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US 2008/0156241 A1Published application
Prone-forward-operated board-type sailboat
OwnerStephen Roger Scholleinventor
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Abstract
A prone-operated board-type sailboat that incorporates a dual-use device to counterbalance the force of the wind. This device comprises a handlebar extending bilaterally from the vessel, mountable to the deck forward of the sailor and adjustable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the deck for grasping and leaning out to windward from a forward-prone position. It dually performs as an outrigger for flotation devices adjustably affixed to each lateral protrusions of the device to stabilize the vessel to leeward.
Claims12
A prone-forward operated board-type sailboat comprising:
- a hull;
- a deck on the top surface of the hull;
- a foot rudder steering mechanism at the aft end of the hull;
- a hike-out handlebar connected to the deck having at least a left projected arm and a right projected arm;
- a mounting means for said handlebar;
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- a left flotation device connected to the left projected arm and a right flotation device connected to the right projected arm.
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