Collapsible watercraft

A collapsible watercraft, comprising:

• a continuous sheet forming a single-piece hull having a plurality of creases at which the hull is foldable to selectively deploy and collapse the watercraft, the continuous sheet comprising a pair of folded flaps, each extending from a respective one of the port and starboard gunwales of the hull;
• a closed prow at a bow end of the hull and a closed transom at a stern end of the hull;
• an integrated floorboard disposed at a midship section of the hull, the floorboard comprising a base portion pivotably coupled to a pair of sidewalls, each sidewall comprising
• an engagement profile extending from a respective sidewall;
• and
• a pair of engagement members each permanently coupling a folded flap of the pair of folded flaps to a respective engagement profile;
• wherein the bow end and the stern end are foldable at respective creases forward and aft of the floorboard to overlap the midship section such that the closed prow and closed transom nest together over the floorboard.

A method of using a collapsible kayak, the method comprising:

• releasing one or more temporary fasteners holding a collapsible kayak in a deployed configuration to cause port and starboard gunwales of the kayak to be moveable in an outboard direction, wherein the kayak has a midship section including an integrated floorboard permanently coupled at distal edges to an outer hull of the kayak at the port and starboard gunwales, the outer hull formed by a continuous sheet;
• folding a first end of the hull of the kayak at a first crease toward a second end of the hull, such that the first end overlaps the integrated floorboard such that an accommodating space is formed between the integrated floorboard and the gunwales;
• and
• folding the second end of the hull at a second crease to overlap the first end of the hull.