Horizontal paddle at front of hull?

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  1. upchurchmr
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    The "kayak sized" boat above was 40'. Google "Cheers".
    Not your typical boat, but quite famous.
     
  2. InetRoadkill
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    Umm, wrong boat. I was referring to the kayak being paddled by hand in the picture below the proa. (Guy in red Yamaha life jacket.)
     
  3. upchurchmr
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    My mistake.
    But that is a surfski, not a kayak.
     
  4. Doug Lord
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    The modern ULTIM trimarans use uptip lifting foils on each ama combined with very narrow and sharp forward sections to the ama planing hulls. A similar lifting foil ,even on non foilers, would help prevent most pitchpoles.
    Great video of Gitana showing a couple "pitchpole-wanabes" effectively handled with the combination ama hull design and lifting foil:
     
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  5. InetRoadkill
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    That is a beautiful trimaran. Very graceful.
     
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