Arrangement for a self-propelled watercraft supported by articulated clusters of spar buoys for the purpose of providing a mobile, wave motion-isolated, floating platform

A mobile, wave motion-isolated, waterborne device comprising:

• a platform having an upper and a lower surface with a plurality of support members projecting beneath and operatively connected to the lower surface of the platform;
• a plurality of swivel footings wherein each swivel footing includes a central hub and radially spaced out access points, and wherein one swivel footing corresponds to one of the support members;
• a plurality of clusters of spar buoys, wherein each cluster of spar buoys corresponds to a single swivel footing, and wherein each spar buoy includes a tubular shell, a first end, and a second end that is operably connected to a ballast;
• articulating joint means between the central hub of each swivel footing and its corresponding support member;
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• articulating joint means between the radially spaced out access points of each swivel footing and the first ends of a spar buoys in a corresponding cluster.

A mobile, wave motion-isolated, waterborne vessel comprising:

• a platform having an upper and a lower surface with a plurality of support members projecting beneath the lower surface, said support members configured to receive an articulating joint;
• a plurality of swivel footings, one swivel footing corresponding to one of the support members, each swivel footing having a central pivot with an articulating joint that is configured to be received within the support member, each swivel footing also configured to receive a plurality of articulating joints radially spaced apart from the central pivot;
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• a plurality of clusters of spar buoys, wherein each cluster of spar buoys corresponds to a single swivel footing, and wherein each spar buoy includes a tubular shell, a first end having an articulated joint that is configured to be received within one of the corresponding swivel footings, and wherein each spar buoy also includes a second end that is operably connected to a ballast;
• wherein each ballast is moveable that is configured to transition between a vertical floating position and a horizontal position including a lever arm mechanism attached to the ballast that is configured to move about a pivot point;
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• a propulsion module configured to attach around a spar buoy without penetrating the tubular shell, said module having a housing, an impeller positioned within the housing, and one or more nozzles.