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WO/1994/025339A1
The objet of the invention is a structure for use as a sail or shelter, for example, comprising a sheet [2] and a compression element [3] attached to it particularly from corner to corner.  
WO/1994/025340A1
The airfoil device of the invention with very high aerodynamic efficiency has a lower surface with a continuous profile and an upper surface with a discontinuous profile which reverse when tacking occurs. This device includes a central e...  
WO/1994/019235A1
Profiled battens with mutually spaced, substantially identical continuous longitudinal strips (5, 6) form the straps of a yard and mutually delimit their curvature deviation and thus their curvature by means of stops (11, 12). The narrow...  
WO/1994/019615A1
A track slide (4) intended to be moved along a track, particularly a mast or boom, having a groove (5) with an enlarged inner portion (18) and a narrow slot (20) defined by two opposite walls (38, 39) of the track. The slide (4) comprise...  
WO/1994/019236A1
An inflatable sail (11) comprising an inflatable enclosure (41) having opposed flexible walls (43). The enclosure (41) has a sail shape when the enclosure is inflated with an inflation medium. The walls (43) are movable toward each other...  
WO/1994/016940A1
An interment vessel is designed to be capable of transoceanic travel. A body (20) for the vessel contains bouyant material (36) and has a sail (32) disposed diagonally across its upper surface (21) to provide wind-powered propulsion. The...  
WO/1994/016941A1
A proa sailing vessel (10) has spaced hulls (11, 12) each having underwater shapes which are substantially symmetrical about a central athwartship axis and a mast (13) which may be pivoted between forwardly inclined attitudes relative to...  
WO/1994/014648A1
An inflatable sail batten (20) and a sail (10) incorporating same is disclosed. The batten (20) is located in a conventional sail batten pocket (40). The batten is formed of a hollow, elongate, fluid-impervious, flexible tube (22) having...  
WO/1994/011185A1
An improved reinforced laminate for use in sails or other flexible sheet or membrane applications utilizes a pull-truded thin lightweight reinforcing sheet of unidirectional extruded monofilaments in which the reinforcing sheet or sheets...  
WO/1994/008844A1
The present invention relates to a sailboat rig which comprises an A-form lowerable mast (2) with fore- and after-stays (8, 9), wherein the mast (2) is longer than the boat (1) and is comprised of two straight mast halves (3, 4) which ar...  
WO/1994/005544A2
A system to be installed on a sail-boat for furling a spinnaker (1) and for remote fitting of the spinnaker (1) to a boom (2) swivel-mounted on the mast (3) of the sail-boat comprises a stay (4) offset with respect to the stay for the ji...  
WO/1994/003362A1
Sail support means comprising a plurality of slides (1) adapted to be retained to a sail (21) by webbing (8a). The slides (1) are accommodated in a groove (3) of a track member adapted for mounting on a stay (23). Each slide (1) has an e...  
WO/1993/025436A1
A track system for fastening at the groove (2) of a mast (1) comprising a profiled track (4) and a plurality of slide members (5). The track (4) is formed to receive cars (12) in an axially slidable manner and provided with transverse op...  
WO/1993/024362A1
The present invention relates to an arrangement (1) for a driving device (2) for sails on a boat and comprises a worm gear (6) acting between the driving device (2) and a sail furling stay and/or a sail furling shaft on the mast. In orde...  
WO/1993/020740A1
A device (10) for maintaining an elongated, generally, T-shaped, spar track for a free running of mating slides and boltropes under loadings of a sail through cleaning and maintenance is described. A first internal surface region (64) of...  
WO/1993/015951A1
A wingsail assembly comprising at least one rigid thrust wing (1) mounted for free rotation about an upright axis (8). The assembly including means (11) for rotating or translating at least a portion of the thrust wing so as to adjust th...  
WO/1993/009999A1
A traveller car (20) for retaining lines or block at sheeting of the sail or rig of a sailboat to an essentially T-shaped track (1). The car (20) comprises a car body (21) with a fixed sliderod (22') and a detachable sliderod (22) retain...  
WO/1993/001086A1
A tensioner (21) for drawing a point (23) on a flexible wing's surface (12) toward its leading edge (15). The wing's camber is thereby increased and maintained even at high airflow velocities and low angles of attack. The provision of a ...  
WO/1993/001338A1
A cloth having a high tear resistance and suitable for sport gears such as yacht sails, para-gliders and hang-gliders that billow in the wind contains polyester fibers as a main constituent component, as well as a woven fabric that satis...  
WO/1992/022396A2
The present invention relates to wind powered or assisted craft, particularly hydrofoil craft, which are capable of travelling considerably faster than wind speed over a wide range of wind speeds and directions. The invention has applica...  
WO/1992/018381A2
The member (3) may for instance be a sail (3) having at least one opening (68) to create an air flow from the pressure face to the suction face, and guides (4ab, 4bc) to guide the air emerging from said opening on the suction face side a...  
WO/1992/018382A1
A telescopic, flexible sail batten for a mast supported sail comprises first and second batten elements, each of the elements having first and second ends, the second end of the first element and the first end of the second element being...  
WO/1992/012044A1
A water craft having a central hull located between two outrigged floats wherein each float is joined by a bridge member to the hull at a root position extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hull the centre of the root positi...  
WO/1992/011182A1
The spinnaker pole (11) disclosed herein is adapted to be attached at one end to the mast (53) of a sailboat (51) and provides, at the other end, an end fitting (31) which is freely rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the pole (11)...  
WO/1992/010129A1
The spar track cleaning and maintenance device (10) comprises: a compressible, working surface for cleaning, lubricating and maintenance of a longitudinally extending, irregularly-shaped, spherical opening defined by a spar track; at lea...  
WO/1992/007753A1
A system for controlling the spinnaker pole (10) on a sailing craft (1). The system utilises spinnaker pole brace lines (15, 14) which extend from port and starboard side lower corners (16, 17) of the spinnaker sail (18). Both of the bra...  
WO/1992/003334A1
A spinnaker of the type collapsed edgewise both laterally and vertically to furl the sail in which the furling line (8) is attached to the top of the sail (1g) and the connections of the guy lines to the boat (1) are released to allow th...  
WO/1991/018788A1
A sailing vessel comprises a hull structure (10); a sail system comprising a sail (1) supported and extended by (at least) a pair of spars, namely a boom (2) connected to the foot of the sail and a yard (3) connected to the head of the s...  
WO/1991/018787A1
A sail propulsion device using a flexible multicellular wing with self-inflating cells such as is used in paragliding some kites, etc. A flexibe wing comprises a top surface (2) and a bottom surface (1) with various partitions (4 and 5) ...  
WO/1991/011361A1
A surfboard sail consists of a base sail (2), which is fastened before hoisting by its luff to a mast (3) connected in the usual manner to a boom (6) and by its clew to the other end of the boom (6), and a supplementary sail (4) for reef...  
WO/1991/006469A1
Device for pivoting of a sail with a system comprising hoist block, drop block and rod or slat, characterized in that the block taking the hoist of the sail is integrally mounted on a pivoting slide and that the rod or slat captive betwe...  
WO/1991/004906A1
The tightening device according to this invention is designed to be applied to a sail (1) and connected to a sail batten pocket (3). It is designed to tighten the sail batten (3) in the pocket to desired, curved shape. The device consist...  
WO/1991/004191A2
A semirigid wing sail structure (2) comprises a mast (3) for supporting it which is mounted rotatably on a boat, and a sail (10) which can be lowered and includes a plurality of ribs (9) enclosing the mast and being guided for sliding mo...  
WO/1991/000820A1
A wind propulsion unit, particularly for life floats, characterised by comprising: a member (4) to be connected to at least one point on the float (1); a mast (5) mounted on said connection member (4) to support a sail (6); a fin (7) rig...  
WO/1990/013477A1
An amphibious sail craft with a sail-wing system includes a rotatably mounted mast (20), a rotatable boom (30) pivotally mounted to the mast, and a sail-wing (60) mounted to the boom and rotatable with the boom about horizontal and verti...  
WO/1990/008694A1
A sail changing system wherein the sail (A) is controlled by slides (8) which are attached to the lufftape (5), by short cords (7), which slide along beside the lufftape (5) in a grooved track (10') on the foil (4) when the sail (A) is r...  
WO/1990/006849A1
A plastic composite film resistant to UV radiation is manufactured by continuously bonding an endless supporting film made of a thermoplastic material, in particular polyethylene terephthalate, to two covering films made of a material re...  
WO/1990/005661A1
Sail structure used, in particular, for the traction of a sailing vessel provided with a mast (12) characterized in that it comprises a sail (14) consisting of inflatable compartments placed side by side and provided with air inlet and i...  
WO/1990/004539A1
Arrangement for a sail (3) of the mainsail type in a Bermuda rig, which is supported by means of track slides (4) movable along a mast (1) and is provided with battens (6) which are each coupled to a track slide (4) by means of an articu...  
WO/1990/002684A1
The device for hoisting a sail taut is characterized in that it is comprised of a support (1) arranged transversely to the boat axis and having means (2-3) capable of bending the sheet aft of the clew and above the boat deck while suppre...  
WO/1990/000493A1
In a sailing yacht, the halyards (11) and sheets (18, 18') extend through channels (12, 19) arranged in the body of the ship on both sides of the cockpit (13) as far as a cross-member (14) dividing the cockpit (13) into a front and a rea...  
WO/1989/011994A1
A sailing vessel (10) which has one or more sails (43, 44) each supported on a mast (12) which is secured to the vessel for pivotal movement about an axis (43) extending between a lower pivot mounting (17) on the leeward float (23) and a...  
WO/1989/011417A1
A wind driven craft (10, 10a) comprising a body (12) and a pair of wings (14, 16) extending therefrom. The wings are pivotally connected to the body (12) of the craft (10). The wings (14, 16) provide lift and thrust to the craft (10) suc...  
WO/1989/010867A1
Tensioning apparatus for a sail comprises a batten (1) provided with toothed engagement means (4). A complementary engagement device (5) adapted to be secured to a sail and has further engagement means (13) for engaging with the toothed ...  
WO/1989/008047A1
A sailing vessel is provided with a generally triangular sail (4) attached to a luff spar (3), the luff spar being supported (i) at or adjacent its lower end by support means (2) permitting transverse movement of the lower end of the spa...  
WO/1989/008046A1
A one-hull or multi-hull yacht having at least one mast (1) for attaching one or more sails (2), a keel (3) and a radar (4), is provided with a buoyancy and antilisting device (5) connected to the head of the mast (1) with a limited poss...  
WO/1989/005259A1
A yacht comprises essentially a hull and a sail. The sail is held by a profile-mast and the hull comprises a rudder and two bilge-keels each having a ballast container and a system of three-point bearing surfaces for ensuring buoyancy, c...  
WO/1989/004274A1
A new type of propulsive sail for sailing craft makes it possible to exchange the weather side with the lee side or optionally the fore-leech with the after-leech. The propulsive sail is made from frames arranged along a common axis and ...  
WO/1989/002850A1
A sail comprises a sail cloth (1) provided with a hem (7) and batten pockets (2) that each receive one sail batten (5) having a free end, secured against sliding out of the batten pocket (2) by means of a clip (3), and a toggle-type fast...  
WO/1988/010208A1
The sailboat of the present invention comprises sail support means (56) extending upward from a hull to expand the sail, a stay (58) for supporting the sail support means on the hull, a round guide orbit (24) placed horizontally on the h...  

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