Patent AT-E399708-T1: [Translated] CAST COMPOSITE SAIL AND METHOD

A sail with a seamless body is produced by transporting a flexible carrier (12) over a segmented support (18) through a series of stations in which a coating (31) of liquid synthetic resin is deposited on the carrier (12) in a predetermined pattern conforming substantially to the desired configuration for the sail and the segments of the support are moved to the carrier (12) and coating (31) into the predetermined contour for the transverse portion of the sail disposed thereon concurrently with passage of said carrier (12) thereover. Structural yarns (36) are deposited in the coating (31) in a predetermined pattern, and additional liquid synthetic resin to a desired depth for the coating (31) corresponding substantially to the desired thickness for the sail and to encapsulate the structural yarns (36). The resin on said carrier (12) is cured to produce a composite sail structure having the desired configuration and contours with structural yarns being embedded in the cured resin. The composite sail structure si removed from the carrier and trimmed, following which finishing operations are performed thereon.