I cant imagine myself to know how it feels, i want to know how to sail, keep inspiring us here in Philippines. The boat rambler is my favorite but this one is also astonishing.
thanks! I really appreciate your comment! I think if you can't find someone to teach you a good way to learn would be building models, then a small boat you can sail on!
yes, sailing a proa will teach you things about sailing that you wouldn't learn otherwise. It feels like in a western style dinghy each part is conceptually designed to perform a specific function, such as the rudder is for steering the boat. but on a traditional pacific proa it feels like you are just sitting on a fast moving pile of sticks, but when you bring the sticks, sails, ropes, and hull into the right balance you go the direction you want to, no part performs a single function, every part contributes to steering
yeah it's great! nick skeats says when you are building a boat you should have a small sail boat too so you can go sailing and remember why you are building the big boat. I definitely agree. This boat has been very good for the motivation!
@@dominictarrsailing Great advice. Especially when you unexpectedly discover what you thought your deck was is actually a large rotting plywood and fibreglass sandwich and it will be YET ANOTHER season before you even get a chance to lose your boots in the water :(
I like the information on your changes 👍🙂! Good to learn about options for my own Proa. Built a Proa P3 and had a first hour on the water. Not completely happy with my main sheet. It runs over a block at the saill and is very long to allow the shunt without loosing an end. I would love to learn more on options to run the lines. Would be cool if you could demonstrate how main sheet and shunting line run exactly.
thank you! I do have a very long mainsheet currently, because I've borrowed ropes from the catamaran I am restoring, and I don't want to cut them. Tie a knot in the end of the sheet so you don't loose it through the block, and it needs to be long enough so that the sail can feather when sailing down wind. Watching trad canoe videos (see my "Sailing Waka" playlist) I see that often they have a block on the boom but not on deck, so the crew on mainsheet is pulling the sail down directly. and often they wrap the line around an aka to make it easier to hold. I'll make another video demonstrating how everything is set up soon!
Hallo, I am sailing now with a proa that Klaus Deppermann developed. I have made a video where the sheet system is visible. " 6 Meter Gilbertislandproa from Klaus Deppermann --2020-- " >> 4:02 min. maybe this could help.
I found all the marshallese videos and watched very closely, see my playlist of traditional pacific sailing canoes ru-vid.com/group/PLT7Uycq16-Y94hHi4Puz-et9L43fGZV_l
Hallo, on my proa I found out that it works very well. I made a video about what I found out concerning canting the mast. " Increase of speed against the wind by 100% --2019-- "
well, it would tip the boat over before the sail tears or mast breaks. you have to be ready to release the sail before it tips over, the camera angle isn't ideal but you can see some bits where the outrigger comes out of the water
