DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS OF A SAILBOAT FORWARD COCKPIT

摘要

The present invention refers to the design and construction process of the sailboat forward cockpit. The invention envisages a transferring of mechanisms for handling the sails under the deck into special canals that are designed and constructed with the help of glass fibres and epoxy resin which gives the ducts suitable strength. The system of pulleys and ropes for tensioning the sails has been transferred to the duct. The maintenance duct is only accessible from the deck and is designed to be level with the deck. This is achieved with magnetic couplers that fasten the covers to the ducts. The protective railing is designed so that it takes into account the best aerodynamic efficiency in the shape of a cut-out section of a circumference with a radius that is equal to three-times the length of the sailboat. The height of the railing above the deck equals to 2 % of the length of the radius. The railing is made from glass fibres and epoxy resin which provides suitable firmness and safety as well as enables the modelling of a specific groove. The groove makes it possible to fasten specially designed deckchairs for sunbathing, which are not affected by the wind.