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7591229 Forespar for a sailing vessel  
A spar for a sailing vessel comprises an elongated member which projects upwardly at an oblique angle from the centerline of the vessel deck and defines a longitudinal axis of rotation. The...
7533623 Sailing boats  
A mast ( 1 ) is in the form of an egg-shaped closed loop that extends abeam of a hull ( 7 ). A main spar ( 2 ) is supported on the mast ( 1 ) and extends upwardly from a lower, fore position on the...
7418911 Trailerable sailboat with mast raising method  
Important design features and methods of launching a trailerable sailboat are described. The trailerable sailboat is designed to allow transportation on overland highways and to provide a...
7341014 System for lifting and lowering a sailboat mast  
A system for one person raising and lowering the mast of a sailboat wherein the mast is less than about forty feet in length and in the down position the mast is laid horizontally along a median...
7337738 Gate type vertical elevated mast  
A vertically elevated gate mast with open front that is divided into multiple sections and is assembled section by section from bottom to the top. The first section is an integrated structure, and...
7267073 Wind direction indicator  
The present invention provides a first axial support that allows of the weathervane to rotate and a second axial support that prevents the weathervane from becoming dislodged from the first axial...
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...
7213529 Emergency sail system  
An emergency sail system for disabled watercraft comprises a mast receptacle for interfacing with the watercraft structure and a multi-segmented main mast supported by the mast receptacle in a...
7137346 Locking hinge for unstayed mast deployment  
Stepping and un-stepping of a sailboat mast, of the un-stayed type that is supported only by a receptacle configured in the sailboat structure, are facilitated by a hinged core that is easily...
7000555 Mast extender for a sailboat  
A mast extender for extending a mast of a sailboat to a greater height. The mast extender includes a hollow tubular member having a distal end and a proximal end and being substantially...
6932010 Sailboat with offset boom  
A sailboat comprising a hull with a mast has a rotatable strut that supports a continuous boom and holds the boom far enough away from the mast to allow clear air flow over the sail on either tack....
6899047 Mast and method of manufacturing a structural member for a boat  
A mast for a sailboat and a method of manufacturing the mast or other structural member for a boat, which is produced in a female mold. Any augmentation of the deflection resistance of the...
6836992 Bird repelling device  
A bird repelling device has an elongate housing having a slide chamber that extends longitudinally from a top end to a bottom end of the elongate housing. The elongate housing also has a cap...
6817308 Sailing rig with freestanding rotating aerofoil sectioned mast  
A sailing rig including a freestanding, rotating aerofoil sectioned mast. The mast is elliptically curved and rotates about an aft slanted axis and the aerofoil section of the mast is tapered from...
6708638 Method and apparatus for lightning protection  
The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for lightning protection. The subject method and apparatus can be utilized to provide lightning protection for a marine vessel, other...
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...
6526901 Retractable mast for sailboats  
A retractable mast for sailboats. The mast, which retracts telescopically, comprises an inner core containing air sealed air chambers, either separated or coextensive, which are pressurized when...
6520103 Boom vang for sailing vessel  
A boom vang system for sailboats has a rear facing pivotal cam cleat arm hingedly connected to a rigid tang on the sailboat mast. When the boom vang rotates off the centerline of the boat, as for...
6457430 Sailing assembly for small boats  
Small boats such as kayaks, canoes, and skiffs that are normally not propelled by wind power are provided with apparatus of this invention that can enable the conversion to a sailing vessel. A mast...
6305497 Mast ladder assembly  
A mast ladder for going up the mast of a sailing craft having a mast with a sail slide extending along the length of the mast including a halyard slide, a plurality of connecting rods, a top step...
6129033 Pulley-or roller-type block with lock arrangement  
A pulley- or roller-type block is provided with a lock arrangement. The block has a casing and a rolling unit mounted in the casing for clockwise and counterclockwise rolling. The rolling unit has...
6105526 Apparatus for separating joined members and method therefore  
An apparatus for separating mating cylindrical members, for example mating sections of a sailboard mast. The apparatus includes either a pair of support elements or a block element and a lever arm....
6092481 Sailing rig  
A windsurfer sailing rig includes a mast with a top mast extension. A swivel connection connects the extension to the top of the mast. In use, down haul tension for the mast is applied to hold the...
6000354 J.P.V.'s telescoping mast  
A telescoping mast for conversion of a sailboat. A mast consisting of two portions--an upper telescoping portion which is journalled to telescope up from and retract down into the lower portion...
5996521 Large-scale columnar structure made of a fiber reinforced plastic  
A large-sized columnar body made of a fiber reinforced plastics materials (FRP) has three layers A, B and C in this order, respectively formed by a fiber reinforced plastics material consisting of...
5974998 Apparatus for foiling bird landings  
A device that prevents birds from landing atop a masthead of a boat or wind indicating devices mounted on the masthead includes an upstanding post having an upper end positioned above the top of...
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.
5887841 Pole support for use in mast assembly to adjust sail tension  
A pole support is adapted for use in a mast assembly of a sail craft to selectively adjust tension of a sail. The mast assembly comprises an elongated and rigid tubular member having a central...
5873588 Assembled sail powered vehicle  
An assembled sail powered vehicle, including: a sail; a frame for supporting the sail, the frame including a plurality of elongated rigid frame members, a plurality of joint assemblies releasably...
5823129 Method of uphauling a windsurfer  
A method and apparatus for uphauling the sail of a windsurfer is provided. The method and apparatus for uphauling a sail uses the sailor's body weight to uphaul the sail. The apparatus connects...
5816180 Rotating rig  
A rig on a sailboat adapted to be mounted on a deck or cabin top of the boat, the rig having a mast, mast step, vertical stabilizing structure for the mast. The rig is mounted for rotation about a...
5746151 Multi-functional carrier for sailboats  
A multi-functional hollow body for use as a boom rest or a boom and mast carrier for sailboats that is lightweight and may be positioned and secured to the boat without damaging the surface of its...
5687666 Device for the mast of a sailboat  
A main sail's mast rope is inserted into a hollow profile, which is aerodynamically designed and hinged by at least one ring around a substantially round mast. The profile can rotate around the...
5601044 Sailboat  
A sailboat having an improved mast and boom arrangement wherein the mast is pivotally supported relative to the hull about an axis that is disposed rearwardly from the mast and close to but in...
5556677 Composite shaft structure and manufacture  
The invention provides improvements to a composite member that has a plurality of plies. The improved composite member has (1) an interior ply which functions to dampen or resist sudden forces...
5517940 Variable width multi-hulled boat with telescoping mast  
A variable width boat includes a plurality of hulls and a width varying arrangement connected to and between the hulls for selectively moving the hulls between a closed, folded position and an...
5495818 Shroud slap stopping mechanism  
Apparatus to stop the slapping of halyards against a mast includes a ring or other halyard encircling member lightly engagable with the halyard. A cleat or other line securing member is affixed to...
5490472 Carbon fiber spar and method of making  
A spar is provided comprising an inner layer of fiber, an outer layer of fiber, a hollow between the inner and outer layers of fiber with the inner fiber layer forming a surface of the hollow such...
5469804 Instrument mounting apparatus for sailboats  
Mounting apparatus for securing instruments onto the mast of a sailboat comprising a U-shaped frame adapted for lateral placement in an interfit relation with the mast and hose straps extending...
RE35081 Composite structural member with high bending strength  
A composite member (10) features a unique ply geometry which contributes to improved bending strength. The composite is constructed of a plurality of plies, each comprising a fiber component...
5413061 Masthead spinnaker halyard turret and method  
A spinnaker halyard turret is affixed to a sail boat's masthead permitting a spinnaker halyard to be lead from within the mast through an exit tube at the top of the mast; then over a pair of...
5347946 Structure for aerodynamic transition between mast and sail in a sailcraft  
Sail structure for sailcraft for improved air flow transition from the saraft mast. Several embodiments are provided in which a pair of sail luff panels are maintained in close proximity to aft...
5337691 Mast track clutch assembly for sailboards  
A mast track clutch assembly allows the longitudinal position of the mast of a windsurfing sailing board to be adjusted by means of a foot pedal. The mast is attached to the clutch assembly, which...
5331912 Self-releasing mast base collar  
A windsurfer mast base collar which has a a collar supporting a pair of spring loaded detents that are self-releasing upon application of modest upward manual forces and self-engaging upon...
5280762 Device for the articulation of the sail in horizontal and in vertical direction, associated with a hoist block, a drop block and a rod system  
A hoist block is fixed on an inside edge of the sail and to articulated slide in order to enable a rotation in the axis of a sail boat mast groove. A drop block is on the outside edge of the sail....
5263429 Airfoil sail  
Airfoil sail for a sailboat of which the length-adjustable mast consists of several telescoping pipes 12, 18, 20 holding individually raised or reefed sail crossbeams 44, 48, 52 with sail coverings...
5255624 Sailboat mast floatation device  
An inflatable mechanism for attachment to the top of a sailboat mast to counteract turtling (complete rotation of the boat into an inverted position where the mast is pointed straight down into the...
5197403 Sailing vessel and profile mast for sailing vessels  
Sailing vessel and mast for sailing vessels wherein the mast is in the form of a profile body. In an arrangement with a profile mast to hold a reefing roller, the mast is braced with its mast foot...
5188050 Convertible mast assembly  
A convertible mast assembly (10) for employing a windsurfing sail assembly (200) on a sailboat (100) having a drop-in mast receptacle (101); wherein, the mast assembly (10) comprises a receptacle...
5140921 Mast provided with guide means for halyards  
With reference to FIG. 2, a mast (10) for a sailing vessel is provided with a guide (25) for guiding halyards (19) along the mast and for maintaining the halyards in spaced apart relationship. The...
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