Patent ID: 8448590

Claim:
In a sailing boat having a hull and a deck, a self-supporting sailing rig comprising: a base platform ( 2 ) rotatably mounted to the deck; a common boom ( 5 ) directly secured to the base platform ( 2 ); a mast ( 1 ) secured to the common boom ( 5 ), the mast ( 1 ) and common boom ( 5 ) being rotatable with the base platform ( 2 ) about a substantially vertical axis; a mainsail boom ( 7 ) connected to the common boom ( 5 ) and to the mast ( 1 ); a jib boom ( 8 ) connected to the common boom ( 5 ) and to the mast ( 1 ); a mainsail ( 3 ) secured to the mast ( 1 ) and to the mainsail boom ( 7 ) and having a luff ( 19 ) adjacent to the mast ( 1 ); a jib ( 4 ) secured to the mast ( 1 ) and to the jib boom ( 8 ) and having a lower corner adjacent to the mast ( 1 ) defining a clew ( 20 ); and a base crosstree ( 10 ) having opposed first and second ends and secured to the base platform ( 2 ) generally transverse to the common boom; and first and second shrouds ( 15 ) secured to the opposed first and second ends of the base crosstree ( 10 ), respectively, to connect the opposed first and second ends of the base crosstree ( 10 ) to the mast ( 1 ).