Shade apparatus for personal watercraft (PWC)

A shade apparatus for a Personal Watercraft (PWC) having a gunwale, a starboard side, and port side comprising:

• a fabric top having a front edge and a rear edge;
• port and starboard vertical supports having upper and lower ends;
• port and starboard lateral supports affixed to said vertical supports proximate said upper ends;
• at least one lateral support connecting tube, said at least one lateral support connecting tube disposed in a tube pocket sewn into said fabric top;
• wherein said tube pocket is disposed at the front edge of said fabric top;
• wherein said at least one lateral support connecting tube connects to said port and starboard lateral supports;
• wherein said vertical supports are configured to support the rear edge of said fabric top;
• gunwale mounts disposed beyond a midpoint of the gunwale of the PWC towards the rear of the PWC, providing for uninfringed boarding of the PWC from the starboard side and port side of the PWC, said gunwale mounts in communication with said vertical supports;
• wherein said gunwale mounts are configured to attach to the gunwale of the PWC;
• at least one strap, said at least one strap disposed in communication with the PWC and at least one of said lateral supports;
• wherein said at least one strap is configured to stabilize said fabric top 180-degree deck hinges;
• pins, said pins configured to maintain the connection of said 180-degree deck hinges to said vertical supports;
• wherein said 180-degree deck hinges are disposed on said gunwale mounts;
• and
• bolts, said bolts configured to connect said 180-degree deck hinges to a hull of the PWC.