Self-righting, insubmersible boats

The design of the Open_Sailing_01 has been influenced by the Givens Inflatable liferaft.



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You can download here the .pdf of the Givens US-Patent of James A. Givens 1988.



Download the pdf the self-righting boat, Patent of Derek Wright 1991



And lastly, the large inflatable life raft with a central pilar to hold the roof, pdf patent of Baughman 1989.



So this is our design, Open_Sailing_01, inspired by these inflatable liferaft technologies. We try to combine these technologies in something simple and efficient.