tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post5285402834750778824..comments2024-02-25T23:28:33.908-05:00Comments on 70.8%: PROA 1.0 From the Sublime...: Enewatak Walap of 1992Thomas Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692570096553186379noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-59888889188833443222009-05-11T04:58:00.000-04:002009-05-11T04:58:00.000-04:00I thought I would add a link to the site of a frie...I thought I would add a link to the site of a friend of my lil bro's to the mix, as a search didn't turn up any reference...<br /><br />http://www.harryproa.com/<br /><br />It is the site of Rob Denney, who designs and builds numerous modern takes on proas in Australiasubgeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734870137496182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-21880718693174351202009-05-10T19:16:00.000-04:002009-05-10T19:16:00.000-04:00Thomas,
Thanks for this! A friend and I built a pr...Thomas,<br />Thanks for this! A friend and I built a proa several years ago and the engineering was a challenge, to say the least. Sailing it was also counter intuitive - for a sailor of European style vessels.<br />The first thing I thought of when I completed my latest project, the bateau "Huckleberry", was that it would make a fine multihull, with double amas. You've inspired me! Maybe I could find an old windsurfer rig. Hmmmmm.....dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-32916041598168551042009-05-08T23:33:00.000-04:002009-05-08T23:33:00.000-04:00Very cool, glad to see people building those. I'm ...Very cool, glad to see people building those. I'm about to launch my first if I can get some time in--too many sweet potatoes to plant!<br /><br />The 2.0 I envision is about a 40 foot single hander built for go anywhere cruising built out of steel. Something indestructible you can mash up on a beach anywhere in the world and set up a 16 foot octagon tent on the deck.jaywfitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595735135764976764noreply@blogger.com