Portable wind-powered sailing vessel
OwnerAllan D. Heutoninventor
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Abstract
A portable wind-powered sailing vessel includes a plurality of parallel hulls, a plurality of cross-member spars releasably connecting the parallel hulls, a central longitudinal body centrally located between the parallel hulls and releasably connected to the plurality of cross-member spars, a crew seat releasably connected to the central longitudinal body forward of a mast, a kick-up rudder assembly and a foot pedal steering system both releasably connected to the longitudinal body, a rudder releasably connected to the kick-up rudder assembly, and a main sail on the mast, and a jib.
Claims20
A wind-powered sailing vessel comprising:
- a plurality of parallel hulls;
- a plurality of cross-member spars releasably connected to the parallel hulls;
- a central longitudinal body centrally releasably connected to the plurality of cross-member spars, the central longitudinal body elevated above water during operation of the wind-powered sailing vessel;
- a crew seat releasably connected to the central longitudinal body at a location forward of a mast position, wherein the sailing vessel has a center of gravity located behind the center of hull buoyancy;
- a kick-up rudder assembly releasably connected to the central longitudinal body such that the kick-up rudder assembly is elevated above water during operation of the wind-powered sailing vessel;
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- a rudder releasably connected to the kick-up rudder assembly, wherein the rudder is configured to at least partially submerge in water during operation of the wind-powered sailing vessel.
A wind-powered sailing vessel comprising:
- a plurality of parallel hulls;
- a plurality of cross-member spars releasably connected to the parallel hulls;
- a central longitudinal body centrally releasably connected to the plurality of cross-member spars, the central longitudinal body elevated above water during operation of the wind-powered sailing vessel;
- a crew seat releasably connected to the central longitudinal body at a location forward of a mast position, wherein the plurality of parallel hulls, the central longitudinal body and the crew seat are configured such that the sailing vessel has a center of gravity located behind the center of hull buoyancy during operation of the sailing vessel;
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- a kick-up rudder assembly releasably connected to the central longitudinal body such that the kick-up rudder assembly is elevated above water during operation of the wind-powered sailing vessel.
A wind-powered sailing vessel comprising:
- a plurality of parallel hulls;
- a plurality of cross-member spars releasably connected to the parallel hulls;
- a central longitudinal body centrally releasably connected to the plurality of cross-member spars, the central longitudinal body elevated above water during operation of the wind-powered sailing vessel;
- a crew seat releasably connected to the central longitudinal body at a location forward of a mast position, wherein the plurality of parallel hulls, the central longitudinal body and the crew seat are configured such that the sailing vessel has a center of gravity located behind the center of hull buoyancy during operation of the sailing vessel;
- a kick-up rudder assembly releasably connected to the central longitudinal body such that the kick-up rudder assembly is elevated above water during operation of the wind-powered sailing vessel;
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- a rudder releasably connected to the kick-up rudder assembly, wherein the rudder is configured to at least partially submerge in water during operation of the wind-powered sailing vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.