Submerged sailing vessel
AssigneeSubSeaSail LLC
InventorsChris Todter, Mark Timothy Ott, Michael B. Jones
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a submerged submersible sailing vessel are disclosed. Such a submerged sailing vessel may comprise a submersible hull assembly, a keel coupled to and extending upwards from hull assembly towards a water surface, and a wind-catching assembly coupled to and extending upwards into the air from the keel for propelling the submerged sailing vessel. The hull assembly and the keel are submerged below the water surface as the vessel is propelled by the wind-catching assembly above the water surface.
Claims19
A submersible sailing vessel, comprising:
- a hull assembly;
- a keel coupled to and extending from the hull assembly;
- and
- a wind-catching assembly coupled to and extending from the keel;
- wherein the hull and the wind-catching assembly are sized and shaped to, together, be negatively buoyant, and the keel is sized and shaped to be positively buoyant in an amount approximately equal and opposite to the negative buoyancy.
A wind-powered attachment for an under-water vessel, comprising:
- means for coupling the wind-powered attachment to the under-water vessel;
- a keel, comprising a first end coupled to and extending from the means for coupling the wind-powered attachment to the under-water vessel;
- and
- a wind-catching assembly coupled to and extending from an opposing second end of the keel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.