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A wheeled crossmember assembly (12) and an unwheeled crossmember assembly (16) of a carrier system (10) are detachably clamped in spaced apart locations to the mast of a sailboard. The sailboard and associated components are straped to the crossmember assemblies. Ground engaging wheels (14) are deta

A wheeled crossmember assembly (12) and an unwheeled crossmember assembly (16) of a carrier system (10) are detachably clamped in spaced apart locations to the mast of a sailboard. The sailboard and associated components are straped to the crossmember assemblies. Ground engaging wheels (14) are detachably attached to crossmember assembly (12). The end of the mast adjacent crossmember assembly (16) is lifted and either pulled or pushed to transport the sailboard, with the mast acting as the tongue of the carrier system. A pair of rail assemblies (20) are mountable on a standard vehicle top rack for sliding reception of crossmember assemblies (12,16) thereby to transport the carrier system (10) together with the sailboard on the top of a vehicle.

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A sailboard carrier system, comprising: a. a first sailboard supporting crossmember to support the underside of the sailboard; b. support legs extendible downwardly from said first crossmember; c. means for detachably attaching the upper portions of said support legs to said first crossmember; d. gr

A sailboard carrier system, comprising: a. a first sailboard supporting crossmember to support the underside of the sailboard; b. support legs extendible downwardly from said first crossmember; c. means for detachably attaching the upper portions of said support legs to said first crossmember; d. ground engaging wheels mounted on said support legs; e. a first attachment assembly carried by said first crossmember to detachably attach said first crossmember to a sailboard mast at selected locations along the length of the mast, said first attachment assembly configured to singularly retain said first crossmember from rotating about or sliding along the mast; f. first retaining means associated with said first crossmember for detachably retaining said first crossmember on a vehicle rooftop carrier with the sailboard attached to said first crossmember and the sailboard mast attached to said first crossmember by said first attachment assembly; g. a second sailboard supporting crossmember; h. a second attachment assembly carried by said second crossmember for detachably attaching said second crossmember to the sailboard mast at selected locations along the length of the mast relative to the location of said first crossmember, said second attachment assembly configured to singularly retain said second crossmember from rotating about or sliding along the mast; i. said first and second attachment assemblies detachably attaching said first and second crossmembers, respectively, to the mast without attachment of said first and second crossmembers directly to each other; and, j. second retaining means associated with said second crossmember for detachably retaining said second crossmember on the vehicle rooftop carrier with the sailboard attached to said second crossmember and the sailboard mast attached to said second crossmember by said second attachment assembly.