We know that we can’t be everywhere at once, but our Man on the Ski can be. Our series with Sofla Nick takes you behind the scenes with some of the most influential people in the jet ski world. Next up? Rico Goycochea.
“Everyone just calls me Rico,” Ricardo Goyochea told The Wake Edit. Rico, beloved by the jet ski community. The SeaDoo RXT-X 325 rider was born and raised in Miami, lives in Naples now, and has been riding since 2003. For the last four years, he’s gotten more involved with the jet ski world, including joining the team at WavesRX.
“Just to chill with friends after a hard week at work, relax, sightsee—that’s why I choose to ride,” he explained to Sofla Nick. “To me, being on the water is about getting away from the stress of having to get up at 3am to go to work. Being on the water is hanging out with close friends and new friends. It also gives me the time to network with people I’m meeting for the first time, as I’m very approachable and like to make connections with riders from different places and backgrounds.”
In terms of where he rides, Nick caught up with him on a trip to St Augustine, but Rico rides everywhere. “Riding different types of waters, especially trails, is extremely exciting and an adrenaline rush. I like to ride and chill with everyone. You will never see me sad on a ski.”
And sad he wasn’t, as he chatted with Nick all about his RXT-X 325. “It’s comfortable for me, and I like the looks. It’s also really stable on the water,” Rico said. “The color, too, man.” But it wasn’t always this color, and when Rico got the ski, that’s the one thing he wished he could change. So he did. “When [this ski] came, it had some orange on it, so I started to make changes. All the changes that it needed—I made them, which was the seat cover and the mats.
Finally, Nick had one last question for Rico, and one of our favorites: Does his ski have a name? “It doesn’t have a name, but I guess I would name it Goldie because of the color. I’ve never thought about it, man, but that’s a good thing for me to think about.” It works, though.
