Abstract: A foldable canoe comprising includes: a gunwale formed around the hull, the hull formed of an elongate sheet of synthetic material having multiple folds including at least one longitudinal and one or more horizontal folds, with the hull configured to be folded into a stored configuration along the folds of the elongate sheet; one or more ribs installed across a width of the hull; and a gunwale cap formed of a plurality of adjoining gunwale sections, wherein each of the plurality of adjoining gunwale sections is removably secured to adjacent gunwale sections. In a deployed configuration the plurality of adjoining gunwale sections are joined such that the gunwale cap maintains a shape of the gunwale of the hull, and wherein in a stored configuration the plurality of adjoining gunwale sections are separated such that the gunwale cap is folded into a stowed configuration.

Abstract: A foldable canoe comprising includes: a gunwale formed around the hull, the hull formed of an elongate sheet of synthetic material having multiple folds including at least one longitudinal and one or more horizontal folds, with the hull configured to be folded into a stored configuration along the folds of the elongate sheet; one or more ribs installed across a width of the hull; and a gunwale cap formed of a plurality of adjoining gunwale sections, wherein each of the plurality of adjoining gunwale sections is removably secured to adjacent gunwale sections. In a deployed configuration the plurality of adjoining gunwale sections are joined such that the gunwale cap maintains a shape of the gunwale of the hull, and wherein in a stored configuration the plurality of adjoining gunwale sections are separated such that the gunwale cap is folded into a stowed configuration.