal|author=Hearst Magazines|title=Popular Mechanics|journal=Popular Mechanics Magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9MDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA91|date=August 1968|publisher=Hearst Magazines|pages=91–|issn=0032-4558}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/466717/personal-water-craft-us-market-share-by-brand/|title=Personal water craft (PWC) companies market share in the United States from 2012 to 2016*|website=Statistica}}</ref> All Sea-Doo PWC models are produced at BRP's plants in [[Querétaro]] and [[Juárez, Nuevo León|Juárez]], [[Mexico]]. Its [[Rotax]] engines are produced at BRP's plant in [[Gunskirchen]], [[Austria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brp.com/en/about-us/our-locations/manufacturing-facilities.html|title=Facilities|website=BRP|access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref> In 2016, Sea-Doo had a 45.8% share of the PWC market in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/466717/personal-water-craft-us-market-share-by-brand/|title=Personal water craft (PWC) companies market share in the United States from 2012 to 2016*|website=Statistica}}</ref>
'''Sea-Doo''' is a Canadian brand of [[personal watercraft]] (PWC) and [[boat]]s manufactured by [[Bombardier Recreational Products]] (BRP).<ref name="MacDonald2012">{{cite book|author=Larry MacDonald|title=The Bombardier Story: From Snowmobiles to Global Transportation Powerhouse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92E3c0O9ioIC&pg=PA233|date=26 November 2012|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-48501-9|pages=233–}}</ref><ref name="Magazines1990">{{cite journal|author=Hearst Magazines|title=Popular Mechanics|journal=Popular Mechanics Magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OuMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61|date=April 1990|publisher=Hearst Magazines|pages=61–|issn=0032-4558}}</ref> All Sea-Doo models are driven by an impeller-driven waterjet.<ref name="Magazines1968">{{cite journal|author=Hearst Magazines|title=Popular Mechanics|journal=Popular Mechanics Magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9MDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA91|date=August 1968|publisher=Hearst Magazines|pages=91–|issn=0032-4558}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/466717/personal-water-craft-us-market-share-by-brand/|title=Personal water craft (PWC) companies market share in the United States from 2012 to 2016*|website=Statistica}}</ref> All Sea-Doo PWC models are produced at BRP's plants in [[Querétaro]] and [[Juárez, Nuevo León|Juárez]], [[Mexico]]. Its [[Rotax]] engines are produced at BRP's plant in [[Gunskirchen]], [[Austria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brp.com/en/about-us/our-locations/manufacturing-facilities.html|title=Facilities|website=BRP|access-date=2019-02-19|archive-date=28 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528213149/https://www.brp.com/en/about-us/our-locations/manufacturing-facilities.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Sea-Doo had a 45.8% share of the PWC market in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/466717/personal-water-craft-us-market-share-by-brand/|title=Personal water craft (PWC) companies market share in the United States from 2012 to 2016*|website=Statistica}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:SeaDoo XP Generation 1.jpg|thumb|left|1992 SeaDoo XP generation one, the original high-performance runabout style [[personal watercraft|PWC]].]]
[[File:SeaDoo XP Generation 1.jpg|thumb|left|1992 SeaDoo XP generation one, the original high-performance runabout style [[personal watercraft|PWC]].]]
Bombardier introduced its first personal watercraft in 1968, called the Bombardier Sea-Doo. It was designed by [[Clayton Jacobson II]], who would later develop the more successful [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] [[Jet Ski]] watercraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boatingmag.com/pwc-history-evolution-personal-watercraft#page-2|title=PWC History: The Evolution of Personal Watercraft|last=Hemmel|first=Jeff|date=8 January 2016|website=Boating Magazine}}</ref> Also heavily involved was Bombardier's [[Laurent Beaudoin]], who was interested in expanding the success of the [[Ski-Doo]] snowmobile to the PWC market. Advertised as the "Jet-powered Aqua Scooter",<ref name="Aqua">{{cite web|url=https://www.brp.com/en/about-brp/our-heritage.html#content-1960|title=About BRP: Heritage|publisher=Bombardier Recreational Products}}</ref> the original yellow Sea-Doo was 5 feet wide and 7.5 feet long, somewhat resembling a flying saucer. In 1968, it was powered by an air-cooled, 320cc engine with a top speed of 25 mph. Following complaints of overheating and inefficiency, it was replaced in 1969 with a water-cooled 372cc engine.<ref>{{cite web |title=1969 Sea-Doo 372 Bombardier |url=https://www.grautogallery.com/vehicles/5984/1969-sea-doo-372-bombardier |website=www.grautogallery.com |access-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231842/https://www.grautogallery.com/vehicles/5984/1969-sea-doo-372-bombardier |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> There were common complaints about discomfort from its flat seat and minimally-padded Ski-Doo supplied stainless steel handlebars. After only two years on the market, it was discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parkeryamaha.com/68seadoo/sdbirth.htm|title=INSIGHT: The birth and rebirth of Sea-Doo|last=Johnson|first=Joel|website=Parker Yamaha}}</ref>
Bombardier introduced its first personal watercraft in 1968, called the Bombardier Sea-Doo. It was designed by [[Clayton Jacobson II]], who would later develop the more successful [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] [[Jet Ski]] watercraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boatingmag.com/pwc-history-evolution-personal-watercraft#page-2|title=PWC History: The Evolution of Personal Watercraft|last=Hemmel|first=Jeff|date=8 January 2016|website=Boating Magazine}}</ref> Also heavily involved was Bombardier's [[Laurent Beaudoin]], who was interested in expanding the success of the [[Ski-Doo]] snowmobile to the PWC market. Advertised as the "Jet-powered Aqua Scooter",<ref name="Aqua">{{cite web|url=https://www.brp.com/en/about-brp/our-heritage.html#content-1960|title=About BRP: Heritage|publisher=Bombardier Recreational Products|access-date=16 September 2018|archive-date=3 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103012731/https://www.brp.com/en/about-brp/our-heritage.html#content-1960|url-status=dead}}</ref> the original yellow Sea-Doo was 5 feet wide and 7.5 feet long, somewhat resembling a flying saucer. In 1968, it was powered by an air-cooled, 320cc engine with a top speed of 25 mph. Following complaints of overheating and inefficiency, it was replaced in 1969 with a water-cooled 372cc engine.<ref>{{cite web |title=1969 Sea-Doo 372 Bombardier |url=https://www.grautogallery.com/vehicles/5984/1969-sea-doo-372-bombardier |website=www.grautogallery.com |access-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231842/https://www.grautogallery.com/vehicles/5984/1969-sea-doo-372-bombardier |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> There were common complaints about discomfort from its flat seat and minimally-padded Ski-Doo supplied stainless steel handlebars. After only two years on the market, it was discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parkeryamaha.com/68seadoo/sdbirth.htm|title=INSIGHT: The birth and rebirth of Sea-Doo|last=Johnson|first=Joel|website=Parker Yamaha}}</ref>


The Sea-Doo was re-introduced in 1988 as its own brand under Bombardier.  By 1995, annual sales for the Sea-Doo reached over 100,000 units, signaling a turnaround in the company's declining sales.<ref name="MacDonald2012"/>  By 1997 the company had $212 million in sales, recapturing over half of the PWC market.<ref name="MacDonald2012"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Yachting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2iFWXodY4UcC&pg=PT76|date=December 1997|pages=76–|issn=0043-9940}}</ref><ref name="BoehBeamish2007">{{cite book|author1=Kevin K. Boeh|author2=Paul W. Beamish|title=Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54-8blUw7F0C&pg=PA408|year=2007|publisher=SAGE|isbn=978-1-4129-4104-4|pages=408–}}</ref> In 2022, during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Sea-Doo personal watercraft converted into explosive [[unmanned surface vehicle]]s were used to [[unmanned surface vehicle#Use in combat|attack Russian naval vessels]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-27|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=unmanned surface vehicle#Use in combat|reason= The anchor (Use in combat) [[Special:Diff/1230922846|has been deleted]].}} at the [[Sevastopol Naval Base]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sutton |first=H. I. |title=Moscow Cancels Black Sea Grain Deal After Large-Scale Drone Attack on Russian Warships |publisher=[[USNI News]] |date=31 October 2022 |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/10/31/moscow-cancels-black-sea-grain-deal-after-large-scale-drone-attack-on-russian-warships |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
The Sea-Doo was re-introduced in 1988 as its own brand under Bombardier.  By 1995, annual sales for the Sea-Doo reached over 100,000 units, signaling a turnaround in the company's declining sales.<ref name="MacDonald2012"/>  By 1997 the company had $212 million in sales, recapturing over half of the PWC market.<ref name="MacDonald2012"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Yachting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2iFWXodY4UcC&pg=PT76|date=December 1997|pages=76–|issn=0043-9940}}</ref><ref name="BoehBeamish2007">{{cite book|author1=Kevin K. Boeh|author2=Paul W. Beamish|title=Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54-8blUw7F0C&pg=PA408|year=2007|publisher=SAGE|isbn=978-1-4129-4104-4|pages=408–}}</ref> In 2022, during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Sea-Doo personal watercraft converted into explosive [[unmanned surface vehicle]]s were used to [[unmanned surface vehicle#Use in combat|attack Russian naval vessels]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-27|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=unmanned surface vehicle#Use in combat|reason= The anchor (Use in combat) [[Special:Diff/1230922846|has been deleted]].}} at the [[Sevastopol Naval Base]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sutton |first=H. I. |title=Moscow Cancels Black Sea Grain Deal After Large-Scale Drone Attack on Russian Warships |publisher=[[USNI News]] |date=31 October 2022 |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/10/31/moscow-cancels-black-sea-grain-deal-after-large-scale-drone-attack-on-russian-warships |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>

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Sea-Doo is a Canadian brand of personal watercraft (PWC) and boats manufactured by Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP).[1][2] All Sea-Doo models are driven by an impeller-driven waterjet.[3][4] All Sea-Doo PWC models are produced at BRP's plants in Querétaro and Juárez, Mexico. Its Rotax engines are produced at BRP's plant in Gunskirchen, Austria.[5] In 2016, Sea-Doo had a 45.8% share of the PWC market in the US.[6]

History

File:SeaDoo XP Generation 1.jpg
1992 SeaDoo XP generation one, the original high-performance runabout style PWC.

Bombardier introduced its first personal watercraft in 1968, called the Bombardier Sea-Doo. It was designed by Clayton Jacobson II, who would later develop the more successful Kawasaki Jet Ski watercraft.[7] Also heavily involved was Bombardier's Laurent Beaudoin, who was interested in expanding the success of the Ski-Doo snowmobile to the PWC market. Advertised as the "Jet-powered Aqua Scooter",[8] the original yellow Sea-Doo was 5 feet wide and 7.5 feet long, somewhat resembling a flying saucer. In 1968, it was powered by an air-cooled, 320cc engine with a top speed of 25 mph. Following complaints of overheating and inefficiency, it was replaced in 1969 with a water-cooled 372cc engine.[9] There were common complaints about discomfort from its flat seat and minimally-padded Ski-Doo supplied stainless steel handlebars. After only two years on the market, it was discontinued.[10]

The Sea-Doo was re-introduced in 1988 as its own brand under Bombardier. By 1995, annual sales for the Sea-Doo reached over 100,000 units, signaling a turnaround in the company's declining sales.[1] By 1997 the company had $212 million in sales, recapturing over half of the PWC market.[1][11][12] In 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sea-Doo personal watercraft converted into explosive unmanned surface vehicles were used to attack Russian naval vesselsTemplate:Broken anchor at the Sevastopol Naval Base.[13]

Models

There are five categories of Sea-Doo models: Recreation, Tow Sports, Touring, Sport Fishing, and Performance.[14]

The Sea-Doo jet-powered sport boats included a four-seater Sportster 150 with 155 hp or 215 hp, a four-seater Speedster 150 with 255 hp, and a seven-seater Speedster 200 with 310 hp, and a Speedster 230 with space for up to twelve people. The Wake 200 model was made for wakeboarding and the two Challenger models were less sporty and more luxurious: a smaller Challenger 180 and a larger Challenger 210. In 2012, BRP discontinued sport boat production, citing a decline in global sales in the marine industry. This meant the loss of 350 jobs, including most of those at a plant in Benton, Illinois.[15]

The Sea-Doo Spark which was released in 2014 was aimed to attract new buyers to the decreasing PWC market. This model was in development for eight years and was code-named CAFE (clean, affordable, fun, and easy to use).[16] It used a unique polytec hull and deck structure to cut costs and weight. The Spark quickly became the best-selling Sea-Doo model.[17]

In August 2021 they released a Pontoon boat style boat called the Switch.[18]

See also

References

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External links

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