Sailing system

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B63H 9/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1288004

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE: 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 fixed to the frame at predetermined points of attachment, has its frame mounted on the tip of the mast by a universal joint and so that the tip of the mast is at, or close to, the center of gra- vity of the sail. A manually operable steering mechanism is provided on the mast, adjacent to the base, and a rigging, including steering ropes, operatively joins the steering mechanism and the sail frame at points of connec- tion adjacent the aforesaid points of attachment for moving the frame and sail in unison about the universal joint when the steering mechanism is operated.

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