Patent ID: 7234404

Claim:
A sailing craft comprising a chassis ( 1 ) connecting two float-forming hulls ( 2 ) and a sail ( 5 ) for wind-powered travel when the floats are on an expanse of water, said craft comprising a central cockpit ( 6 – 8 ) where a helmsman can remain seated and have, within reach, controls for controlling said sail ( 5 ) and steering controls which determine variations in orientation, with respect to the longitudinal axis of said craft, of rudder blades ( 3 ) with which each of said hulls ( 2 ) is respectively equipped, characterized in that said steering controls comprise a handlebar ( 8 ) which is fixed such that it can pivot at the end of a handlebar stem ( 16 ) and which has two symmetric lateral handles for driving, by pulling on them, two steering control cables ( 44 ) each of which is fixed at its respective other end to two symmetric lateral ends of a coordination linkage ( 47 ) rigidly connecting two bars which rotate as one with a respective one of the two rudder blades ( 3 ), said coordination linkage ( 47 ) being situated forward with respect to the rotation axle ( 50 ) of said rudder blades ( 3 ) on their respective hulls, said cables being forced to follow a guide path with respect to the elements of said chassis which meets said ends of the linkage in a substantially transverse path in order to cause said linkage to move in a translational movement.