Flexible and foldable marine ladder

A flexible and foldable marine ladder for boarding a boat comprising,

• 1) a vertical supporting strap formed from flexible fabric having top and bottom ends, the top end of the supporting strap is adapted to be secured to an object on the boat for holding the ladder in an upright position over the side of the boat,
• 2) at least one generally upright flexible foot support comprising a loop of strap material, said loop depending from the supporting strap at a point proximate the bottom end of the supporting strap and being devoid of rigid material, said loop has two generally upright portions that are connected to each other at the top of the loop, said connected portions of the strap loop lie in lapped face-to-face relationship and said loop includes a downwardly depending generally U-shaped intermediate bend between the connected portions to provide an opening to facilitate the entry of a person's foot into the loop of strap material,
• 3) hand grip comprising a loop of flexible material connected to the vertical supporting strap proximate the top end thereof, the hand grip having a width that is narrower than the foot loop so as to accommodate a person's hand, and wherein the hand grip is a generally horizontally disposed loop connected to extend across said vertical supporting strap, and
• 4) said loop of strap material, said supporting strap and said hand grip are formed from flexible fabric devoid of rigid material to enable the boarding ladder to be folded into a bundle for storage on the boat.