itions ▁take ▁place ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁▁ ▁P 1 ▁Aqu a X ▁is ▁a ▁personal ▁water craft ▁racing ▁series , ▁first ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁by ▁London - based ▁sports ▁prom oter ▁Power bo at ▁P 1 . ▁The ▁series ▁attract ed ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁new ▁and ▁current ▁rac ers ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁type ▁of ▁racing ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁P 1 ▁rolled ▁out ▁a ▁second ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁Such ▁was ▁the ▁u pt ake ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁format ▁needed ▁revis ing ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁new ▁rid ers ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁rid ers ▁from ▁ 1 1 ▁countries ▁had ▁registered ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁an ▁Aqu a X ▁event . ▁ ▁Non - re cre ational ▁uses ▁▁ ▁P W C s ▁are ▁small , ▁fast , ▁easily ▁handled , ▁fairly ▁easy ▁to ▁use , ▁afford able , ▁and ▁their ▁prop ulsion ▁systems ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁external ▁prop ellers , ▁making ▁them ▁sa fer ▁for ▁sw imm ers ▁and ▁wild life . ▁For ▁these ▁reasons , ▁they ▁are ▁preferred ▁for ▁non - re cre ational ▁use ▁over ▁small ▁motor bo ats . ▁ ▁P W C s ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁Jet ▁Ski ▁fish ing ▁or ▁P W C ▁fish ing ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁segments ▁in ▁the ▁industry . ▁They ▁are ▁fast , ▁safe ▁and ▁econom ical ▁and ▁are ▁being