Winter Watersports '26

Winter Watersports '26, from the vest outwards

Winter Watersports '26 is everything on the water side of the range for the cold months: life jackets at every level and every cut, race johns, neo pants, race jackets and tour coats, the race lid, goggles and gloves, and the kit that lives in the footwell all year. The water does not close in June. The ramp just gets quieter, the chop gets colder and the crew that still turns up gets the glass-off to themselves. Start with the vest and work outwards.

The jacket first

The vest is the one thing on this page the law cares about. Every Jetpilot life jacket is approved to Australian Standard AS 4758 with the level on the product page. Level 50S is the jet ski, wake and tow vest, any colour, the minimum on a PWC in every state. Level 50 is the same float in high-vis, made for riders who take the ski beyond smooth water where the state requires it, Queensland included, which is why the Cause, 360, Vault and Venture come in Red, Yellow and Orange Level 50 colourways. Check your state in the Australian life jacket regulations guide. The cuts: the Cause in mens, ladies, kids and infant with EcoPrene, Freelite foam and the patented Hidden Supergrip handle for hauling a mate back onto the sled; the X1 in mens and ladies and the Signature Series for behind the boat; the Eden cut specifically for women rather than sized down from a mens pattern, with the Aurora and Allure ladies wake vests beside it; the 360, Vault Hyperflex and Phase Hyperflex for the rider who wants the vest to disappear; the Vault Pro-Tech and RX Vault Pro-Tech with Pro-Tech Impact Protection for the start line; the Venture and Venture Plus for the all-dayer; and the Freeride for adults, boys and girls. Every one of them is on life jackets.

Neoprene for the cold months

A race john with a race jacket over it is the winter uniform on the ski. The Vault and RX Vault race johns and race jackets run 360 Stretch Limestone Neoprene with Jet-Loc seam construction and YKK zips, the Vault and RX Vault neo pants take it from the waist down, and the Flight Hooded Tour Coat and Vault Tour Coat go on over the lot for the run home when the wind comes off the water. Size the vest with the john on, because that is how you will wear it. The whole neoprene range is on wetsuits.

Head, eyes, hands

The Vault Race Helmet is dual certified for water or road, DOT FMVSS No. 218 and ECE 22-05 on the label, with EPS Cone Head Technology, a ventilated shell, a perforated Airprene liner that dumps water fast and stainless steel accents that shrug off salt. Vault Vision race goggles run extra-wide frames, 100% polarised lenses with an anti-scratch coating and quick-release lens locks with clear and smoke lenses supplied. The RX Vault Airlite, Vault Race and Vault Short Finger gloves keep the grips in your hands when they go numb.

The footwell kit and the deckie

The PWC floating bung tool, a plough anchor, floating sunnie retainers in high-vis so the bay does not keep the sunnies, Venture 2L and 5L Dry Safe bags for the phone and keys, and the Venture Soft Esky for the drinks that are still cold at four. The Dog PFD has a grab handle for the deckie with four legs, and the ski tubes are on the page for the crew who ride all year.

Kids and the infant

The Cause Kids, The Cause Kids in high-vis Level 50, the Cause Infant and the Freeride Boys and Girls, every one approved to AS 4758 with the level on the product page, a simple front zip, quick positive buckles and a neo padded safety strap on the child sizes. Kids vests size by age range, marked on the product page, and a vest they can wriggle out of is the wrong vest. The whole youth range is on kids life jackets.

Fit

Size a vest off a chest measurement with the size guide, with the layer you ride in, and buckle up on dry land and lift at the shoulders; past your ears, drop a size. The adult range runs S to 2XL across the board, with 3XL and 4XL on a good part of it and ladies cuts in 6 to 16. Colourways rotate with the season, so the one on the page is the one that is on.