Ships – Hull or hull adjunct employing fluid dynamic forces to... – Having hydrofoil
Patent
1993-04-13
1994-05-10
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Ships
Hull or hull adjunct employing fluid dynamic forces to...
Having hydrofoil
114 392, 114280, B63B 124
Patent
active
053098595
ABSTRACT:
A hydrofoil sailboard comprising a conventional sailboard, without the usual tail skeg, equipped with two hydrofoils arrayed in a canard configuration, the combined lift of the foils being sufficient to hold the board clear of the water at operational speeds. The main foil, mounted beneath the rear of the board is designed to ride fully submerged and to support the bulk of the weight of the board and sailor. The much smaller canard foil, mounted beneath the front of the board is designed to ride at or near the water surface, and its purpose is control and balance. The main foil is connected to the board by a supporting foil which is provided with ventilation fences. The canard is rigidly connected to the board by a support comprising a rod about which a streamlined fairing is free to swivel. A seal between the fairing and the rod prevents airflow to the canard along the inside of the fairing. The purpose of the swiveling fairing is to eliminate canard ventilation along the outside of the support, to reduce drag, and to enhance steering. The canard is designed to rapidly shed air bubbles that may lodge on it when it is submerged.
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