Patent ID: 7571692

Claim:
A personal watercraft extending longitudinally from a forward end to a rearward end, the personal watercraft comprising: a deck; and a seat assembly comprising: a forward seat portion fixedly attached to the deck at a location longitudinally between the forward end and the rearward end, the forward seat portion comprising a seat surface configured to contact and at least partially support an operator during driving of the personal watercraft; and a rearward seat portion disposed at a location longitudinally between the forward seat portion and the rearward end, the rearward seat portion including a support surface and being selectively movable by an operator between a driving position and a fishing position, in which driving position the support surface is adjacent to and substantially continuous with the seat surface, and in which fishing position the support surface is spaced from the seat surface and is configured to contact and at least partially support a rearward-facing operator; wherein the rearward seat portion is selectively rotatable about an axis, the axis being generally vertical when the rearward seat portion is in the fishing position.