Denis writes:

No sailplanes, but a sailboat did navigate using rotary masts.

Calypso.

A similar effect is used on an helicopter instead of tail rotor (the
tail is not rotating but side lift is created from main rotor flow
by blowing air through on side or another )

Called a Notar I think.

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