Asymmetrically shaped sailboat
OwnerJerome Risleyinventor
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Abstract
A sailboat symmetrical in the longitudinal direction, but asymmetrical in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The sailboat includes a main hull, a mast, a yardarm pivotally attached to a head of the mast, and a sail attached to the yardarm. Also, there is a sponson, a keel section and an outrigger hull. A system for automatically joining the sail sections, as the sail is lowered from the yardarm and a system for automatically separating the sail sections, as the sail is raised onto the yardarm. A system for rotatably pivotally attaching the mast to the main hull. Rudders mounted in the keel and tillers having resilient control elements.
Claims14
A sailboat comprising:
- a main hull symmetrical in a longitudinal direction;
- a mast attached to the main hull;
- a yardarm pivotally attached to a head of the mast;
- and
- a sail attached to the yardarm, wherein the sail has a plurality of sail sections;
- and
- a system for automatically joining the sail sections, as the sail is lowered from the yardarm.
A sailboat comprising:
- a main hull symmetrical in a longitudinal direction;
- a mast attached to the main hull;
- a yardarm pivotally attached to a head of the mast;
- and
- a sail attached to the yardarm, wherein the sail has a plurality of sail sections;
- and
- a system for automatically separating the sail sections, as the sail is raised onto the yardarm.
A sail for a sailboat comprising:
- a yardarm;
- a plurality of sail sections attached to the yardarm;
- and a system for automatically joining the sail sections as the sail is lowered from the yardarm, and for automatically separating the sail sections as the sail is raised onto the yardarm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.