Debris shedding buoy

A debris shedding buoy comprising:

• a float body having a top and a bottom;
• a slide rail attached to the bottom of the float body, the slide rail being located in a generally centered position beneath the float body and being oriented in a first direction, the slide rail including first and second ends;
• a connector slidably connected to the slide rail and adapted for attachment to a mooring line;
• a dual rudder device affixed to the float body and adapted to produce a stabilizing force to maintain the float body in a quasi stable orientation with respect to a current direction, with the first direction being generally aligned with the current direction and the connector being positioned at the first end of the slide rail, wherein debris lodging against the float body overcomes the stabilizing force, causing the float body to rotate from the quasi stable orientation to a second orientation wherein the connector slides from the first end of the slide rail to the second end of the slide rail to produce a dislodging force on the float body to assist in shedding the debris, whereupon the float body rotates back to the quasi stable orientation.

A debris shedding buoy comprising:

• a float body having a bottom;
• a slide rail attached to the bottom of the float body, the slide rail including first and second ends and being located in a generally centered position and oriented in a first direction beneath the float body;
• a connector slidably connected to the slide rail and adapted for attachment to a mooring line;
• a keel attached to the bottom of the float body, the keel being in general alignment with the slide rail and extending outward from the second of the slide rail
• two rudders affixed to the bottom of the float body, the rudders being flared outward in opposite directions at approximately 2.degree. from the first direction.