METHOD FOR CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF A WATERCRAFT AND APPARATUS THEREFORE

摘要

The present invention discloses an apparatus for changing the direction of travel of a sailing vessel. The apparatus consists of a watercraft (10) with moveable flaps (12A, 12B, 12C) internal ballast tanks, solenoid banks (20) and explosive activated nut and bolt clamps. The watercraft (10) is manually navigated or remote control. A method of utilizing the watercraft (10) to retard and/or change the direction of travel of the sailing vessel is disclosed.