I was hoping you would continue posting your progress since I was inspired by your initial video. I have been obsessing about building my own catamaran
People think proas will be cheaper and faster than any other sailbout. The reality is that reversing the sails and rudder system requires complexity These systems never work as good as a conventional rig and negates the proas advantages. A catamaran can be built for the same cost..and is much easier to sail.
I own a set of Harris "Madness" plans. They are amazing- one of the best plans I've ever owned and I've owned a lot. I decided to go with a drier design, based on a larger Bernd Kohler P95 asymmetric Catamaran which needs no boards and is very very fast! My new design is a 26ft Cat that uses anti-vortex panels rather than boards to maintain a very low draft. . i would have built the madness but felt it just wasn't a great boat for world cruising and not as dry as many other designs. Even tho, my current design can cross oceans its still small, and limited on its carrying capacity. The madness Proa is definitely a technical build. but one of the most beautiful and well designed boats i have ever seen. i hope you upload any progress vids. it will keep me inspired. Also pls check out Bernd's P95, you will be very impressed, and seems it might even be less to build than the proa in costs. since it does not need loads of epoxy. bleachable, easy to build, and FAST and very dry in all conditions. rivalling the proa maybe faster. thanks! subbed.
ik ben momenteel mijn opzoekwerk aan het doen om een soort gelijk iets te maken. maar de ama hoeft niet steeds aan de loef zijde te zijn. ik heb insipratie genomen van de raptor 16 en de slatts 22. deze zeilboten maken gebruik van een hydrofoil onder de ama. als de ama aan de loefzijde is dan kan je de hydrofoil zo kantelen dat hij een neerwaartse druk creëert. als de ama aan lij zijde is dan je hem zo kantenlen dat hij lift creëert.
what happened to the last one,,, I am sure it was you that was about to build a 44ft proa out of aluminium,, based on the CLC Madness 31ft proa... am sure is the same guy ,, ur the guy that was cycling through Sudan years ago?
Was feeling really inspired in the past few years with people like you and others exploring proa building. Ive built my own little proa this past year! Maybe I'll be inspired to post a video too
definitely please make more videos! I myself have recently completed a large boat building project, and making videos often ment that viewers gave helpful suggestions, and also encouragement! motivation one of your most precious resources when building a boat! loved "kitchen and a bed" me too. I am living in a wharram pahi 31, but I only really use one hull! It could have been a proa!
