Jet propulsion watercraft

A jet propulsion watercraft comprising:

• a vessel body;
• a steering nozzle configured to be pivoted right and left, the steering nozzle including a jetport from which a jet of water is ejected to propel the vessel body;
• and
• a bucket configured to move to a retracted position spaced away from the jet of water ejected from the jet port and to a jet receiving position to receive the jet of water ejected from the jet port;
• wherein
• the bucket includes a right opening, a left opening, a first opening, and a second opening spaced apart from the first opening, and the jet of water flows rightward from the right opening, flows leftward from the left opening, and flows rearward from the first opening and the second opening when the bucket is located in the jet receiving position;
• the first opening is located at least partially rightward of a right end of the jet port;
• and
• the second opening is located at least partially leftward of a left end of the jet port.