Patent ID: 8424477

Claim:
A sail system for a deep-sea vessel comprising at least one mast which is connected to the vessel and including two expanses of sail held by said at least one mast, said at least one mast including an upper mounting at its upper end pointing away from the vessel, and a lower mounting at its lower end connected to the vessel, to enable said expanses of sail to be held and set, and ends of the expanses of sail displaceably guided in the mountings in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the vessel, wherein the mountings include a cruciform shape and a support extending in the longitudinal direction of the vessel and a support extending in the transverse direction of the vessel, to guide the ends of the expanses of sail, including having a forward end of one expanse of sail fastened to the longitudinal supports of the mountings and an aft end of this one expanse of sail fastened to the transverse supports thereof, and a forward end of the other expanse of sail fastened to the transverse supports of the mountings and an aft end of this other expanse of sail fastening to the longitudinal supports thereof, adjustable independently of one another, and each end of the expanses of sail positionable separately from the others on the upper and lower mountings.