Disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus having a submersible seating surface attached to a watercraft. The submersible seating surface may be raised to serve as a table when not in use as a seat. A tension member provides upward force on the seat, allowing it to be easily raised from a lowered position to a raised position. In some embodiments, a tether is used to provide additional security for the apparatus. In embodiments, a hydrofoil cup holder is affixed to the seat to provide additional lift when a watercraft is moving forward, urging the seat upward and out of the water. The hydrofoil cup holder further includes an opening in a top surface of the cup holder to secure an item such as a beverage container. Embodiments may further include a submerged safety indicator to alert nearby swimmers and/or people on the watercraft of the submerged seat.

Disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus having a submersible seating surface attached to a watercraft. The submersible seating surface may be raised to serve as a table when not in use as a seat. A tension member provides upward force on the seat, allowing it to be easily raised from a lowered position to a raised position. In some embodiments, a tether is used to provide additional security for the apparatus. In embodiments, a hydrofoil cup holder is affixed to the seat to provide additional lift when a watercraft is moving forward, urging the seat upward and out of the water. The hydrofoil cup holder further includes an opening in a top surface of the cup holder to secure an item such as a beverage container. Embodiments may further include a submerged safety indicator to alert nearby swimmers and/or people on the watercraft of the submerged seat.

A boat, having a stern, includes one or more inclined seats. Each inclined seat includes a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle in a direction extending from aft to fore and a seat back. The inclined seat may be movable to allow access to a compartment associated with the inclined seat. The inclined seat may be an aft-facing seat. The inclined seat may also include a headrest positioned above an upper portion of the seatback.

A boat, having a stern, includes one or more inclined seats. Each inclined seat includes a seat bottom that is inclined at a downward angle in a direction extending from aft to fore and a seat back. The inclined seat may be movable to allow access to a compartment associated with the inclined seat. The inclined seat may be an aft-facing seat. The inclined seat may also include a headrest positioned above an upper portion of the seatback.

A flat catamaran watercraft construction is provided having a bow that defines a “split V” configuration in which the bottom surface of each of the two asymmetrical catamaran hull portions at the forward section of each hull portion slope upward from the inboard side of the hull portion to the outboard side of the hull portion. Such upward slope of the bottom of each hull portion sheds water and waves to the outboard sides of the vessel as it travels through the water in order to minimize the amount of water and spray that is directed upward between the individual hull portions towards the passengers. The rear portions of each such hull portion define an angled slope along both inboard and outboard sides, which angled slopes allow the rear portion of the watercraft to slide and drift sideways along the surface of the water as the watercraft turns. The flat catamaran hull portions and deck of the watercraft are preferably of unibody construction, such that they are formed (e.g., molded or otherwise machined) in a single, one-piece assembly.

A flat catamaran watercraft construction is provided having a bow that defines a “split V” configuration in which the bottom surface of each of the two asymmetrical catamaran hull portions at the forward section of each hull portion slope upward from the inboard side of the hull portion to the outboard side of the hull portion. Such upward slope of the bottom of each hull portion sheds water and waves to the outboard sides of the vessel as it travels through the water in order to minimize the amount of water and spray that is directed upward between the individual hull portions towards the passengers. The rear portions of each such hull portion define an angled slope along both inboard and outboard sides, which angled slopes allow the rear portion of the watercraft to slide and drift sideways along the surface of the water as the watercraft turns. The flat catamaran hull portions and deck of the watercraft are preferably of unibody construction, such that they are formed (e.g., molded or otherwise machined) in a single, one-piece assembly.

One example provides a seat assembly for a personal watercraft including a rigid seat support. The rigid seat support includes a base element to be rigidly connected to a deck of the personal watercraft, and a cantilever element rigidly connected to the base element and to extend unsupported above the deck in an aft direction when the base element is connected to the deck.

One example provides a seat assembly for a personal watercraft including a rigid seat support. The rigid seat support includes a base element to be rigidly connected to a deck of the personal watercraft, and a cantilever element rigidly connected to the base element and to extend unsupported above the deck in an aft direction when the base element is connected to the deck.

Seating systems for a waterborne vessels include first and second platforms that rotate in relation to each other, and in relation to the vessel. The systems are configurable in a first, second, and third position. In the first position of the system, the first platform has a substantially horizontal orientation and acts as a seating area, the second platform is upright and acts as a backrest, and the seated user faces a first direction. In the second position of the system, the second platform has a substantially horizontal orientation and acts as the seating area, the first platform is upright and acts as a backrest, and the seated user faces a second direction opposite the first direction. In the third position, the first and second platforms assume a relatively compact vertical orientation.

Seating systems for a waterborne vessels include first and second platforms that rotate in relation to each other, and in relation to the vessel. The systems are configurable in a first, second, and third position. In the first position of the system, the first platform has a substantially horizontal orientation and acts as a seating area, the second platform is upright and acts as a backrest, and the seated user faces a first direction. In the second position of the system, the second platform has a substantially horizontal orientation and acts as the seating area, the first platform is upright and acts as a backrest, and the seated user faces a second direction opposite the first direction. In the third position, the first and second platforms assume a relatively compact vertical orientation.