Patent ID: 8770127

Claim:
A coupling device for a sailboat semi-continuous rigging system, comprising: a first body portion configured to receive a continuous shroud and to allow the continuous shroud to pass therethrough, comprising: a first end; a second end; a first passage extending from the first end to the second end; and a second passage extending from the first end to the second end, the second passage being coextensive with the first passage at the first end and at the second end, wherein the first passage and the second passage are discrete at a central portion of the first body portion, and wherein the central portion is positioned between the first end and the second end; and a second body portion removably coupled by a detachable fastener device to the first body portion and configured to receive an end portion of a discontinuous shroud, the second body portion comprising a protrusion extending through the central portion for coupling the second body portion to the first body portion.