By the late 1980s, personal watercraft were beginning to find their own personality. Kawasaki had helped establish the stand-up riding experience, but Yamaha was taking things in a different direction—making PWCs more approachable, playful, and accessible to a wider range of riders.

Introduced in 1987, the Yamaha WaveJammer was a compact, single-rider sit-down watercraft with distinctive styling and a wonderfully unconventional shape. With its upright riding position, motorcycle-like handlebars, and small, rounded hull, it looked like a cross between a scooter and a miniature speedboat. The 1989 WaveJammer captured that quirky, colourful era perfectly.

The Story Behind Our 1989 Yamaha WaveJammer Art Print

The WaveJammer arrived during an important period in Yamaha's personal watercraft history. Following the introduction of the WaveRunner 500, Yamaha continued experimenting with ways to make riding more comfortable and accessible without sacrificing the fun. The WaveJammer's unusual design offered a different kind of experience—something closer to riding a little motorized scooter across the water.

I've always had a soft spot for machines that don't look quite like anything else. The WaveJammer's compact proportions, upright handlebars, and wonderfully quirky styling make it a standout from the early days of sit-down PWCs. I chose this 1989 model because it captures a period when manufacturers weren't afraid to experiment with entirely different shapes and ideas. Presented in crisp, photorealistic detail against a clean background, its unusual design becomes a piece of recreational industrial art.

For Yamaha enthusiasts and vintage PWC collectors, the WaveJammer brings back memories of cottage summers, buzzing around the lake, splashing through turns, and discovering just how much fun a small machine could deliver. It's also a distinctive collectible from an era when personal watercraft were still finding their identity.

Why You’ll Love It

• Early Yamaha PWC Heritage: A nod to Yamaha's pioneering role in developing recreational sit-down personal watercraft.
• Unmistakable WaveJammer Design: Its upright handlebars, compact hull, and unusual scooter-like proportions make it one of the more distinctive PWCs of the era.
• Classic 1980s Styling: Captures the playful shapes, colours, and personality of recreational watercraft during the late 1980s.
• Summer-on-the-Lake Nostalgia: A reminder of cottage weekends, warm afternoons, splashing through turns, and riding just for the fun of it.
• PWC History Worth Collecting: A unique addition to any collection dedicated to Yamaha WaveRunners, WaveJammers, and the evolution of personal watercraft.
• Photorealistic Fine Art: Detailed rendering captures the bodywork, graphics, materials, and vintage character of the original machine.
• Modern, Minimalist Presentation: A clean solid background lets the WaveJammer's wonderfully unconventional design take centre stage.

Where It Belongs

At the cottage, boathouse, lake house, garage, workshop, or anywhere summer memories and vintage recreational machines belong on the wall. Especially fitting for Yamaha enthusiasts, WaveJammer owners, PWC collectors, and anyone who remembers when personal watercraft came in all sorts of wonderfully unusual shapes.

Paper and ink qualities

Our prints feature high resolution, detailed images which we reproduce using high quality, archival UV protected inks and our carefully selected satin photo paper. The inks promise unparalleled colour brilliance. Our paper is durable with a low glare finish that promises the best reproduction performance.

Specifications

Heavy 11 mil base  |  Neutral white  |  Millions of colours   |  Medium water resistance*  |  200 year fade resistance 

* Inks are resistant to clean water spills. Dab spills with a clean, soft, absorbent cloth immediately. Non-clear liquids will immediately and permanently stain the surface.

Actual appearance versus Website appearance

When you view our prints online, they can look different on each computer, tablet or phone you view them from. Technology differences are beyond our control, meaning we cannot absolutely guarantee what you view online and what you receive will appear exactly as you expected. 

Looking for just a frame?

Please note, our frames are custom-designed to complement our art prints and are available only as an add-on with a print purchase.

Framing Made Easy (and affordable).

We hear it all the time... people love to buy art but often decide against it because the cost of framing is an extra expensive. Not at ManMade Art. We founded our store on the principle that high-quality art should be affordable too. Making art accessible to everyone is a core philosophy that we continue to live by and those principles extend to offering you quality framing at a reasonable price. 

ManMade Art's custom-made, gallery-style frames are made in Canada and include materials 100% sourced from Canadian businesses.

Choose from Two Designer Finishes.

We make buying art simple. Some of our prints are uniquely-sized and you may it hard to challenging find a frame that fits. Ordering your items in frames solves that problem AND ensures you unwrap your order ready to hang! Choose from matte black lacquer or laminated driftwood finishes crafted from solid wood material.

Thick Acrylic Glazing.

Each order is framed behind acrylic, also known as 'plexiglass. Using acrylic ensures your order reaches you safely and unbroken. Acrylic has the same, if not higher, optical clarity as glass. And, unlike big-box store frames that typically use paper-thin acrylic, our glazing is 2mm thick—equal to the thickness of standard framing glass or roughly the thickness of two dimes. 

ManMade to Order (and hang).

Every order is installed in its frame with sturdy, rigid framing points and sealed with an acid-free backing sheet that protects your art from infiltrating dust and insects. Combined with a sawtooth hanger and silicone bumpers, your piece will hang perfectly without marking or discolouring your walls.

This size guide helps you to find out the exact outer measurements of all ManMade Art prints and frames available in our store. All dimensions are displayed in inches, Width x Height.

Prints with a White Border

These have a white margin surrounding the artwork. It is not a separate physical photo mat. The size of the white border is included in the total dimensions of the print. For example, an 11"x14" print with a white border means the entire piece of paper, including the border and artwork, measures 11"x14".

Prints Without a White Border

These are "full-bleed" prints, where the artwork extends all the way to the edges of the specified dimensions. For example, a 11"x14" print without a white border means the artwork covers the entire 11"x14" area without any margin.

Dimensions by Format

Format	Specified Size		Print Size (Trimmed)	Outer Frame Size
Rectangular	SMALL	11" x 14"	11" x 14"	12.5" x 15.5"
		14" x 11"	14" x 11"	15.5" x 12.5"
	LARGE	16" x 20"	16" x 20"	17.5" 21.5"
		20" x 16"	20" x 16"	21.5" 17.5"
Square	SMALL	12.5"x12.5"	12.5"x12.5"	14" x 14"
		16" x 16"	16" x 16"	17.5" x 17.5"
Panoramic	ONE SIZE	10" x 27.5"	10" x 27.5"	11.5" x 29"
		27.5" x 10"	27.5" x 10"	29" x 11.5"

Shipping Terms & Conditions

Order $100 or more and get free shipping to most locations in Canada

Order Processing

Please allow 1–3 business days (excluding weekends and holidays) to process, print, frame and package your order. Every print is made to order in our Ottawa studio, allowing us to maintain exceptional quality, reduce unnecessary inventory, and minimize waste. Shipping times vary by destination. Most Canadian orders arrive within 1–4 business days after shipping.

Express Canadian Shipping

Canadian orders over $100 ship free, or under $100 ship for a flat rate to the following provinces:

• Nova Scotia
• New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Ontario
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• Alberta
• British Columbia

Standard Canada North Shipping

Canadian orders over $200 ship free, or under $200 ship for a flat rate to the following provinces and territories:

• Newfoundland & Labrador
• Nunavut
• North West Territories
• Yukon Territory

Orders to northern or remote Canadian locations can take 4-9 business days to reach their destination.

Greeting Card Shipping

Buy 5 or more greeting cards and your card-only order ships free within Canada.

Orders of fewer than 5 greeting cards are subject to a flat-rate shipping fee. Free shipping on greeting cards does not apply to Canada North orders.

Greeting cards ship free when included with a print or framed print order that qualifies for free shipping (minimum order of $100).

International Shipping

Shipping to international destinations is available upon request, with rates quoted on a case-by-case basis. Any tariffs, duties, or additional fees charged by the destination country are the responsibility of the customer and are not included in the amount shown at checkout.  Contact us if you would like a quote to reach your destination. 

Shipping Specifics 

Pre-inspection Before Shipping.

We stand by our products. Each print and frame is inspected for printing defects or damages as it is packaged for shipping. We will not ship prints or framed art we would not be proud to hang on our walls.  

Packaging Care and Materials.

Every ManMade Art order leaves our studio in packaging custom made for our products, ensuring it arrives in excellent condition. Unfortunately, accidents can happen in transit. If your order arrives damaged, we will replace it. We only ask that you provide photos of the packaging and item damages so we can assess what happened during shipping. 

Damaged in Transit.

All orders are carefully packaged in sturdy cardboard containers to protect them from the normal rigours of shipping. If your package arrives damaged, please keep the original packaging and send us photos. We'll get a replacement to you, but we can't process a replacement without seeing the damage first.

Shipping Policy and Terms.

Please double-check your shipping address and ensure it can be received at your specified address (residence or business). If, for some reason, delivery is denied to the correct address, fear not, we will help you find your order. If we give the shipper the wrong delivery address, we will pay for any extra shipping charges associated with the error. If it is hopelessly lost for reasons beyond our control, unfortunately, we'll have to share the new shipping costs based on our standard rates. Repeat free shipping is a one-time offer not available in these situations.