Dji mini2, small enough not to damage anything when you crash on deck ;)

Mast position is roughly the same. Only slightly further away from the cabin because of the larger mast section. Max speed is around 11-12 knots so far. But struggling a bit with the balance upwind, so back in the shed for modification. Just need some more time to actually do it...

@@LakemanF ok that's interesting regarding the balance issue , what's happening Lee helm ,weather helm ?

I did notice your rudders are further away from the mast

Lee helm, daggerboard is in the middle, where normally it is a bit foreword. So maybe change to 2 daggerboards. But there are a couple more things to try, like a bigger daggerboard, canting the mast and lowering the foreword rudder slightly.

@@LakemanF I happened to have the plans for the proa madness the rudders and skeg are 600mm x 600mm when lowered , that's the size exposed to the water below the hull , I noticed yours look much smaller .The daggerboard has a 400mm cord..I hope that helps with making some improvements with your Lee helm situation

Mainsail 17 and jib 8 in the video. At the moment I have a slightly taller mast, so mainsail 20. Jib the same.

@@LakemanF Thanks for your answer. Beautiful boat!!

Thanks. I just take it of completely, walk it to the other side and re hoist it. The plan is to use a furler in the future, so you only have to pull the tack to the other side.

I tried flying, but that is awkward when setting and dropping. So for now I attach it to the forestay every time.

Dank je, beschutting gaat er denk ik niet op komen, maar even kijken hoe het zo gaat. Ik ben dit jaar nog niet aan varen toe gekomen, dus hoe snel enzo weet ik nog niet echt. De cabine aan de zijkant komt in het water bij helling, waardoor je niet zomaar om ligt. Dat werkt tot dusver goed, je gaat in theorie niet zo makkelijk te ver ;)

@@LakemanF wijs ding man!! Echt gaaf. Hoe breed is ze? Heb je d'r een trailer of zo?

@@antoinem01 9 lang en 5 breed. Gaat inderdaad op een trailer. Opbouwen kost 2 uur met zn 2en maar vooral het terug op de trailer zetten moet nog wat gefinetuned worden

@@LakemanF En 70 cm breed op de waterljn. Dit zijn de maten van een RAKET!

@@antoinem01 minder dan 50cm ;)

Thanks! It is inspired by Russel Brown's boats, but fully designed and build by myself. The line for pulling the rudder down also tightens the steering line, and by releasing it to pull up it goes slack. proa-hydra.blogspot.com/?m=1 It is not extremely well documented ;) I will post more details as I go.

Winter kicked in, so not much happened after these few test sails. It is definitely inspired by Russel Brown's boats, but fully designed and build by myself. Performance is hard to say just yet. I have a second hand carbon mast that needs repairing, so that should be done this summer. For sure it is much quicker upwind than the mini 650 I had. Main reason to build is to try things out for cheap and use materials I already had. I do not have any prior experience with proa's, so it will take a bit to figure stuff out.

@@LakemanF Waar bouw je ? Zo te zien in de buurt van de Houtribhaven.

@@xFD2x Bouwen gebeurt in een klein dorpje in Duitsland, het varen was vanuit de Flevo Marina

@@LakemanF Misschien zie ik jullie dit seizoen. Ook ik heb de boot in Flevo marina liggen, en heb een voorliefde voor prauwen.

@@LakemanF Super toffe boot, ook al jaren fan van jzerro, hoop je op t water te zien!

Had wat meer vrij deze zomer door omstandigheden, en dat is het resultaat :)

@@LakemanF vaker doen, vrij ;))

So cool. Is that the clc boat, it looks larger but only slightly? And the ama is not hard chined. Do you need a crew?

@@Owenlightowler Yeah, much more room than CLC. Maybe the perfect coastal cruiser for solo adventurer?