| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides a sail safety release system for sailing vessels such as yachts to release a sail (S) of the vessel when the sail is overloaded, the system comprising a link between the sail (S) at one end and a control line (C) leading back to the boat for restraining the sail (S) at the other end, wherein the link is configured to act as a mechanical fuse comprising a single element (L1) that will break apart releasing the control line's (C) initial restraint on the sail (S) if the load applied to the sail and pulling on the control line exceeds a predetermined safe threshold level.</p> |
