Personal bipedal watercraft

Abstract

A personal bipedal watercraft includes a pair of skis. Each ski of the pair of skis includes a floating hull. A deck is secured to the hull. A binding on each deck is configured to receive a foot of a user. A plurality of paddle assemblies are moveably secured to an underside of the floating hull. The paddle assemblies each include a blade and a fin.

1 . A personal bipedal watercraft comprising:
 a pair of skis, each ski comprising:
 a floating hull; 
 a deck secured to the hull; 
 a binding on the deck configured to receive a foot of a user; and 
 a plurality of paddle assemblies moveably secured to an underside of the floating hull, each paddle assembly of the plurality comprising a blade and a fin. 
   
     
     
         2 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 1 , further comprising a stabilizing fin extending downward from the floating hull. 
     
     
         3 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 2 , wherein the stabilizing fin is removable. 
     
     
         4 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 1 , further comprising a floatation core located internal to the hull and the deck. 
     
     
         5 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the binding is pivotably secures a shoe to the deck, wherein the shoe is configured to receive the foot of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 1  further comprising a cord elastically secured between each ski of the pair of skis. 
     
     
         7 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 6 , wherein the cord is secured to respective back ends of the skis of the pair of skis. 
     
     
         8 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 1 , wherein the paddle assemblies are pivotably secured to the hull and movable between a closed position wherein the blade is positioned against the hull and an open position wherein the blade is positioned away from the hull. 
     
     
         9 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 8 , wherein within each paddle assembly the fin is perpendicular to the blade. 
     
     
         10 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 9 , wherein the open position of each paddle assembly is further defined by engagement of the fin with the hull. 
     
     
         11 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 8 , wherein the blade of each of the paddle assemblies further comprises a curved tip at the free end of the blade, wherein the curved tip is curved in the direction towards the fin of that paddle assembly. 
     
     
         12 . A personal bipedal watercraft comprising:
 a floating hull;   a deck secured to the hull; and   a plurality of paddle assemblies moveably secured to an underside of the floating hull, each paddle assembly of the plurality of paddles assemblies comprising a blade and a fin perpendicular to the blade.   
     
     
         13 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 12 , wherein the paddle assemblies are pivotably secured to the hull and movable between a closed position wherein the blade is positioned against the hull and an open position wherein the blade is positioned away from the hull. 
     
     
         14 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 13 , further comprising a binding on the deck configured to receive a foot of a user. 
     
     
         15 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 13 , wherein the open position of each paddle assembly is further defined by engagement of the fin with the hull. 
     
     
         16 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 13 , further comprising a stabilizing fin extending downward from the floating hull. 
     
     
         17 . The personal bipedal watercraft of  claim 13 , wherein the blade of each of the paddle assemblies further comprises a curved tip at the free end of the blade, wherein the curved tip is curved in the direction towards the fin of that paddle assembly. 
     
     
         18 . A method of bipedal water travel, the method comprising:
 providing a pair of skis, wherein each ski comprises a floating hull, a deck secured to the hull, a binding on the deck configured to receive a foot of a user, and a plurality of paddle assemblies pivotably secured to the floating hull, each paddle assembly of the plurality comprising a blade and a fin secured perpendicularly to the blade;   applying a backward force to a first ski of the pair of skis, the backward force moving the plurality of paddle assemblies of the first ski from a closed position to an open position to increase a water resistance of the first ski; and   applying a forward force to a second ski of the pair of skis, the forward force moving the plurality of paddle assemblies of the second ski from an open position to a closed position to decrease a water resistance of the second ski, wherein the forward force moves at least a portion of the second ski forward past a portion of the first ski.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , subsequently further comprising:
 applying a backward force to the second ski of the pair of skis, the backward force moving the plurality of paddle assemblies of the second ski from the closed position to the open position to increase a water resistance of the second ski; and   applying a forward force to the first ski of the pair of skis, the forward force moving the plurality of paddle assemblies of the first ski from an open position to a closed position to decrease a water resistance of the first ski, wherein the forward force moves at least a portion of the first ski forward past a portion of the second ski.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the pair of skis are elastically connected by a flexible cord and further comprising:
 storing energy in the flexible cord as the forward force moves at least a portion of the second ski forward; and   releasing the energy stored in the flexible cord to move at least a portion of the first ski forward.