Patent ID: 7096812
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A foil for the headsail of a sailboat for use with a headstay, the foil comprising: a) an aerodynamic shape; b) a headstay channel for containing the headstay; c) a first and second sidewall, each having a width w; d) a forward wall having a width wf; e) two or more tabs which have a width, when added to wf, approximately equals 2w; f) a forward luff channel bounded on one side by the first side wall and on another side by a forward channel inner wall; g) an aft luff channel bounded on one side by the second side wall and on another side by an aft channel inner wall; h) a forward fairing tab affixed to an end of the first side wall; and i) two aft fairing tabs, one affixed to an end of the second side wall, and the other affixed to an end of an aft channel inner wall.