Watercrafts

Abstract

A watercraft configured to be towed on a body of water by a motorized water vehicle and configured to support a user when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water is disclosed. In some embodiments, the watercraft may include a plurality of spaced elongate rails connected to the bottom portion of the elongate base, wherein the plurality of spaced elongate rails are configured to allow the user to selectively steer the watercraft by moving a center of mass closer to one of the plurality of spaced elongate rails relative to the other of the plurality of spaced elongate rails. In some embodiments, the watercraft may include first and second wings connected to the base assembly and configured to stabilize the watercraft when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water by the motorized water vehicle.

1 . A watercraft configured to be towed on a body of water by a motorized water vehicle and configured to support a user when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water, the user having a back and a center of mass, comprising: 
 a base assembly including an elongate base having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion being configured to at least partially support the user in a seated position and the bottom portion being configured to contact the body of water;    a seat assembly connected to the top portion of the elongate base and configured to support the back of the user when the user is in the seated position on the top portion of the elongate base; and    a plurality of spaced elongate rails connected to the bottom portion of the elongate base, wherein the plurality of spaced elongate rails are configured to allow the user to selectively steer the watercraft by moving the center of mass closer to one of the plurality of spaced elongate rails relative to the other of the plurality of spaced elongate rails.    
   
   
       2 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion of the base includes a front portion and a rear portion spaced from the front portion, and the plurality of spaced elongate rails extend from adjacent the front portion to adjacent the rear portion.  
   
   
       3 . The watercraft of  claim 2 , wherein at least a substantial portion of the plurality of spaced elongate rails converge as those rails extend from adjacent the front portion to adjacent the rear portion.  
   
   
       4 . The watercraft of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of spaced elongate rails includes a first elongate rail and a second elongate rail.  
   
   
       5 . The watercraft of  claim 4 , wherein a distance between the first and second elongate rails is greater when measured adjacent the front portion than when measured adjacent the rear portion.  
   
   
       6 . The watercraft of  claim 2 , wherein the rear portion includes at least one notch configured to provide an outlet for channeled water from the bottom portion of the base when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water by the motorized water vehicle.  
   
   
       7 . The watercraft of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one notch is generally U-shaped.  
   
   
       8 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more fins connected to at least one of the plurality of spaced elongate rails.  
   
   
       9 . The watercraft of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more fins includes a first portion and a second portion, and wherein the first portion is attached to the at least one of the plurality of spaced elongate rails and the second portion is positioned 90 degrees relative to the first portion.  
   
   
       10 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , further comprising first and second wings connected to the base assembly and configured to stabilize the watercraft when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water by the motorized water vehicle.  
   
   
       11 . The watercraft of  claim 10 , further comprising one or more fins connected to at least one of the first and second wings.  
   
   
       12 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , further comprising an attachment assembly configured to connect the base assembly to at least one connector from the motorized water vehicle.  
   
   
       13 . The watercraft of  claim 12 , wherein the attachment assembly includes a brace and a pulley that is configured to receive the at least one connector from the motorized water vehicle.  
   
   
       14 . The watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein at least the base assembly is at least substantially formed from a unitary structure.  
   
   
       15 . A watercraft configured to be towed on a body of water by a motorized water vehicle and configured to support a user when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water, the user having a back and a center of mass, comprising: 
 a base assembly including an elongate base having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion being configured to at least partially support the user in a seated position and the bottom portion being configured to contact the body of water;    a seat assembly connected to the top portion of the base and configured to support the back of the user when the user is in a seated position on the top portion of the elongate base; and    first and second wings connected to the base assembly and configured to stabilize the watercraft when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water by the motorized water vehicle.    
   
   
       16 . The watercraft of  claim 15 , wherein the base assembly further includes one or more walls connected to the elongate base.  
   
   
       17 . The watercraft of  claim 16 , wherein the first and second wings are connected to the one or more walls.  
   
   
       18 . The watercraft of  claim 15 , further comprising first and second spaced elongate rails connected to the bottom portion of the elongate base, wherein the first and second spaced elongate rails are configured to allow the user to selectively steer the watercraft by moving the center of mass closer to one of the first and second spaced elongate rails relative to the other of the first and second spaced elongate rails.  
   
   
       19 . A watercraft configured to be towed on a body of water by a motorized water vehicle and configured to support a user when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water, the user having a back and a center of mass, comprising: 
 a base assembly including an elongate base having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion being configured to at least partially support the user in a seated position and the bottom portion being configured to contact the body of water and including a front portion and a rear portion spaced from the front portion;    a seat assembly connected to the top portion of the base and including a back support configured to support the back of the user when the user is in the seated position on the top portion of the base assembly;    first and second wings connected to the base assembly and configured to stabilize the watercraft when the watercraft is being towed on the body of water by the motorized water vehicle; and    first and second spaced elongate rails connected to the bottom portion of the elongate base, wherein the first and second spaced elongate rails extend from adjacent the front portion to adjacent the rear portion, and wherein a distance between the first and second spaced elongate rails is greater when measured adjacent the front portion than when measured adjacent the rear portion.    
   
   
       20 . The watercraft of  claim 19 , wherein at least one of the first and second spaced elongate rails and the first and second wings includes one or more fins.