Problem:
Power boats for pleasure boating vastly outnumber sail (wind propulsion) boats in marinas and harbors around the world.
How can sailing be made as easy and with as instantaneous gratification as power powers where people literally just turn the key and go, much like a car?
This is a very real question from an ocean and waterways health perspective, climate change, pollution reduction and other metrics because the combustion engines, propeller drives and even electrics boats pollute at very high levels. Combustion engines dump gas and oil into the ocean, at rest and when running. They pump combustion gases into the air.
Propellers cause noise pollution that harms a wide range of sea creatures.
Propellers also cause a harmful mixing of the layers of air and water at and near the surface that is a critical part of ocean health.
Electric boats require toxic and heavy batteries (mining and industrial production facilities at the front end, and poor recycling at the back end), propellers and industrial power plants.
Solution: Make wind power a freshly viable alternative. We have a patented sail and rigging system that creates a new class of wind-powered boats for day and cruising recreation.
Catamarans are fast and fun, whether using rigid hulls, or inflatable hulls.
For instance, people love using pontoon boats. Here's a recent article: www.usatoday.com/interactives/sponsor-story/brp-manitou/perfect-summer-days-on-a-pontoon-boat/
For instance, people love using pontoon boats. Here's a recent article: www.usatoday.com/interactives/sponsor-story/brp-manitou/perfect-summer-days-on-a-pontoon-boat/
Our design creates a fast, maneuverable cruising and daysailer that uses our patented self-managing and self-righting masts and sails that are located above the hulls, not in the centerline of the boat. The whole deck is clear for people and activities, chairs and superstructure, and that is uncluttered by lines, winches, booms and stays.
US Patent No. 11,383,809 B2 and continuation
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