#WATERANDWORK
Jetpilot creates gear for the water seekers and work makers who love life in the sun.
With meticulous design, serious attention to safety, fits for purpose
and a progressive commitment our environment with sustainable
production and quality apparel that lasts, Jetpilot creates gear for the
water seekers and work makers who love life in the sun. We aim to bring
purpose back to clothing creating not just a brand but a reflection of
our lifestyle.
Our DNA is Australia’s water culture combined with
a work obsession. We believe Friday is the best day of the week. An
expression of a lifestyle without limitation. Protect yourself, express
yourself, through the clothing you wear, the company you keep & the
adventures you pursue that is life.
Our History...
Jetpilot was born in 1986 when it made a name for itself by creating the
most technically advanced wetsuits, vests and apparel for the sport of
personal watercraft racing.
The inspiration came from 4 Californians with a strong passion for Moto X
and Watercraft. As Scott, Jeff, Eric and Phil got heavily into
watercraft they saw that no one was focusing on rider apparel in this
growing sport. Their MX background gave them the vision and design
concepts that changed the industry to what we are today. The Jetpilot
brand name was chosen from the guys from their experience of racing Moto
X at a Pro level in America and Europe. They were called Moto pilots if
you rode Moto X bikes in Europe. They didn’t want to call the brand Jet
Ski Pilot racing apparel as Jet Ski was a Kawasaki trademark name for
their watercraft products, so the brand Jetpilot was the title of the
new direction in water sports gear.
The watercraft market was
getting very exciting on the racing side and Jetpilot created the
personalities in the sport that we still know today, such as Jammer,
Fish, Mac, Slasher, Haulin Harry, Hollywood Watkins, Rick Roy and
Christy Carlson. These riders captured the youth globally and made us
see through Jetpilots marketing how exciting the sport can be. The JP
marketing made you see beneath the helmet of the athlete and got you
involved with the rider’s lifestyle. Jetpilot still today sponsors Jeff
“JAMMER” Jacobs as he has won 10 World titles on stand-up watercraft. He
started with JP when he was 15. All the greats in this sport have
experienced Jetpilots active movement to growing the sport and them as
individuals.
Jetpilot and Rick Roy started the Freeride Watercraft Tour, which has
changed freeriding all over the world. Rick Roy, Clay Cullen and Aussie,
Mark Tearle were assembled to do a world tour on surf riding over 2
years. Jetpilot traveled with the team to South Africa, Australia,
Mexico, Brazil, Hawaii and Canada, just to name a few. This created
images that were outstanding and pushed the boys to develop the Rickter
Back Flip! The first back Flip on a stand-up watercraft.
This
made way for Jetpilot to create a surf contest for watercraft called The
Red Bull Wave Challenge. This pushed the established stars and created a
new audience for the sport. Freeriding in the surf was now in a
competition format. This format is still used all over the world today.
The beauty of this side of the sport is that the athlete needed more
ability over budget to showcase their skills. We have seen new stars
like Joe Kenney emerge from this new side of watercraft riding.
Wakeboarding
Jetpilot initially got involved in the wakeboard industry in 1995. It
was a great crossover for Jetpilot wetsuits and clothing. As we got more
involved, we began to see that the wakeboard market was still in its
infancy and that there was room for improvements.
To help Jetpilot gain the exposure it needs to become the number one clothing and watersports line in the market, we signed on with the World Sports and Marketing crew as the official watersports and clothing sponsor of the 1996, 97 and 98 Wakeboard tour. Through this sponsorship our
products receive added exposure through the USA national magazines as
well as on-site displays, selling and promoting the latest Jetpilot gear
and accessories at every tour stop around the USA, including the
Mastercraft US Masters and the Wakeboard World Finals.
Jetpilot was an active sponsor of the freestyle motocross series in the USA and have sponsored top US and Australian motocross riders with clothing for many years. We introduced freestyle motocross (FMX) to the Australian X
Games and were the sports organizers of that event in the late 90’s.
Jetpilot Marketing department also created the Mini Bike racing movement
in Australia; we launched the DC triple crown of Moto Mini Bikes and
the Honda Australian Nationals.
Today, 36+ years on...
We are very proud to support a number of the world's top
Wakeboarder and PWC race/free riders including Felix Georgii, Cory
Teunissen, Busty Dunn, Max Milde, Raph Trinidad, Sina Fuchs Kevin
Reiterer, Quinten Bossche, Jeremy Poret, Nacho Armillas, Dustin
Motzouris, Abraham Hochstrasser, Emma-Nellie Ortendahl, Jonna Borgstrom,
Estelle Poret, Coy Curtis and many more.
We owe our
success to our team riders, partners, friends and hard working team.
Collectively we have pushed the boundaries because we all believe in
what we do.
Jetpilot has used competition as the driving
force in our continual search for innovative discoveries and as we look
towards the future we would like to thank the past and present team for
their contribution in creating the Jetpilot brand. We stand alone in our
commitment to design and produce of all our products with this attitude
and love for the action sports industry.
Jetpilot