Ships – Apparatus held by or attached to rider to control sailboard... – Foot strap means
Patent
1994-05-11
1995-10-03
Basinger, Sherman
Ships
Apparatus held by or attached to rider to control sailboard...
Foot strap means
114 43, 114102, B63H 910
Patent
active
054543398
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for sheeting a sail of a sailing vessel having the sail rotatably attached to a mast mounted on a vessel body. The apparatus includes a main sheet line wherein opposite ends of the main sheet line are attached to the rotating portion of the sail. The main sheet line is received around pulleys mounted on opposite sides of the vessel or on a lateral beam extending outwardly from the vessel body. One end of a secondary sheet line is attached to the main sheet line at the center of the vessel when the sail is fully sheeted in. The secondary sheet line is laterally constrained by the centering pulleys yet may freely run between the pulleys. The secondary sheet line extends from the centering pulleys and around a forward pulley to the vessel skipper. By pulling the single secondary sheet line, the skipper can operate the main sheet line and sheet the sail.
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