Sail propulsion device for cargo and tanker vessels

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9120537
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14197968

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The sailing space frame of the present invention is supported by three hulls, a rudder hull a dagger board hull and an outrigger hull. The space frame also includes two mast assemblies, a fore spar, and a crew's quarters. The space frame can couple with a vessel propelled by a fossil fueled engine, and convert the combined space frame/vessel into an efficient sailing vessel that does not require fossil fuel for the trans-ocean portion of its voyage between ports. The outrigger provides sufficient stability to the sail propelled vessel so that it can carry a large enough sail area to supplant the use of the fossil fueled engine on the open ocean between ports. When entering or leaving a port the vessel uses its own engines for propulsion.

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INNOVATIVE MARINE TECHNOLOGY INC18 BLAKES HILL RD WESTFORD MA 01886

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Berte, Frank Joseph Westford, US 2 0

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