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(11) | EP 2 409 911 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | A sailboat |
(57) A sailboat is provided, which could use left and right jibs alternately to operate
the sailboat without using mainsail. The advantages of the sailboat are the shorter
route to the destination, and more efficiently and economically in production. The
mast of the sailboat is set on the centerline of the sailboat. A function of helm
that turns the sailboat towards the windward can be substituted by hanging the jib
on the mast set from midship to stern in the centerline of the sailboat. In addition,
when the sailboat sails downwind, one end of each jib on the starboard side and the
port side could be untied to make jibs become spinnakers. If sailor wants to use a
traditional spinnaker, it also could be rigged by connecting the traditional spinnaker
to the mast-end and the starboard side and the port side.
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