Mast compensating the list of sailingboats of all classes

Claim 1

IN A SAIL BOAT HAVING A HULL, A MAST ARTICULATELY MOUNTED AT ITS BASE IN SAID HULL, STAYS EXTENDING FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN UPPER PORTION OF SAID MAST TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID HULL, AND MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID STAYS AND SAID HULL FOR AUTOMATICALLY COMPENSATING FOR LIST OF SAID MAST IN RELATION TO SAID HULL, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A COMPENSATING DEVICE AND A REGULATING DEVICE, SAID COMPENSATING DEVICE COMPRISING A CASING HAVING ENDS OF THE RESPECTIVE STAYS THREADED THEREIN, A PAIR OF OVERLAPPED U-SHAPED MEMBERS HAVING RELATIVE MOVEMENT IN SAID CASING AND HAVING BIGHT PORTIONS DISPOSED IN OPPOSED RELATION, MEANS SECURED TO SAID STAYS AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID BIGHT PORTIONS, A SPRING CIRCUMPOSED ABOUT SAID U-SHAPED MEMBERS AND TERMINALLY ENGAGED WITH SAID MEMBERS FOR NORMALLY URGING SAID MEMBERS APART, AND STIRRUPS SECURED TO EACH OF SAID STAYS AND RESPECTIVELY ENGAGED WITH OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID SPRING.