Patent ID: 7721670

Claim:
A kayak comprising: a rigid hull having a top and a bottom, the hull being formed from a rigid material, the top of the hull having a seating portion for allowing a user to sit thereon, the top of the hull having at least one recess therein configured for receiving a fairing, and wherein the hull is closed such that a user does not enter the hull when sitting thereon; and at least one fairing attached to the top of the hull and forming an upper surface of the kayak, the fairing being formed of an elastically compressible material and being positioned on the top of the hull such that the fairing is placed between a user seated in the seating portion and the hull so as to prevent contact between the user and the hull; wherein the at least one fairing comprises a front fairing disposed on a front portion of the hull so as to extend beneath adjacent legs of a user and a rear fairing disposed on a rear portion of the hull so as to extend behind a user, and wherein the front fairing and rear fairing extend toward the seating portion so as to cover the hull adjacent the seating portion; and wherein the front fairing extends beneath the legs of a user so as to be between the hull and the legs of the user and wherein the front fairing has longitudinal recesses formed therein to accommodate the legs of a user.