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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350474 | Sailing device A sailing device suitable for a pleasure boat or the like of narrow width which is small in restoring force against traverse tilt. The sailing device is characterized by comprising a sail portion A composed of a backbone, a pair of left and right spars 3a,... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7267065 | Sailing vessel with lateen sail rigging A lateen rigged sailing vessel having a mast; a luffspar; a boom; a pair of lateral struts; and a lateen sail, has a lower end of the mast mounted forward on the vessel and positioned on the vessel's longitudinal center line in a canted fashion raked aft. The boom i... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7165501 | Sail conversion kit and method for small watercraft An assembly for converting a non-sailing boat to a sailboat comprises a sailing keel adapted to be removably attached to the keel of a boat, a first and a second support frame, one or more straps connected on a first end to the sailing keel and connected on a second... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6938567 | Multi-functional sailboard A multi-functional sailboard includes a body having a seating section and a dagger. A mast section is connected to the bow of the body and is movable between raised and lowered positions. The mast section includes a stationary mast and a movable mast. The two may be... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6615758 | Portable sail kit A "V"-shaped sail is mounted to flexible tubular members. The tubular members are permitted to flex as wind speed increases. This lowers the effective center of effort and the area of the sail and increases the stability of vessels and vehicles to which t... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6609471 | Sailing boat having mast force detection A method of operating a sailing boat is provided, comprising detecting a force of a mast of a sailing boat on a mast step of a hull of the sailing boat, while the sailing boat is sailing across a body of water, and providing a reading of the force.... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6435118 | Pawley sailboat and rigging design A sailboat with a planning hull and a mast stepped aft of amidship. The mail sail and foresails are loose footed and attached to a midstay and forestay respectively. The mast is angled towards the rear of the boat and the resultant configuration eliminate... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6032599 | Suspension apparatus for a sailboard A suspension apparatus is described for use in the sport of windsurfing. The apparatus reduces loads exerted by a mast member on a sailboard, and includes a shock absorbing system having a compressible element, a housing connected to the shock absorbing s... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5954007 | Catamaran for sailing and rowing A catmaran has a U-shaped mast, and either a triangular lateen sail, or a four-sided lug sail, and provisions for rowing, allowing the catamaran to be propelled either by sails or by oars.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5570651 | Sailing vessel with adjustable mast A sailboat is provided with an adjustable mast system in which the base of the mast is pivotally attached to the top deck surface of the sailboat hull. Hydraulic cylinders connected to and integral with the shroud mast support system can vary the effectiv... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5463969 | Free standing boom with substantially constant leech tension A sailboat provided with a free standing boom and in one version with a free standing mast that is separate from and immediately adjacent and forward of the boom mounting. The boom is separately mounted to be self supporting by a stub shaft in a bearing s... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5396856 | Sailboard The sailboard (1) adapted to receive on its upper surface a mast (2) adapted to support a sail and fixed by a mast foot (3) on the board (1), and foot supports (4) adapted to retain the feet of a user of the board (1) and located rearwardly of the board (... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5373799 | Collapsible sailing rescue watercraft In a preferred embodiment, a watercraft which is carried by a main watercraft, including: a longitudinally extending horizontal central hull portion; port and starboard longitudinally extending horizontal pontoons being movably attached to the central hul... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5280760 | Sailing craft A sailboat apparatus includes a hull having a bottom, bow and stern portions along with a central portion and at least one mast for supporting a sail extending above the hull. The mast is mounted to the hull for side-to-side movement relative to the hull.... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5072682 | Sailboat with a pivoted mast-to-hull mounting system Substantial improvements in design, cost, performance, safety and comfort could be had in sailboats if the hull were to navigate in a level attitude even under strong wind conditions. This is achieved by the present invention by virtue of the mast pivotin... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4947776 | Cambered forestay fairing An elongated aerodynamically shaped fairing is disclosed herein having a body with a passageway at its rear for slideability receiving the bolt rope or cable of a sail and an interconnecting slot with the passageway for conducting a portion of the sail lu... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4934295 | Sailing vessel A sailing boat with an A-shaped mast pivotally connected to the topside of the cabin and sloping forwardly from the connection points. A backstay holds the mast in its inclined operating position. The jib and the mainsail are furling sails and are attache... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4917035 | Monohull sailboat with enlarged deck area A lightweight monohull sailboat of length less than sixteen feet having a clear uninterrupted, full beam, deck area above the waterline of the hull of at least sixteen square feet. The sailboat is molded fiberglass or plywood construction including integr... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4867089 | Structural system for inclining sailboat masts to windward The present invention relates to a structural system with which the mast of a sailboat can be forced against the wind and inclined to windward. This is accomplished with a new sailing element, a so-called "dolphin". The invention makes it possible to sail... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4825790 | Sailing craft A sailing craft having components that can be readily assembled or disassembled for use includes a conventional mast and sail received in a forward end portion of a U-shaped frame. This frame forward end portion also releasably supports a forward end of t... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4799443 | Swing sail boat A novel rigging for a sailboat is disclosed in which the mainsail is mounted between a luff boom and a foot boom, the luff boom being attached to the top of the mast by a fitting that allows rotation at least about a vertical axis parallel to the mast and... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4788924 | Sailing system A sail assembly for use with a hull, comprising a base and a mast mounted on the base for rotation about a vertical axis, the mast also extending at a mast tilt angle with respect to the vertical. A sail structure, which includes a sail frame and a sail f... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4751889 | Collapsible canoe A canoe adapted to be collapsed or disassembled for transportation but which, when assembled is capable of use in sea-going applications, the canoe comprising a fore skeletal half frame and an aft skeletal half frame each comprising a number of separate f... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4750446 | Inflatable sailboat An inflatable sailboat which may be constructed principally of plastic sheet stock and plastic tubing and be easily assembled for use and disassembled for storage and shipping. A sailboat with an inflatable hull having a plurality of tubing anchors mounte... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4706590 | Deck mounted lateral mast rake adjuster A sailing vessel is disclosed in which a mast is pivotally connected to the hull at the lower end thereof and an athwartship structure is provided in the form of a support rigidly mounted to the hull and transverse thereto to guide the mast athwartship. T... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4697534 | Fabricated spar adapter sailing rig A sailing vessel is provided with an improved rig which utilizes a fabricated adapter having a downwardly depending leg rotatably held in the hull of the boat and having a first forwardly angled arm for carrying a rigid mast spar and a rearwardly angled a... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4682557 | Sailing wing A sailboard with a wing-like sail pivoted to the top of a mast for free roll motion but constrained against pitch. The wing may have a leading edge flap. The wing is made from a sail stretched on a space frame which is demountable for compact storage.... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4624208 | Mast supporting structure A mast supporting structure for an inflatable dinghy including a pair of stringers for connection to the floor of the dinghy, a mast receiving tube adapted to receive the lower end of a mast, a transverse support member resting on the floor of the dinghy ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4621587 | Boat construction A demountable catamaran assembly includes a pair of cockpit-equipped, kayak-type canoe hulls laterally joined in spaced-apart relationship by the frame of a trampoline. Longitudinally spaced pairs of tabernacles on the two hulls removably receive four dep... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4584957 | Multi-hull sailing vessel with variable lift A double-ended two hull sailing vessel has a main hull and an auxiliary hull, where the distance between the auxiliary hull and the main hull can be varied for controlling heel. The mast is supported on a curved track for varying the angle of the mast rel... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4501215 | High heel angle mast stay release structure An upright mast is mounted from the lateral center of the hull of a sail boat having opposite sides. The lower end of the mast is pivotally supported from the hull for angular displacement about a horizontal fore and aft extending axis adjacent the lower ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4489957 | Tool for sailing with skates etc. A tool for sailing with skates, skis, roller-skates, skate-board or corresponding gears. The invention consists of a carrier bar (1), fastening points (24,25) movable in the longitudinal direction of the carrier bar for connection at the sailor's feet or ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4455959 | Apparatus for supporting the mast of a sailing board An apparatus for supporting the mast of a sailing board includes a guide rail fixedly mounted on the top face of the sailing board and extending along the length of the sailing board, a member receiving the root of the mast and slidably mounted on the gui... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4449466 | Sailboard The sailboard has an opening, which contains a tongue of a mast base, which is articulatedly connected to the mast, so that the mast base is detachably connected to the sailboard. One side face of the opening is provided with a detent cam, which is adapte... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4367688 | Sailboat rig Sailboat having twin booms, doubled sail and rotatable mast permits conventional sailing with both booms and sail sections on same tack or with booms spread, wing and wing, to run before the wind or on a reach. Sail may be reefed or furled by rotating the... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4345535 | Sailboat trimming and stabilizing system A system for sailboats for the purpose of maintaining the trim or attitude of the hull in a level position and at the same time adjusting the rigging and keel. The mast is made so that it can tilt to port or starboard and apparatus is provided to produce ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4314518 | Simplified sailing system A method and device are disclosed for sailing a wind-propelled vehicle whereby when a rig positioning indicator identifies the same portion of an identifiable code on a second coded structure that a wind indicator identifies on a first coded structure, th... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4236476 | Articulate mast footing arrangement, in particular for wind surfboards A connecting arrangement for connecting two elements with one another, particularly a mast and a boat body of a wind surfboard comprises a male member connected with one of the elements, and a female member engageable with the male member with snap action... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4230060 | Sailing system A mast is mounted onto a boat for 360° rotation about its longitudinal axis, relative to the sailboat and the rigging for the mast. The rigging braces the mast against buckling and comprises a masthead, a transverse spreader bar and shrouds. A forwardly ... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4149481 | Supporting structure for sail mast This sail mast supporting brace structure of Y or T configuration is intended for a single-hull boat and comprises three arms adapted to be secured one to the bow and the other two to the lateral portions of an inflatable hull; the side arms are adapted t... | 04/17/1979 |
