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Joan Puig i Ferreter
Proa
1981
328 pàgines
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what do you need on a sailing adventure?
Dominic has you sorted for equipment;
down wind setup update on Dominic's proa;
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MQdS64Qd98c
has been a curious journey, the evolution of this boat...
Not a proa this time, looks like a catamaran with a crab claw sail.
Rigging is interesting, because it is center masted, the tension on the sail and lines!
absolutely minimalist shunting proa.
also in New Zealand, this one in Kawhia.
note: the mast mounted inboard of the waka allegedly makes the shunt more challenging. the sail boom tends to flap a bit.
note: the daggerboard in the center of the waka windward side is too far back with the CE of the small sail being more forward.
last scene shows the proa on a trailer, gives a good idea of proportions.
Gary Dierking design T2 with a crab claw sail. Built around 2008;
demonstrates the "flying proa",
talks throught ideas for more speed;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n56bsey3O8A
I am more interested in moving a bit more cargo and myself. Looks like I'll need a bit more floatation, like maybe five times.
In alther video Dominic comments about the weight on the proa training a friend to learn to sail the proa. Each of weigh about 60kg, plus the proa weighs about 60kg.
So at a total of 180kg, the proa spends a lot of time a bit to close to the water line. Ama under it.
Note to self, pack a spare mast if things are untested;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpNqyKU_q8s
I suppose that follow for things like a boom, gaff and other potentially untested components under a great deal of stress.
I especially like the three crab claw sails up at the same time =)
...the asymetric style of the bows/sterns on this proa are ... very splashy;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwqyZssA1Sw
I wonder what the wake of the waka looks like. In other vides the wake off the ama is barely notice-able.
What bugs me about this is the waka sits very low in the water and the aka's hit a lot of waves.
Maybe it is just a function of where the sailor is sitting, which is why the need a paddle/oar or steer so much?
Very cool build.
Seeing 250mm pipe and thinking, make a hull! Genious!
... which you assemble into a different style of proa build;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiVApqWO860
... for your crab claw sail;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2lO-LFNOSY
.. and then you put a knob on the end?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxonnu4ET0
oh, make the tag ends to pull rope through for the luff and the boom of the crab claw sail.
more explanation of how this dual rudder / dagger-board "system" works.
initially this looked complicated.
however as demonstrated, not so much.
use the rear rudder for steering when sailing, then lift and lock out the front rudder. obviously swapping roles when the shunt happens.
controls setup for paddling with a canoe or kayak style, as well as sailed.
weight is around 160 pounds, 72 kilograms.
Another example of shunting;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgkkApi51As
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