A steerage wheel for a vessel such as a sailing yacht is disclosed. A rim member
is attached to a hub member by a series of spokes. The rim member includes pivot
mechanisms to allow sector portions of the rim member to be folded over to reduce
the effective width of the steerage wheel. The spokes connecting the hub to the
sector portions have releasable securing means to allow the connection between
the rim member and the hub to be severed to permit folding of the steerage wheel
without interference from the spokes. The releasable seeming means is a screw threaded
sleeve that allows connection and detachment of the free ends of two lengths of
the spoke.
