Patent ID: 7918175

Claim:
A flexible mast track extension for use on a sail boat, the flexible mast track extension comprising: a first end mounted to a rear of a mast adjacent a lower entry to a luff holding arrangement of the mast configured to receive a luff of a mainsail; a second end extending downward from the first end and defining a lower end positioned adjacent a boom within which is contained the mainsail furled within a boom furling apparatus; the lower end of the flexible mast extension defining a pre-feeder to ease transition of the luff of the mainsail into a luff holding arrangement of the flexible mast extension and the first end of the flexible mast extension aligning the luff of the mainsail for entry into the luff holding arrangement of the mast; the lower end of the flexible mast extension deflectable sideways relative to the first end of the flexible mast extension while maintaining the luff holding arrangement of the flexible mast extension in alignment with the luff holding arrangement of the mast.