Patent ID: 8042482

Claim:
A steering device for use with a personal watercraft that is towed behind a powered vessel with the use of a tow rope attached to and extending from the powered vessel, said steering device comprising: a main body operatively positionable inline with the tow rope extending between the powered vessel and the personal watercraft, and said main body including a top side, a bottom side and a rudder chamber between the top and bottom sides; an extendable rudder concealed within said rudder chamber in a retracted position and said rudder being operably moveable from said retracted position to a lowered, operable position defined by at least a portion of said rudder extending below said bottom side of said main body for exerting a steering force on said main body and said personal watercraft when said personal watercraft is moving along a surface of a body of water; an elongate tiller connected to said rudder and extending to an end portion that is positioned for grasping by a rider of the personal watercraft, and said rudder being moved from said retracted position to said lowered, operable position upon application of an external force on said end portion of said tiller.