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A hydrofoil member for a sailboat of the type having a single hull with no fixed ballast includes an elongate arm portion which extends laterally outwardly away from the sailboat along a generally horizontal plane when in use. The arm portion has an upwardly-facing surface, a downwardly-facing surfa

A hydrofoil member for a sailboat of the type having a single hull with no fixed ballast includes an elongate arm portion which extends laterally outwardly away from the sailboat along a generally horizontal plane when in use. The arm portion has an upwardly-facing surface, a downwardly-facing surface, and an outer end portion which flares upwardly relative to the horizontal plane. The hydrofoil member further comprises a pontoon element mounted on the downwardly-facing surface of the arm portion at the outer end portion. The pontoon element is adapted to engage and displace water when in use for stabilizing the sailboat. The arm has is capable of being retracted to stow the hydrofoil member in a parallel position against the hull when not in use.

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A hydrofoil member for a sailboat having a single hull extendable along a longitudinal axis, said hydrofoil member comprising: an elongate arm portion adapted to extend laterally outwardly away from the single hulled sailboat along a generally horizontal plane when in use, said arm portion having an

A hydrofoil member for a sailboat having a single hull extendable along a longitudinal axis, said hydrofoil member comprising: an elongate arm portion adapted to extend laterally outwardly away from the single hulled sailboat along a generally horizontal plane when in use, said arm portion having an upwardly-facing surface and a downwardly-facing surface; a pontoon element mounted on the downwardly facing surface of said arm portion, said pontoon element being adapted to engage and displace water when in use for stabilizing the sailboat; and means for hingedly and pivotally mounting said arm portion on the hull of said sailboat, said mounting means enabling the hinged movement of the arm portion about a plane generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sailboat so as to raise the arm portion from its aforementioned horizontal plane to a generally vertical plane, and the pivotal movement of the arm portion about a plane generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sailboat.