Patent ID: 6578507
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B63B,B63H,Y02T

Abstract:
A sailing vessel comprising a hull, two outriggers, one on either side of the hull, a rudder, and rigging supporting at least one sail, wings secured to the outriggers and arranged to be located below the surface of the water during sailing, the wings including a leeward wing and a windward wing, the leeward wing being arranged, as the vessel moves through water, to exert an upwards directed force and the windward wing being arranged to exert a downwards directed force to counteract rotational force from the at least one sail, and that the inclination of the wings relative to the surface of the water and to the direction of travel and thus the magnitude of the upwards and downwards directed forces is adjustable by means of actuating means, the actuating means being accessible from a cockpit, and the outriggers and a sail center, which is part of said rigging, being arranged on the hull essentially at a same distance from the bow.