Patent ID: 8397656

Claim:
A method of steering a craft comprising: providing a towing vehicle, said towing vehicle being a water-going vessel; providing a craft having a hull, said craft being a water going vessel to be towed by said towing vehicle; providing as fore rudder located and associated below the hull of said craft and located such that said fore rudder is forward of the midpoint of the hull and at least partially submerged in the water when said craft is towed, said fore rudder being substantially shallow in depth when the craft is towed, wherein said fore rudder consists of a cylinder and a connector tab; associating a first member with said connector tab of said fore rudder such that linear movement of said first member rotates said fore rudder; providing a rear rudder located and associated with the stern of said craft; associating a second member with said rear rudder such that a linear movement of said second member rotates said rear rudder; associating a tow line connector to said hull of said craft; associating a first end of a tow line to said tow line connector; associating a second end of said tow line to said towing vehicle; towing said craft using said towing vehicle with said fore rudder and rear rudder initially oriented parallel to said length of said craft such said craft follows directly behind said towing vehicle; rotating said fore rudder to a position less than 90 degrees off parallel to said length of said craft; rotating said rear rudder in an opposite direction to said fore rudder and to a position less than 90 degrees off parallel to said length of said craft, causing the craft to move off to the side of the track of said towing vehicle while said craft maintains movement substantially parallel to said towing vehicle, producing an offset tow; and adjusting the angle of said fore rudder in relation to the angle of the said rear rudder to control the magnitude of the offset of the said craft from the track of said towing vehicle.