The non-electronic automatic wingsail control system I have developed has been
taken up by others, and is in development - both in Sweden and the United States.
For further information go here.
Wingsail & Rotary Sailing
Investigations
and testing - by Peter Worsley
In
the pages you will find details of two separate strands of research:
1. self-trimming wingsails (this page and its links).
and
2. boats powered directly by wind-turbines (windmill boats)
go here
Auto Wingsail fitted to a small cruising yacht
The non-electronic automatic wingsail control
system I have developed has been
taken up by others, and is in development - both in Sweden and the United
States.
For further information go here.
|
Explanations and videos of wingsail experiments - Models and Fullsize |
|
Models Click on the Pictures
Model test proves
self-trimming |
Developmental manual system.
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Automatic wingsail control system.
Removes all the complication and difficulty of sailing.
The "Windthrusters" concept
- Simple self-contained thrust units which can
be fitted to any boat to provide wind propulsion go here
Self-trimming
Wingsails
Why are they different the wingsail system used in the Americas cup?
To find out click here.
| 1st Wingsail model | 2nd Wingsail model | Fullsize Boat | Electric Power | What are Wingsails? | Contact |
| Construction Method | Windthrusters | Rotary Sailing |
How do wingsails work? What are they good for? Click here to find out.
Click here for the story of how my
wingsail systems were developed
Windmill boats? Click here
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and testing?
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