Proceeds from the raffle of this Yamaha GP1200R watercraft were donated to the Red Cross September 11 Disaster Relief fund.

Proceeds from the raffle of this Yamaha GP1200R watercraft were donated to the Red Cross September 11 Disaster Relief fund.



LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — During the World Finals of personal watercraft racing held in early October on Lake Havasu, the Yamaha WaterCraft Group donated a special edition WaveRunner GP1200R for a charity raffle that raised nearly $8,000, according to a Yamaha press release. Proceeds of the two-day raffle — tickets cost $10 each — went to the Red Cross' September 11 Disaster Relief fund.

"Our sympathies go out to the thousands of victims and their families who were affected by this tragedy," said Mark Speaks, president of Yamaha WaterCraft based in Kennesaw, Ga. "This is just a small way Yamaha and the entire watercraft community can help."

Jack Uhlhorn of Bluffton, S.C. held the winning raffle ticket for the red-white-and-blue painted WaveRunner GP1200R. AP Designs of San Marcos, Calif., provided the patriotic graphics package.