System and method of adjusting the location and position of the foresail on a sailboat

Abstract

A sailboat, which includes at least one hull; a mast; a plurality of sails, wherein at least one of the plurality of sails is a foresail; and a system for sailing windward, which includes a foresail beam attached to the mast of the sailboat at a mast end of the foresail beam and receives a leading edge of the foresail at a bow end of the foresail beam; and a foresail track, which extends from a starboard side to a port side of the sailboat and assists the foresail beam in movement from side to side.

1 . A sailboat comprising:
 at least one hull;   a mast;   a plurality of sails, wherein at least one of the plurality of sails is a foresail; and   a system for sailing windward comprising:
 a foresail beam attached to the mast of the sailboat at a mast end of the foresail beam and receives a leading edge of the foresail at a bow end of the foresail beam; and 
 a foresail track, which extends from a starboard side to a port side of the sailboat and assists the foresail beam in movement from side to side. 
   
     
     
         2 . The sailboat of  claim 1 , further comprising a control system for securing the location of the foresail beam within the foresail track system relative to a bow of the sailboat. 
     
     
         3 . The sailboat of  claim 1 , further comprising a series of lines, which control the bow end of the foresail beam. 
     
     
         4 . The sailboat of  claim 1 , wherein the foresail track system mirrors a movement of the bow end of the foresail beam's movement from starboard side to port side. 
     
     
         5 . The sailboat of  claim 1 , further comprising a pivot member, which attaches the foresail beam to the mast. 
     
     
         6 . The sailboat of  claim 1 , wherein the foresail beam is attached to a lower portion of the mast. 
     
     
         7 . The sailboat of  claim 2 , wherein the control system comprises a winch, a flexible wire attached to the moveably track fixture, and a guide system. 
     
     
         8 . The sailboat of  claim 7 , wherein the winch comprises a spool, which is attached to a crank. 
     
     
         9 . The sailboat of  claim 8 , wherein the winch further includes a brake or ratchet that prevents the winch from unwinding. 
     
     
         10 . The sailboat of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one hull comprises two or more hulls. 
     
     
         11 . A sailboat comprising:
 two or more hulls;   a plurality of sails, wherein at least one of the plurality of sails is a foresail; and   a system for sailing windward, which includes a foresail track, which receives a leading edge of the foresail and extends from one of the two or more hulls to another of the two or more hulls.   
     
     
         12 . The sailboat of  claim 11 , wherein the foresail track extends from a starboard side to a port side of the sailboat and assists the foresail in movement from side to side. 
     
     
         13 . The sailboat of  claim 12 , further comprising a control system for securing the location of the foresail within the foresail track system relative to a bow of the sailboat. 
     
     
         14 . The sailboat of  claim 13 , further comprising a series of lines, which control a bow end of the foresail. 
     
     
         15 . The sailboat of  claim 12 , wherein the foresail track mirrors a movement of the bow end of the foresail beam's movement from starboard side to port side. 
     
     
         16 . The sailboat of  claim 11 , further comprising a control system for securing the leading edge of the foresail within the foresail track. 
     
     
         17 . The sailboat of  claim 16 , wherein the control system comprises a winch, a flexible wire attached to the track fixture, and a guide system. 
     
     
         18 . The sailboat of  claim 17 , wherein the winch consists of a spool, which is attached to a crank, and wherein the winch further includes a brake or ratchet that prevents the winch from unwinding. 
     
     
         19 . A sailboat comprising:
 two or more hull;   a plurality of sails, and wherein the plurality of sails includes one or more foresails; and   a system for sailing windward, which includes two or more foresail tracks, each of the two or more foresail tracks is configured to receive a leading edge of a foresail, and wherein each of the foresail tracks extend from one of the two or more hulls to another of the two or more hulls.   
     
     
         20 . The sailboat of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 a mast; and   at least two foresail beams attached to the mast of a sailboat at a mast end of the foresail beam, and wherein each of the at least two foresail beams are configured to receive the leading edge of the foresail at a bow end of the foresail beam.