SAILING VESSEL Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: shipbuilding; up-dating of sailing ships. SUBSTANCE: ship is provided with displacement floats and mast articulated on deck. Rigid couplings of floats are articulated to ship's buoyant hull provided with steering gear. Mast is flexibly connected with ship's hull. Outside lines of floats are inscribed in standard lines of single-hulled vessel. Shape of inner side of floats coincides with shape of sides of weatherworks over jointing planes. Planes are located symmetrically at similar angle relative to ship's CL, but for recesses which are profiled according to longitudinal collapsible levers. Parallel link mechanical are formed between levers and between sides. Fore levers have terminations with flexible shocvk absorbers which are secured ion ship's hull. Terminations of fore levers are connected with shrouds of opposite side of hull by means of flexible ropes passed through roller blocks of shroud plates. Connection of flexible rope with shrouds through cylindrical spring may be linked with holder of roller block of shroud plate. Planetary reduction gears may be used for securing the aft levers to ship's hull. It is good practice to provide reduction gears with manual drive fitted with aft lever angular position retainers. Safety screen may be stretched between parallel levers and hull with floats. Angle of inclination of axes of hinges of parallel levers may be equal to angle of inclination of jointing plane opposite to inclined part of ship's weatherworks. EFFECT: improved service characteristics of ship. 5 cl, 4 dwg