Patent ID: 8695520

Claim:
A sailboat adapted to sail on water in a sailing direction, comprising: a central structural element; a bow hull attached to said central structural element, said bow hull pivotably attached to said central structural element by a first vertical shaft and independently pivotable about a first vertical axis; a port side hull support arm extending from said central structural element; a port side hull attached to said port side hull support arm, said port side hull pivotably attached to said port side hull support arm by a second vertical shaft and independently pivotable about a second vertical axis; a starboard side hull support arm extending from said central structural element; a starboard side hull attached to said starboard side hull support arm, said starboard side hull pivotably attached to said starboard side hull support arm by a third vertical shaft and independently pivotable about a third vertical axis; a port side mast support arm; a port side mast assembly attached at a first end to said port side mast support arm; a starboard side mast support arm; a starboard side mast assembly attached at a first end to said starboard side mast support arm; and a fore spar attached at a first end to said central structural element; wherein a second end of said fore spar, a second end of said port side mast assembly and a second end of said starboard side mast assembly are pivotably attached together, such that said port side mast assembly and said starboard side mast assembly rotate independently; and wherein said bow hull, said port side hull and said starboard side hull form vertices of a triangle, and each of said bow hull, said port side hull and said starboard side hull can rotate about its respective vertical axis independently of the other hulls; and a rudder and dagger board assembly, having a horizontal axis, pivotably attached to an underside of said central structural element by a central shaft, such that said horizontal axis of said rudder and dagger board assembly defines a direction in which said sailboat travels, wherein said rudder and dagger board assembly can rotate independently of said hulls.