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Proa File | Multihull Boats
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Quill - a crab claw tacking proa. QUILL is an innovative tacking proa designed and built by Kim Fisher in England. The experimental vessel features a crab claw sail and a unique sliding outrigger arrangement. Kim writes:. Firstly, I would like to say a BIG thank you to Proafile for giving me mountains of useful information and encouragement to actually build this boat. I have been accessing your pages for over 3 years and this boat design is the result. Blushing*. Read on ». Project Cheers: 2016 Edition.
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Proa File | R2AK - April Update
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R2AK - April Update. GALLERY Click images to enlarge. The Race to Alaska - only 40 days until the June 4 starting gun! The new boats are finally getting splashed, the first hurdle of many to come. Follow Team Pure and Wild. On their Facebook page. On their Facebook page. Don’t miss the Pre-Race Ruckus in Port Townsend on the third, though get there early, I imagine the racers will be hitting the hay early for their 5:00 am start the next morning! Keep me in this conversation via email. Poland Proa Raid 2...
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Proa File | R2AK Update - June 9
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R2AK Update - June 9. GALLERY Click images to enlarge. Piper and Norton of Team Hexagram 59 was doing very well on their veteran Hobie 20 until a rock found them and landed them on the beach waiting for epoxy to cure. As of writing, their spot tracker is still at 0 knots. Several teams have made pit stops for repairs or simply to escape the conditions for a few hours and get some rest, finding it virtually impossible to sleep aboard. Find daily updates at:. Keep me in this conversation via email. 09 May:...
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Proa File | Palindrome: skin-on-frame proa for the R2AK
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Palindrome: skin-on-frame proa for the R2AK. GALLERY Click images to enlarge. A few days after the start of the R2AK I was biking around Point Hudson Marina to see what I might see, and decided to duck into a grassy field behind the RV lot when I ran into a proa! I skidded to a stop and pointed at the boat, That’s a proa! I cleverly exclaimed. The young man who was doing something on the boat stopped what he was doing, smiled and affirmed Yes, it is! Above the hull stretches a ply/epoxy deck cabin that a...
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Proa File | Hocus Pocus trailerable proa
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Hocus Pocus trailerable proa. GALLERY Click images to enlarge. Rafael and Heidi Francke update us on their latest mega-trailerable multihull - this time a proa. Congratulations on a quick build and a successful first sail. -Editor. Here we go again. This time it is NOT a folding catamaran like Cat2Fold. There is a change in wind direction. It is a Pacific proa. The power-cat did not touch the right places in our hearts, and off it went. First time from the trailer to the water took us 1 hour and 30 minut...
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Proa File | Michael Schacht's Portfolio
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Here are some favorite design concepts I’ve presented over the years on Proa File. Besides conceptual design, working on the site entails writing, editing, HTML and layout design, promotion, moderating, and all the myriad details of online publishing. A collaboration between myself and McGowan Marine Design,. Was our entry in Woodenboat Magazine’s Design Challenge 3. These drawings show the progression from early sketches to 3D models to lines plan. Quill - a crab claw tacking proa. Poland Proa Raid 2014.
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