The present invention relates to a sailing boat characterised in that it comprises: - at least one mast comprising at least one first and one second section (30, 32) projecting upwards with respect to the hull and arranged facing each other in the orthogonal direction to the advancement direction for supporting a mainsail in two mutually specular and alternative operating positions, where said sections are connected and spaced out from each other by at least one overturning section (34) of the mainsail placed at the top of them to allow the passage from one specular position to the other, the three sections of mast defining for that purpose a first sliding guide (35) for the whole mainsail that extends substantially along the whole extension length of the mast, - the mast comprises a second sliding guide (45, 145) positioned substantially at the top thereof and placed aft with respect to the overturning section (34) to define a support from below, in the vertical direction, and slidable, to the mainsail (10) during the passage in the overturning section (34).
Sailing boat comprising an inverted u-shaped mast
2021-03-25
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch