Wind driven transport vehicle e.g. monohull sailing ship, has positioning and orientation systems establishing guiding and positioning path corresponding to lower vertexes of sail, where path is stationary relative to vehicle structure

摘要

The vehicle (1) has a sail (3) formed in triangle e.g. isosceles or equilateral triangle, shape and fixed at a vertical mast (2), which comprises a vertical rail (4) for receiving a carriage (5) by sliding motion. The carriage is actuated along the rail by a rope (8). Lower vertexes of the sail are fixed at two positioning and orientation systems. The positioning and orientation systems establish a guiding and positioning path corresponding to the lower vertexes, where the path is stationary relative to a vehicle structure.