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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161898 | Sail handling mechanism that secures a headboard to a headcar A mechanism to raise and lower the sail of a boat includes a headcar movably secured to a mast of the boat and a headboard affixed to the sail. A pulling force applied to a halyard raises the sail and causes the headboard to engage the headcar. When the sail is lowe... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8117978 | Sailing ship equipped with a hard sail A sailing ship comprises a hard sail assembly. The hard sail assembly comprises a plurality of hard sails of wing-shaped hollow cross section. The hard sails are vertically stacked so that each except the lowermost is received in the one immediately below. The saili... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8001916 | Mega yacht mast tracking system with articulating sail feeder Disclosed is an articulating sail feeder that solves problems associated with furling and reefing sails on yachts, particularly large yachts. The inventive sail feeder includes hinge tracks arranged in articulating column that bends and rotates freely, but limits th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7293517 | Method and apparatus for compacting sail cars The invention relates to method and apparatus for compactly stacking a sail having a tack, clew and head, the sail being mounted to batten or sail cars above a boom when the sail is stowed, furled or fully lowered. More specifically, most of the cars are compacted o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278366 | Method and apparatus for increasing sail efficiency A method and apparatus for increasing sail efficiency is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a second sail, disposed in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the second sail is disposed proximate a periphery of the first sail. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6189471 | Sailboats and methods The invention provides various improved sailboats and methods for their use. In one exemplary embodiment, a sailboat comprises a hull and a deck that is operably attached to the hull. The deck has a longitudinal axis extending along its center. A mast is ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6044785 | Sail banding device A sail banding device for preventing a furled sail, in particular a spinnaker, from filling until the sail is fully hoisted. The sail banding device includes a pair of flexible elongate anchor straps coupled together. The anchor straps each have a plurali... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5996519 | Sailboats and methods The invention provides various improved sailboats and methods for their use. In one exemplary embodiment, a sailboat comprises a hull and a deck that is operably attached to the hull. The deck has a longitudinal axis extending along its center. A mast is ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996522 | Storm sail for sailboat with furled bow sail A storm sail for sailboats which replaces a larger bow sail. The storm sail has a smaller area than the replaced bow sail, has a luff forming a rectangular rigging band, which having a width compatible with the replaced bow sail ends in a free edge and ha... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5988086 | Sailboat and methods The invention provides various improved sailboats and methods for their use. In one exemplary embodiment, a sailboat comprises a hull and a deck that is operably attached to the hull. The deck has a longitudinal axis extending along its center. A mast is ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5448961 | User supported portable sail This is a user supported portable sail used to provide wind powered momentum for an individual on a moveable base. The invention involves the use of a balanced aerodynamic sail with the airfoil planes constructed in a way that allows the device to be used... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5431121 | Sailboat keel hoist assembly A keel hoist assembly for use in raising and lowering the keel of a retractable keel sailboat and including a winch unit and a generally tubular retractable support tube. The winch unit is removably mountable to a top end of the retractable support member... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5272996 | Surfboard sail A surfing sail includes a basic sail, whose luff is attached to a mast associated in the usual way with a boom to the aft end of which is attached the clew of the basic sail and an auxiliary sail which serves reefing purposes. The auxiliary sail is triang... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4905621 | Sail changing cartridge A sail changing system wherein the sail is controlled by slides which are attached to the lufftape by short cords, which slide along beside the lufftape in a grooved track on the foil when the sail is raised, and which feed into a cartridge when the sail ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4745871 | Method and apparatus for covering and containing a sail A sail cover apparatus and method for completely covering a sail that is slidably supported on the mast and boom of a sailboat wherein a pair of elongated flexible cover halves are provided having mating lower edges for detachable securement along the foo... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4741281 | Sail handling system A sail system in which the sail is reefed or furled by dropping and folding it progressively into a cover extending along the foot. The cover has starboard and port cover sides extending upwardly from the foot and joining cover lifters which are in turn a... | 05/03/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4503797 | Sail rolling and storing device A device for rolling and storing a sail associated with a rolling boom, including a sheath of deformable material encircling the boom and provided with rigid edges defining a slit for passing the sail therethrough, wherein the sheath is carried by the boo... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4407212 | Tack hook assembly for sail boats A tack hook assembly comprises at least one lateral member and an associated resilient member which enables one to forceably attach and detach a fastener device by use of only one hand. The assembly is particularly suitable for sailboat racing to permit e... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4361947 | Storage container and method of making same A container includes two elongate tubular members, one telescoped within the other. The inner tube has an access opening in one section of an upper wall portion through which articles can be placed into and removed from the interior of the tube when the i... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4354444 | Sail handling apparatus Sail handling apparatus that includes a pair of aligned generally triangular panels secured along a boom and to a portion of the mast above the boom. The panels normally straddle the boom to define an open-topped, sail-receiving pocket. The sail can be lo... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4347799 | Sail catcher Apparatus useful in combination with a sailboat boom for forming a basket-like structure positioned to catch a sail as it is being lowered. More particularly, the sail catching apparatus disclosed comprises two arm pairs pivotally mounted to the boom, the... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4236475 | Sail feeder A sail feeder for mounting on a mast formed with a sail receiving slot, said slot having an enlarged entrance for receiving the bolt rope of a mainsail, includes a rigid plate having a pair of legs projecting out from the plate at laterally-spaced locatio... | 12/02/1980 |
