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A wind powered air/water interface craft disposed in a mechanically simple configuration(s) with means for trimming and/or adjusting the area of the various air and water foil elements either independently or together or both. All of its structural elements are useful as lifting or-driving surfaces

A wind powered air/water interface craft disposed in a mechanically simple configuration(s) with means for trimming and/or adjusting the area of the various air and water foil elements either independently or together or both. All of its structural elements are useful as lifting or-driving surfaces or buoyant elements thereby minimizing parasitic drag and conflicting forces. In some configurations, free flight is also possible for brief periods of time or for longer periods in conditions where dynamic soaring is possible. The rig is able to develop vertical lift before necessarily having forward motion. Although similar in some configurations to a windsurfer, its operation is not dependent on the strength of the human operator, so that it has the capacity for power and payload greater than the strength and weight of the operator. The triangle rig configuration of the invention may develop vertical lift, but may in some instances use vertical lift only to enhance dynamic stability of a displacement craft. A wide beam single hull ship uses triangle rig sails to augment the ship's engines.

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1. A wind-powered air-water interface craft, comprising:a single hull ship having a deck; at least one pair of correspondingly canted wing sails having a respective port sail and a starboard sail thereof, the sails being mounted on a mounting structure constructed and arranged to provide variation i

1. A wind-powered air-water interface craft, comprising:a single hull ship having a deck; at least one pair of correspondingly canted wing sails having a respective port sail and a starboard sail thereof, the sails being mounted on a mounting structure constructed and arranged to provide variation in trim of the sails; support structure associated with each pair of wing sails, the support structure constructed and arranged to supportively interconnect the respective port and starboard sails of each pair at at least one level on each sail, above the deck and to pivotally support each of the respective port and starboard sails of each pair along longitudinal axes thereof.