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WO/2002/040340A2
An apparatus for attachment to a multihull boat, the apparatus including a beam means (4) substantially associated with a first hull (2) and a second hull (8), the first hull (2) and the second hull (8) being laterally opposed and each h...  
WO/2002/034619A1
Arrangement (1) for a sail (2) for a sailing boat (3) which exhibits preferably asymmetrical form and is so arranged as to be capable of being furled with the help of a roller, and there is a line (5) extending between the sail (2) and t...  
WO/2002/032761A1
A triangular sail (10) is made by laminating three triangular layers (30,32,34) of reinforced film together on a mold to provide a one piece molded sail. Each layer is made up of a plurality of triangular pieces (36,38) which radiate out...  
WO/2002/022439A1
The invention concerns a device for tensioning a ship's line or cable, characterised in that it comprises a guide rail (1) designed to be fixed to the ship, and supporting at least an element (2) mobile in translation providing linkage w...  
WO/2002/018202A1
The invention relates to a control device for a steering kite on a boat. Said steering kite can be steered by means of a steering device and at least two or three, preferably at least four or five, suspension lines. According to the inve...  
WO/2002/014145A1
The invention concerns a pendular nautical craft whereof the passengers are overhead in a nacelle travelling above the water surface. It consists of: a floatable hull (1) equipped with a control system; an arm (2) pivoting on the hull; a...  
WO/2002/012058A2
The invention is a rigid supporting member that changes position within a pocket of sheet material to accommodate a deployed position and a stowed position, as may be used, for example, with battens in roller furling sails. The member is...  
WO/2001/098141A1
A sail is formed on a mold in a three dimensional fashion. The sail is a laminate having three corners (12, 14, 18). The sail includes two outer layers of film (20, 22) and an inner yarn structure. Yarns (32, 50, 52) radiate from each co...  
WO/2001/096176A1
A sailing craft including a hull assembly (1,2), keel (3) and turret assembly (5) connected to the hull assembly (1, 2), for rotation about an axis. Turret assembly (5) is adapted to carry the craft's crew. The craft further includes mas...  
WO/2001/092102A1
The invention relates to a wind-propelled watercraft. The aim of the invention is to better utilize the wind force for the propulsion of the watercraft than in conventional watercraft and to reduce the torsional forces about the longitud...  
WO/2001/089923A1
The invention relates to a hinged rigid sail with aerodynamic profile, comprising three vertical elements A, B and C called modules. Each of said modules comprises three horizontal elements called sections A-1, A-2, A-3; B-1, B-2, B-3; C...  
WO/2001/079059A1
The invention concerns a device for propelling a water craft, comprising means for capturing wind energy, the water craft being provided with support means in the water. The wind energy capturing means comprises a canopy (9) capable of p...  
WO/2001/072585A1
A sailing craft that can transform from wind propulsion mode to flying mode, comprises a body and two sails or wings each pivotally connected to a common boom which is supported by a spar pivotally connected to the body. The dihedral ang...  
WO/2001/066412A1
The device according to invention serves to the lurch-free wind drive, particularly in the sports, recreational and touristic yachts, in the water craft for the transportation of passengers and goods, and in the cradles with special skid...  
WO/2001/054974A1
The present invention relates to an arrangement for a sail for sailing boats to connect the sail to a mast (4) on the sailing boat by means of a number of mast track slides (6) distributed along one edge of the sail, which are so arrange...  
WO/2001/051352A2
A wind powered air/water interface craft disposed in a mechanically simple configuration(s) with means for trimming and/or adjusting the area of the various air and water foil elements either independently or together or both. All of its...  
WO/2001/042682A1
A connection system for Yachts comprising a lightweight rope loop (2) and a body part for connecting sheets, sails and blocks. A tensile connecting device comprises a high strength fiber rope with a first enlarged terminated end that is ...  
WO/2001/033076A1
The invention relates to a wind driven power station (10), comprising at least one partly-submerged hull-shaped floating body (12). The floating body is set in motion by the drive arrangements such as sails, flettner rotors, etc (18, 20)...  
WO/2001/028851A1
The invention refers to shipbuilding and to sail systems with rigid sails which are used in various classes of ships. Each rigid sail (1) has an asymmetrical airfoil. In each pair of sails, curved lateral surfaces of opposite sails (1) a...  
WO/2001/026960A1
A pedal-powered watercraft (10) comprises a unitary hull (12) having an upper wall (33) extending from a bow portion to a stern portion of the watercraft and a pair of spaced hollow sponsons (20) located on either side of the upper wall....  
WO/2001/017848A1
A sail body (3), which can be finished along its edges and corners to create a finished sail (2), includes a number of sail sections (46) joined along their edges. Each sail section includes a reinforced material laminated between first ...  
WO/2001/012503A1
A rigging system for a mono-hull, catamaran or tri-maran sailing boat wherein the leading edge of mainsail (14) is attached to a tensioned sail support wire (11) suspended from apex (10) of a tripod frame (7, 8, 9) mounted on the hull (1...  
WO/2001/004000A1
The improvements are characterized in that the connection of the boom to the rest of the boat gear is such that, in the horizontal plane, the boom has to rotate in tandem with the rest of the boat gear but may move from top to bottom in ...  
WO/2001/000486A1
Self-adjusting control gear for a sailing craft (11) provided with a keel structure (12, 13), said control gear comprising a rigid mast (8) having a vertical footing fitted on a base (10) so as to be rotatable with respect to its vertica...  
WO/2001/000483A1
The present invention relates to a sailing vessel comprising a hull (1), two outriggers (2), one on either side of the hull, a rudder (5), and rigging (4) supporting at least one sail (40). It is characteristic of the invention that it f...  
WO/2001/000487A1
A sail body includes first and second skin layers (40, 42), each skin layer having an outer film at an outer side and reinforcement elements at an inner side. The skin layers are laminated with the inner sides abutting to form the sail b...  
WO/2000/073138A1
A device for hooking a sail (5) to the top of the mast (3) of a sailboat enabling said sail (5) to be tightened, characterised in that the inventive device comprises a fixed part (1), a moveable part (2) which is adapted in such a way th...  
WO/2000/035750A1
A lightweight drag reducing foil (12) is pivotally attachable via bearings on ends of the foil to stays (11) (such as found on a yacht) which otherwise suffer from appreciable drag. A plurality of non-overlapping side by side independent...  
WO/2000/026083A1
A sailing craft includes a single hydrofoil assembly (3), an aerofoil assembly (7), and a hull (5) with a rigid beam (8) interconntecting the hydrofoil assembly (3), the aerofoil assembly (7) and the hull (5) wherein the hull (5) is sepa...  
WO/2000/023320A2
A low-stretch, flexible composite, made of one or several sections, particularly useful for making a sail (2), includes first and second polymer films (52, 62) with discontinuous, stretch-resistant segments (16) therebetween. The segment...  
WO/2000/020312A1
A three-dimensional sail of one piece construction is made of a rotating roll (10) having a deformable outer surface. The roll (10) is divided into a large number of segments (13), extending across the width of the roll (10), with the co...  
WO/2000/011375A1
A sheave assembly for use in a high performance pulley block has an inner race (14), a sheave (10) defining an outer race and a plurality of balls (13) arranged between the outer race of the sheave (10) and the inner race (14), so as rot...  
WO/2000/010868A1
The invention relates to a guide bracket (5) for ropes (12), especially for rigging on sail boats. The guide bracket (5) is provided with an installation section (1) which allows the bracket to be fastened to a bar-shaped part (11) of th...  
WO/2000/000382A1
A wind propelled watercraft (50) includes a floating disk (52) for supporting a user on a body of water. Also included is a pair of sails (78) for driving the user on the floating disk by way of wind. The floating disk has an inwardly-fa...  
WO/1999/043544A1
The invention provides various improved sailboats and methods for their use. In one embodiment, a sailboat (44) comprises a hull and a deck (12) that is operably attached to the hull. A mast (26) is generally aligned with the longitudina...  
WO/1999/037537A1
A ship rig (2) especially for a motor- and sail-driven ship (1) and comprising a mast (4) preferably placed in the side. The rig (2) furthermore comprises two elongated supports (8) extending transversely to the mast (4) and placed on th...  
WO/1999/032354A1
The invention relates to a sail sheeting device attachable to the sail of a sailing boat so as to keep the sail sufficiently far to the side of the boat when sailing downwind. By virtue of the invention, it is possible to adjust the bagg...  
WO/1999/028183A1
An improved lift creating sail and sail system where a substantially rectangular mainsail (2) made up of panels forms an aerodynamically efficient airfoil that is supported at approximately its center on a pivot so that is has three degr...  
WO/1999/025612A1
A process for modelling a sail with a sandwich configuration and a three-dimensional convex shape, wherein the 'mould' is formed by a semirigid film material which has a shape identical to that of the sail to be produced. On this kind of...  
WO/1999/020973A1
A flexible penetration resistant stabilized composite, comprising: an interlaced yarn structure of yarns having a tenacity of at least 8 g/d, a tensile modulus of at least 150 g/d and an energy to break of at least 10 j/g, the yarn struc...  
WO/1999/016665A1
The aim of the invention is to provide a means of identifying the current position of a sail when sailing in darkness without having to use a light to see said sail. To this end, a device consisting of at least one bolt rope (11; 12; 13)...  
WO/1999/011519A1
Sail craft type catamaran having a great versatility of use, equipped with different kinds of physical human propulsion systems, which include pedals or oars and pedals, linked with a mechanical system (28) to the propellers (29). This c...  
WO/1999/003724A1
The present invention pertains to the field of transportation and more precisely relates to vehicles such as bicycles, cycling-type vehicles, mopeds, heavy-duty automobiles and tractors. The vehicle (fig. 5, 6) of the present invention c...  
WO/1999/002397A1
The invention utilizes a moving band (4), typically on an airplane, to increase the apparent speed (9 and 8) and therefore the lift of any body moving through a fluid. The invention will allow take-offs and landings at reduced speeds and...  
WO/1998/058839A1
A sail (20) for a sailing vessel (500) includes a leading spar (22), a coplanar trailing spar (24), and a movable spar (28) disposed between the two. A sheath (30) of sail cloth traversly surrounds the three spars forming a flexible doub...  
WO/1998/049055A1
A boat (30) with a mast (38) and a crab claw sail (40), wherein the tack (42) of the sail is attached to the boat behind the mast. The sail may have a single point of attachment (51) to the mast, and the mast may be unstayed. The boat ma...  
WO/1998/048133A1
The invention concerns a synthetic fabric with directional reinforcing elements comprising reinforcing elements consisting of synthetic strips (10) extruded in a material compatible with that constituting the synthetic fabric (1) and rei...  
WO/1998/043874A1
The invention relates to a supporting frame (2) for a hand-held sail rig (1). The inventive supporting frame has a mast (6), the middle section (12) of this mast being curved, preferably in such a way that it forms the arc of a circle. S...  
WO/1998/041446A1
A sliding block (10) for mainsail to which a mainsail of a watercraft is connected, either directly or in combination with a batten, comprising a base (12) provided with first rollers (23) for sliding on an outer part of a mast (11) prox...  
WO/1998/032653A1
The invention relates to an arrangement (1) an arrangement for a sail (2) enabling its form to be varied and comprising battens (4-4?3�) extending between the fore-leech (9) and the after-leech (10). According to the invention, the for...  

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