WO2008036418A3 - Sailboat control apparatus and method - Google Patents

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WO2008036418A3
WO2008036418A3 PCT/US2007/020565 US2007020565W WO2008036418A3 WO 2008036418 A3 WO2008036418 A3 WO 2008036418A3 US 2007020565 W US2007020565 W US 2007020565W WO 2008036418 A3 WO2008036418 A3 WO 2008036418A3
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input
sail
line
functions
powered
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PCT/US2007/020565
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Ethan Brown
Lucien Varney
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Harken Inc
Ethan Brown
Lucien Varney
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Priority to EP07838715A priority Critical patent/EP2089271A4/en
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Publication of WO2008036418A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008036418A3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H9/00—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power
    • B63H9/04—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power using sails or like wind-catching surfaces
    • B63H9/08—Connections of sails to masts, spars, or the like
    • B63H9/10—Running rigging, e.g. reefing equipment
    • B63H9/1021—Reefing
    • B63H9/1028—Reefing by furling around stays
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H9/00—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power
    • B63H9/04—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power using sails or like wind-catching surfaces
    • B63H9/08—Connections of sails to masts, spars, or the like
    • B63H9/10—Running rigging, e.g. reefing equipment
    • B63H9/1021—Reefing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H9/00—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power
    • B63H9/04—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power using sails or like wind-catching surfaces
    • B63H9/08—Connections of sails to masts, spars, or the like
    • B63H9/10—Running rigging, e.g. reefing equipment
    • B63H9/1085—Boom vangs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H9/00—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power
    • B63H9/04—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power using sails or like wind-catching surfaces
    • B63H9/08—Connections of sails to masts, spars, or the like
    • B63H2009/088—Means for tensioning sheets, or other running rigging, adapted for being guided on rails, or the like mounted on deck, e.g. travellers or carriages with pulleys
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H9/00—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power
    • B63H9/04—Marine propulsion provided directly by wind power using sails or like wind-catching surfaces
    • B63H9/08—Connections of sails to masts, spars, or the like
    • B63H9/10—Running rigging, e.g. reefing equipment
    • B63H9/1021—Reefing
    • B63H2009/105—Reefing using drives for actuating reefing mechanism, e.g. roll reefing drives

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Abstract

A method and apparatus is shown and disclosed for line operated input device, powered by a sailor/operator pulling on the line to provide an input to an output device. The input device is connected, as by shafting, to a remote output device, which in turn carries out the desired sailing function, as for example one or more of traveler car, boom vang, sail sheet, sail sheet level, athwartship car, backstay tension, Cunningham, outhaul, roller, slab or other reefing and/or other sailing adjustments or functions. A selector box can be provided so that a single line powered input can control two or more outputs and sail functions.
PCT/US2007/020565 2006-09-21 2007-09-21 Sailboat control apparatus and method WO2008036418A2 (en)

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EP07838715A EP2089271A4 (en) 2006-09-21 2007-09-21 Sailboat control apparatus and method

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US60/847,071 2006-09-21

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US4449468A (en) * 1983-05-19 1984-05-22 Schulz Marine Systems, Inc. Adjustable roller furling spar
US4533330A (en) * 1983-08-18 1985-08-06 Andrew Chun Pedal powered sailboat
US4563967A (en) * 1982-02-26 1986-01-14 Oksman G Timothy Sport sailboat steering and balancing arrangement
US4625672A (en) * 1984-11-23 1986-12-02 Jackson Gregg B Sail tension control mechanism
US4694769A (en) * 1987-01-09 1987-09-22 Sowers J James Method and apparatus for stepping a sailboat mast
US4969411A (en) * 1989-09-14 1990-11-13 Smernoff Gerald N Track-to-track adaptor system for genoa lead car adjustment
US5423274A (en) * 1992-05-11 1995-06-13 Benze; Theodore A. Sailboat
US5517940A (en) * 1995-05-08 1996-05-21 Beyer; Jay R. Variable width multi-hulled boat with telescoping mast
US5619946A (en) * 1995-11-29 1997-04-15 Wallasch; Lutz Sail furling device with bearings to permit simultaneous cable and extrusion rotation

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US4563967A (en) * 1982-02-26 1986-01-14 Oksman G Timothy Sport sailboat steering and balancing arrangement
US4449468A (en) * 1983-05-19 1984-05-22 Schulz Marine Systems, Inc. Adjustable roller furling spar
US4533330A (en) * 1983-08-18 1985-08-06 Andrew Chun Pedal powered sailboat
US4625672A (en) * 1984-11-23 1986-12-02 Jackson Gregg B Sail tension control mechanism
US4694769A (en) * 1987-01-09 1987-09-22 Sowers J James Method and apparatus for stepping a sailboat mast
US4969411A (en) * 1989-09-14 1990-11-13 Smernoff Gerald N Track-to-track adaptor system for genoa lead car adjustment
US5423274A (en) * 1992-05-11 1995-06-13 Benze; Theodore A. Sailboat
US5517940A (en) * 1995-05-08 1996-05-21 Beyer; Jay R. Variable width multi-hulled boat with telescoping mast
US5619946A (en) * 1995-11-29 1997-04-15 Wallasch; Lutz Sail furling device with bearings to permit simultaneous cable and extrusion rotation

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