calculations to find out how these proa concepts really differ. Proa concepts dealt here are as follows: • Pacific proa, original concept with light and short windward hull, accommodation and …

Nov 27, 2020 · The Pacific Proa has the ama on the windward side, and the Atlantic Proa has the ama on the leeward side. I have wondered if anybody has built a "Tacking Proa", where the …

Sep 30, 2020 · The long and short is: the Everglades Challenge has been on my "bucket list" a few years now and I'm aiming to finish in 2022 or 23. Im about 6 months into the planning and …

Sep 13, 2008 · Why proa? Ok here is my thinking; 1*Out of the three multihulls it is the quickest easiest build, A tri is a hull plus a simple catamaran, A catamaran is two hulls, a proa is one …

Jun 22, 2010 · Atlantic Proa - Smaller, but heavier windward hull holding most (or all) accommodations. Larger, but lighter leeward hull. Larger, but lighter leeward hull. Weight …

Oct 24, 2012 · I understand that a true proa is not able to tack because of the statics of the rigging, so, for the correctness of the terminology, we make the thought experiment proa vs …

Oct 30, 2011 · Again, yes, it is somewhat counter intuitive that the ama remains to windward at all times, at least with a Pacific Proa. Pacific Proas are the traditional version of this design, …

Nov 24, 2023 · Has a proa or outrigger of any sort (Atlantic, Pacific, Harry, Tacking outrigger, etc.) ever successfully circumnavigated the world? I was kinda... Thread by: Daniel Reilly , Jul 17, …

May 2, 2015 · Looking at Tehro Halme's Ping Pong proa, his next boat was the EQL-7 proa (7 meters = 22ft or so), you notice that on his second boat he has gone from a flat bottom to a …

Aug 1, 2018 · I thought a proa design that i could use the canoe seperatly to paddle with my kids maybe small outboard in a well?..and with the advantage of adding an outrigger to learn how …