DRiVE® Technology
Dual-paddle control system
DRiVE® is the marine industry's first dual paddle control system for effortless low speed handling and docking.
POWER AND SOUL
Revolutionizing fun on the water. Empowered by a passion for innovation, we create exceptional value and experiences that enrich the lives of our customers.
SPIRIT OF CHALLENGE
The founder of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Genichi Kawakami, set a clear standard for Yamaha brand engineering and manufacturing when he said, “It isn’t a product if it isn’t world class.” 60 years later, Yamaha continues its endeavors to create diverse value through products and services, and we promise to keep delivering excellence in order to create a more fulfilling life for people all over the world.
ORIGINALITY IN INNOVATION
Our principles are founded on a continuing desire to produce value that moves people, and are based on the evolving wants and needs of our customers. We strive to build a corporate culture that encourages enterprise, innovation and creativity. Our corporate mission of being a “Kando Creating Company” is an expression of our desire to offer our customers around the world products and services that bring joy and unexpected exhilaration that enriches their lives with new fulfillment.
OUR
HISTORY
Since 1995 we have been fine-tuning our design and technology to create the gold standard for family fun on the water. Walk through the evolution of the Yamaha jet boat to see how it became the worldwide hit that it is today.
OUR
INNOVATION
Compact and Lightweight
Yamaha’s innovative TR-1 engine offers a superb power to weight ratio for outstanding performance and fuel efficiency
More Power
The TR-1 motor is 13% more powerful, 40% smaller in size and 20% lighter in weight than the previous engine in its class.
Compact and Lightweight
Yamaha’s innovative TR-1 engine offers a superb power to weight ratio for outstanding performance and fuel efficiency
More Power
The TR-1 motor is 13% more powerful, 40% smaller in size and 20% lighter in weight than the previous engine in its class.
The TR-1® Engine
The Yamaha TR-1® marine engine is the pinnacle of engine innovation. Yamaha set out to build a more powerful engine than its predecessor, while also making it smaller, and lighter. Yamaha’s TR-1 engine received the prestigious engine innovation award from the National Marine Manufacturer’s Association (NMMA).
Connext® Technology
Yamaha’s exclusive all in one touchscreen helm control system integrates the boat’s entertainment features, operation functions, and essential system information. This award-winning display features an intuitive icon driven interface, a high-resolution glare proof display, and offers the ability to change screens and control functions via the LCD touchscreen or joystick control.
1.8L Super Vortex High Output Engine
Yamaha’s 1.8L marine engine platform is a marvel of modern day engineering and design. Available in normally aspirated and supercharged versions, these engines are powerful, reliable, and require low maintenance.
Design
Integrated WakeBoosters
An Endless Wave at your Fingertips
With the simple push of a button on the Connext® Touchscreen, integrated WakeBoosters® can be deployed on either side of the boat for wakesurfing.
Jet Drive System
The Gold Standard
Yamaha's renowned internal propulsion system is not only reliable and fuel-efficient, it also offers the highest level of freedom achievable on the water.
The concept is simple: Water is pulled through internally housed propellers and pushed out through marine engines with high thrust points.
This technology eliminates the need for an exposed drivetrain, allowing Yamaha boats to plane quicker with less bow rise. The minimal draft makes navigating shallow areas easy.
Bringing Joy to Your Life
Creating Kando
Kando is a Japanese word for the simultaneous feeling of deep satisfaction and intense excitement that people experience when they encounter something of exceptional value.
For over 50 years, Yamaha has endeavored to create diverse value through products and services, and we promise to continue delivering excellence in order to create a more fulfilling life for people all over the world.
We strive to use our ingenuity and passion to realize peoples' dreams and always be the ones they look to for “the next Kando.”
Advanced Responsive Handling
Yamaha’s Advanced Responsive Handling Package has revolutionized jet boat handling by putting drivers in total control of the driving experience. This innovative suite of Yamaha technologies includes No Wake Mode™, the Thrust Directional Enhancer and patented Articulating Keel for immediate steering response.
The USA
Yamaha Boats
Proudly assembled in Vonore, Tennessee
The 42-acre Vonore manufacturing facility borders Lake Tellico and serves as the primary point of Yamaha boat production for the USA, Canada, and select International markets.
The state-of-the-art facility has more than 450 employees and was recently expanded to include an additional 7 acres - with 36,000 additional square feet for future boat production.