Patents Assigned to Carter Offshore Design, Inc.
  • Sail rigging system
    Patent number: 4345534
    Abstract: A sailing rig for driving a vessel which permits efficient operation at headings very close to the wind, comprising a plurality of jib sails arranged so that the camber of the jibs is between 12 and 25%, preferably between 14% and 20%, most preferably between 14.5% and 18% when closehauled, and preferably the sheeting angle for the jibs is such that a continuation of the line of sheeting force intersects the luff of the jib at a point above about 65-80% of its length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: Carter Offshore Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard E. Carter