Adjustable thigh brace

For use in a kayak having a hull with a pair of side walls an upper deck, a cockpit formed in the upper deck of the kayak hull which includes a cockpit seat for accommodating a kayaker, and a cockpit rim encircling the cockpit seat, adjustable thigh braces comprising:

• a right thigh brace carried in said cockpit and spaced from said side walls for receiving the right thigh of the kayaker when seated;
• said right thigh brace including an outer thigh brace for bracing an outer thigh portion and an inner thigh brace for bracing an inner thigh portion of the kayaker when in the seated position;
• a left thigh brace carried in the cockpit and spaced from said side walls for receiving the left thigh of the kayaker when seated;
• said left thigh brace including an outer thigh brace for bracing an outer left thigh portion and an inner thigh brace for bracing an inner left thigh portion of the kayaker when in the seated position;
• a right adjustable mount for interconnecting said right thigh brace and the kayak, said right adjustable mount being constructed and arranged so that said right thigh brace may be adjusted longitudinally and laterally with respect to the kayaker's thighs to adjust to the thigh length and girth of the kayaker;
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• a left adjustable mount for interconnecting said left thigh brace and the kayak, said left adjustable mount being constructed and arranged so that said left thigh brace may be adjusted longitudinally and a laterally to adust to the thigh length and girth of the kayaker;
• whereby increased control over the kayak is had through the body movements of the kayaker.

A kayak having a hull with a bow, stern, a pair of side walls and an upper deck, a cockpit formed in the upper deck of the kayak hull which includes a cockpit for accommodating a kayaker, and a cockpit rim encircling the cockpit, wherein said kayak includes adjustable thigh braces comprising:

• a unitary right thigh brace carried in said cockpit and spaced from said side walls for receiving the right thigh of the kayaker having contoured outer and inner thigh braces for bracing respective outer and inner thigh portions of the kayaker's right thigh when seated in the seated position;
• and
• a unitary left thigh brace carried in the cockpit and spaced from said side walls for receiving the left thigh of the kayaker having contoured outer and Inner thigh braces for bracing respective outer and inner thigh portions of the kayaker's left thigh when seated in the seated position;
• whereby increased control over the kayak is had through the body movements of the kayaker.