Ships – Sail or control means therefor – Specific sail structure or arrangement
Patent
1988-04-11
1989-08-15
Basinger, Sherman D.
Ships
Sail or control means therefor
Specific sail structure or arrangement
B63H 906
Patent
active
048564486
ABSTRACT:
A sail for a boat comprising a first panel having a predetermined draft therein, a second panel having a predetermined draft therein, and a plurality of baffles extending between the first and second panels, the first and second panels being open at the luff an leech edges to allow wind to pass therebetween so that the first and second panels can assume their respective predetermined draft shapes. The baffles preferably comprise a plurality of elevationally spaced, generally horizontal webs extending substantially from the luff edges to the leech edges of the panels. These webs are preferably cambered longitudinally in the luff to leach direction, with the leech end of each web elevationally higher than the luff end of the web.
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Bob Ross, "Unfurling the Secret Sail", Sail Magazine, 9/87, pp. 79, 80, 82.
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