Patent ID: 8887652
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A sailing space frame adapted to sailing on water in a sailing direction and to be coupled to a vessel to be propelled, comprising: a triangular base, a rudder assembly, a dagger assembly, an outrigger, at least two mast assemblies, a fore spar, a crew's quarters, a solar dome, and a vessel coupling system for the vessel to be propelled; wherein said triangular base comprises a fore deck beam, an aft deck beam, and a central deck beam which connect the vessel to be propelled to said outrigger, said at least two mast assemblies, said fore spar, and said crew's quarters; wherein each of said at least two mast assemblies comprises a mast core attached to a boom base, a boom, and a counterweight, said mast core having a cylindrical axis; wherein each of said counterweights is pivotable about said cylindrical axis to orient each mast core about said cylindrical axis; wherein said rudder assembly and said dagger assembly each comprise a rudder hull, a semi ring wing foil, and a central vertical shaft; wherein said rudder assembly is connected to said central deck beam through a rudder assembly support structure, and said dagger assembly is connected to said central deck beam through a dagger assembly support structure, said rudder assembly support structure and said dagger assembly support structure both connected to said central deck beam; wherein said outrigger is attached to said triangular base by an outrigger connection shaft at an outrigger vertex of said triangular base, said outrigger connection shaft in communication with a motor for elevating said triangular base above said outrigger, said outrigger further comprising a regenerative braking system to generate electricity; whereby said outrigger vertex is connected to said crew's quarters, said solar dome placed on a roof of said crew's quarters; wherein each of said at least two mast assemblies further comprises an aero foil, said aero foil connected to two sail arms for a sail set, said sail arms holding cables attached to roller furling devices for unfurling and furling said sail set, said aero foil further connected to a strut connected to a canard winglet; wherein each counterweight of said at least two mast core assemblies further comprises a counterweight servo to balance each mast assembly relative to said cylindrical axis and to orient said aero foil relative to said cylindrical axis; whereby said sailing space frame may propel said vessel to be propelled without use of fossil fuels, reduces listing due to wind land wave loads, increases vessel leeward resistance, and improves directional control for the vessel to be propelled.