Thomas A Gates

US Patent:

47687886, Sep 6, 1988

Filed:

Mar 11, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/710320

Inventors:

Thomas A. Gates - Schenectady NY
Kevin S. Young - Rensselaer NY

International Classification:

A63F 300

US Classification:

273246

Abstract:

In a sailing game, a number of movable land masses each having a habor therein for placement upon a game board. At least two types of sailing vessels, each having different navigational abilities when moving over the game board. Wind speed and direction indicators for determining the possible movements of the vessels during each turn, wherein all vessels on the game board, and not within a harbor, must be subject to the indicators. Facility and buoy cards acquired by each player allow the player to alter the effects of the wind speed and direction indicators upon his vessel. The winner being the first individual to navigate his vessel from the home harbor to all of the other harbors and return back to the home harbor.