Hello! My name is Vesa Koivisto. I´m living in Finland. Mostly I sail with keelboat, but now after been in Terho´s (Halme) proa I would like to learn bit...
Terho Just came back from sailing holidays (charter on keel boat) and such a great issue happened meantime on proa_file!!! It's been great to follow how you...
Any new pics of recent kite proas out there? Where would you attach the kite, to the main hull, mid outrigger, or float? I was thinking have a short stubby...
... for ... Thanks, Michael. Could you update your great proafile site? Junkrig is very usefull sail for a proa. ... its ... one ... His wide is 3.3 m (under...
... sailing. ... in ... I'm not sure if this helps, but: 1. I had nothing else to do this sommer and still have... 2. I look upon myself as a pro in boat...
... I would be happy to, but I know very little about the junk rig. I would need someone to write the article about it. If anyone wants to give it a go, let me...
... I'm going on Friday and part of Saturday. I'm going to the skin-on-frame kayak seminar by Freedman - the recent proas built/in build using that method have...
... Depends. I used experimental versions of junk sails on two small proas. There was one non-experimental part of the sail that I found to be something of a...
David Beede did an over the top using pvc tubiing and poly tarp http://www.simplicityboats.com/summerbreezeduckworks.html I can no longer find it on his site...
... The whole concept of Bernard Smith's Fliptacker is an over-the-top. See http://www.geocities.com/aerohydro/othercrafttext1.htm#fliptacker and also much...
... I've built a round ... to ... On the other kiteproas you built the ones with out rudders. Did you ever try with a centrally fixed kite attachment on...
... exercise. ... and rudder, and the ... each being sure to ... will go better in surfing ... Todd, Gary to support your statement here is an example...
May I ask the Group to consider one more drawing with single loop tackline ? Please have a look at Photos/Pjoa/tackline1jo and comment practicality of removing...
... respected. ... exclusively on my ... Wade, I would like to see pictures of your new sail. Can you send to me and post on proafile groups. I must have...
... My hull is sguare! I did a similiar comparison and found the hulls to be pretty close too . On such a small hull as mine seaworthiness was not my first...
... improvement ... clear ... Janusz and Group, The loopline tackline concept shown in your drawing is clean, simple, and elegant. I hope it works! Honestly,...
... respected. ... how ... Group, Yes, Wade, ditto what Janusz and Todd have said. Please share your experience and photos with us. I, too, am curious about...
... computer). Unfortunately, my better photos are still stuck on my digital camera -- when I bought new computer using Windows XP, the damn thing would show...
... Back in the 60's, there was a huge debate between advocates of narrow, deep, asymmetrical V hulls, and round bilge hulls with boards on catamarans. HIstory...
Sailed today against Lightning (http://www.lightningclass.org/), wind 4 to 8 knots and shifting a lot. Downwind Ping-Pong was clearly faster, boatspeed 1-2...
Hello Vesa You are welcome. We hope you will share your findings. Last year, preparing Pjoa design I've been lurking and searching internet on the subject much...
... My experience with deep vee and rounded hulls comes from monohulls. Seaworthy means for me less bumping into crests, more smooth ride upwind, which com...
... Terho all that without daggerboard ? fantastic result!! Would you have any pictures of sailing in these conditions.. PLEASE..PLEASE..PLEASE ... Janusz...
... This would give you no control at all, Todd. On a board you shift your weight (and also your torso--the kite attachment point) more than you think. On a...
One advantage of the round-bottom proa with daggerboards is that you can easily put the CLR where you want it, so the fore-and-aftn position of the sail is not...
