A sliding keel sailboat of the type comprises a sailing hull, a mast and a sailing
arrangement whereon aero-dynamic forces, apt to be transferred to the hull through
the mast, push, the mast being integral with a pivoting structure which can swing
around a pivoting axis, parallel to a longitudinal central axis of the sailboat,
in a respective seat in the sailing hull, the pivoting structure being arranged
so that the crew can stand on it so as to balance the forces acting on the mast.