Hello It's a long time I send a message on proa-file.I'am sailing on pacific proa"Des jours meilleurs". My brother left coasts north west france saturday 10 ...
... see the graphic representation of the course they steered? without a compass! it was perfect. ... Just to put things straight; "graphic representation"...
As I read it, the boat had an argos on board which was used to track the boat from on shore. I thought it was a well planned and well executed expedition. They...
Pardon, They carried a device that enabled the shore crew (a web site) to know exactly where they were at all times! That actual course is shown at regular...
If you will go to the site and on the opening page click on the Union Jack (British Flag) on the upper left and then click on the compass with the flashing...
Thank you Timothy Kingman! I would suggest that everyone look at this design evolution web site. It is very well narrated with a scientific method of...
Well, that makes things different. Good on them, indeed! Cheers, Peter ... Union ... with ... will ... real ... site) ... link, ... you the ... coast ... you ...
We have good reasons to believe that absolutely FLAT CUT CrabClaws produce very good foil with nice aerodynamical, effective sections! Such foil can be easily...
A couple of points.... 1) It's obvious you're new to this group if you consider my little post "inconsiderate" or nasty or whatever. My post was very mild for ...
... From: d2dibling Western monohulls "fight" the wind to make it work, proas are more "cooperative." Hey Dib, Nice little treatise on suggested resources. One...
... <snip> ... I'm rather the same way. My boat's in dry storage right now, so I try not to hold forth on what I think would or would not work since I can't...
Hello Phill, This boat looks like a modified Malibu Outrigger with a different rig. The boat was really popular in the late 60' early 70's before hobbie came...
Fair enough. I will definitely check out the resources you sent over. I'm not quite sure when I "posted my opinion all over the place" and said that those...
I wonder if he means, That a proa in its natural form needs less . Than the mass consumer type mono hulls with huge sails and massive amounts of lead,and...
Hi Janusz, You made a mistake when you drew the sections. They are all parallel to the horizontal plane, but they should be in line with the direction of the ...
John, Its not a tacking proa. Its a tacking outrigger. This boat has nothing to due with proas! Daggerboard and fixed stern rudder and it tacks. Com'on man,...
... For a list of interesting ship names, equally likely to cause confusion in a Mayday call, see http://www.saunalahti. fi/~mjhuur1/projects/banks/ships.html ...
... From: Todd ... Break down even further more like a tacking double hulled canoe! Puh-lease! Not this tired, over-exposed, no solution topic again? These...
If you are curious - cahones is written cojones - meaning testicles - here in Miami many boaters find a way around the restrictions of using foul language when...
... ideal boat out there. The ideal boat does exist, but you must define its context precisely, such as: a sail boat that goes very quickly with speed as most...
... to what, exactly, you mean by this? That's my opinion. As far as explaining it.... I'm not sure that "cooperative" is the right word. Maybe "elegant"? ...
... From: d2dibling That's my opinion. As far as explaining it.... I'm not sure that "cooperative" is the right word. Maybe "elegant"? Obviously monohulls...
Very Nice, Wade. In the capacity of a designer, I am constantly faced with the demands of compromise in order to arrive at a final product. Experience tells me...
G'day, I have ben thinking about shallow water sailing as I am in Darwin with some very nice areas that occasionally shoal out. A beach cat type proa with a...
How can you even see it as a proa? Maybe thats the reason your design goals and final outcome differ! You insist on making somthing it isn't. Kinda like...
... From: Todd How can you even see it as a proa? Maybe thats the reason your design goals and final outcome differ! You insist on making somthing it isn't....
... advantage on a downwind course of letting the sails out over the akas to balance the rotational drag of the ama -- I could live with that ;-) ... proa: not...
I am pretty sure that cojones are a gourd used traditionaly for making the resonating chambers hanging under the keys on a marimba, but because of their...
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