proa

I am hoping to make a chined hull proa of about 18ft. I know there are professional designs such as Gary Dierking T2, P5 etc. It is an experiment. I am looking for some critique and suggestions on the lines I made in Freeship. Essentially I made two different boats, since Freeship doesn't handle...

Hello fellow sailboat enthusiasts. I am going to document my Wa'apa sailing canoe build here to share my progress and get good advice from you all along the way. I have already posted several questions on this forum so thank you for everything. I am building the 16' tacking plan designed by...

Hi proa people, Was just havin some beers with a fellow sailor and he told me about a Russian proa that he encountered somewhere on the coast of Massachusetts sometime shortly before the pandemic, probably the summer of 2019. Supposedly, they (two of three guys) sailed there across the...

Has a proa or outrigger of any sort (Atlantic, Pacific, Harry, Tacking outrigger, etc.) ever successfully circumnavigated the world? I was kinda surprised to find out that Jzerro's trip around Cape Horn was the first time a proa had ever done so. What other "firsts" have yet to be accomplished...

I am currently designing an extremely unconventional sailboat, which we as a couple hope to sail around the world, and if we are successful, that would also set a new Guinness World Record for circumnavigation in the smallest boat. I have been thinking through a lot of things on my own, and I...

I'm sure some of you have seen this before. I don't think it was ever built. The designer claims he used a Sampan hull shape for the lee hull. What was he trying to accomplish with this and did he pick a reasonable hull design? This seems like a planing hull and has plenty of rocker. It also...

I have a technical question which would likely apply to all styles of proa: On occasion I have read concerns with regards to shunting in heavy weather; specifically, lying abeam with no way on. The proa defences I've read focus on lying beam on not being as dangerous as trying to tack through...

Kind regards, happy boaters! I want to start a topic on wave force induced propulsion. Brief intro: I have been reading and enjoying this resourceful net place for a few decades ;-) It is fair and straightforward to say that www.boatdesign.net immense knowledge and experience have built up...

Hi Smart boat engineers First let me announce that I am building a proa in Alu based on plans for madness by John C. Harris. Those plans are obviously not for an alu boat so I'm doing some changes but not allot to the boatdesign to compensate for this. Biggest change is the size It's going to...

First, I am asking here because I don't know a better place and the proas are multihulls after all. I intent to build a small proa and I spotted a pretty decent design, as for me. However I am not able to find any more information for that exact proa model or the owner, beyond that pictures...

This site was invaluable to me as a source of information when I was designing and building my proa 'JacKnife'. So as a thank you I have put together a record of the journey. I am currently working on a more detailed version but because of time constraints it won't be completed for a few more...

Designing an building your own boat can bring great rewards. In my case anyway. I praise every minute I spend on my boat, just as I enjoyed the construction. Hope you enjoy the short clip:

The novelty of Kleen Breeze is that it features unstayed wing masts in schooner configuration and double bidirectional Speer foil rudder boards. Keeping the first trials in winds below 15 knots, the owner reported that steering remained relaxed using differential in sails and/or rudders. This...

For comparison purposes.

Malibu Outrigger (MO) original compared to Hobie Cat 18 Hull, approx to scale.

Planned build based on orig Malibu Outrigger, using cast off H-18 hull (vaka) and H-16 (aka) outrigger, with cast-off wind surfer carbon masts and boom with T6061-T6 tubing (insulated) and carbon bowsprit for small jib. The first pic shows planned lazy jacks, bowsprit and spray tramp or shields...

Free building plans for an asymmetric multi chine outrigger as an experimental platform for rigs. So far tested with a Gibons rig and with a skite. More infos at: http://www.multihull.de/proa/p5/p5gb.htm

High definition render for magazines. See http://www.marinetechs.com/salamba.html

High definition render for magazines. See http://www.marinetechs.com/salamba.html

A 6m beach cruising proa Check out http://salamba.marinetechs.com for more info