claim: Georges Gilles de la Tourette described a novel.
evidence: -RSB-. The paravane is a towed winged -LRB- hydrofoiled -RRB- underwater object -- a water kite .. Paravanes have been used in sport or commercial fishing , marine exploration and industry , sports and military .. The wings of paravanes are sometimes in a fixed position , else positioned remotely or by actions of a human pilot .. Pioneer parafoil developer Domina Jalbert considered water kites hardly different from air kites .. Domina Jalbert. Domina Jalbert. However , paravanes generally orient themselves in respect to the water surface .. They may have sensors that record or transmit data or be used entirely for generating a holding force like a sea anchor does .. sea anchor. sea anchor. While a sea-anchor allows a vessel to drift more slowly downwind , the paravane travels sideways at several times the downwind speed .. Paravanes are , like air kites , often symmetrical in one axis and travel in two directions , the change being effected by gybing , shunting , or flipping over .