An apparatus is described for use in stabilizing a watercraft such as a
kayak or canoe during boarding and exiting the watercraft. The apparatus
includes a pair of spaced pontoons having above-water surface areas,
below-water surface areas, inner sides, and lengths equal to from about
0.25 to about 1.0 times the length of the watercraft. The pontoons are
joined in a spaced, parallel relationship by horizontal supports having
lengths approximately equal to the width of the watercraft. The supports
are transverse to the longitudinal axes of the pontoons and having
opposed outer ends attached to the pontoons, e.g., to the below-water
areas of the pontoons, whereby the supports are below water level when
the apparatus is resting on the surface of the water. The apparatus
preferably also includes rollers or support saddles mounted on the
supports to facilitate movement of the watercraft onto and off of the
apparatus.