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Thanks for the comment! I have many questions! Was the deck painted white when you owned her? (The gelcoat is tan underneath that) Were the sails new? Did she have wind speed meter then? Grey carpet on the ceiling? I sailed her around the north island solo in 2020! Engineless, through a gale off waiarapa coast and another one in cook strait! That was coming down the east coast. Had a better run on the way back, did the west coast all on one tack!

@@dominictarrsailing The decks were mainly white with cream coloured on the anti slip areas. She did not have wind gear back then. The grey carpet on the ceiling is front runner which she had from new, stops the condensation etc. I put new sails on her late 90's. I also installed a capstan which you didnt appear to have anymore. The interior timberwork is walnut hence the dark colour.

@@MdG-o2q haha i would be very nervious about doing what i did in a 40 foot ocean cruiser, landing it on the beach probably wouldnt go so well... But really, the important thing is to just build up to it. I can confidantly do this because i slowly built up confidance. I have been sailing this boat for 2 years by the time of this video. So i now have confidance in both the boats ability to handle the conditions and my ability to control the boat.

@@MdG-o2q indeed! Not sure, was just having a good hair day i guess

@@mikegiammarise7861 thanks Mike!

"I got a dirty shirt and a dollar" is a great line!

@@wailinburnin space to tie up is nor normally a problem in nz, not the was i sail at least. If unless i need to carry crew or gear i generally take the kayak, and lift it out and chain to something on land. Sometimes with the proa I anchor it near shore, with a double ended warp, though a block at the end of the chain, so i can stand on shore and pull the proa back out to deep water, and then later, over to the shore. It is a bit of hassel though, not as had work has hauling it up the beach but more fluffing around

@ thanks, I pleasure to get your reply. Fair Winds, dude!

@@macrumpton yes the hydrodynamic forces definitely change, for example once the ama is flying there is now no hull drag from the ama. Which would be force causing the boat to turn up, which has gone... the ama drag is pretty small though. Also, its quite easy to fly the ama, and the sudden bearing off problem is definitely when i hit a particular speed, and while sailing on a reach. On the outward leg i am doing a close reach and although i het 10 knots several times it doesnt happen, it only happens on the way back when im on a more broard reach. Hmm i am doubtful about a significant lifting force from the board, the reason being that the angle isnt very high, the upward vector in a angle less than 15 degrees is tiny. More than that and the board is out of the water I remember that down foil ama proa from the old proa_file mailing list days! Some good bursts of speed in those models!

@@waughthogwaugh3078 yup, relaunch soon though! 23rd jan!!! Norsand boatyard

@@garymalm actually i had purchased both hats last minute befor the trip, and then lost the one i was wearing overboard while delivering Ingrid to the bus. Although it does suit Ingrid better Yeah, something like that. Its just gotts reach from the pivot on the transome to the water and not be at too steep of an angle. You have the correct approach. Everything about the design is guessed then made bigger or smaller after a trying it

@@FlyingboatsRCG moturekareka and mahurangi are great! Usually i would be coming from a bit further away and great barrier was my goal, so moturekareka is more of a rare treat for me. If you are in the south island, able tasman is my favorite, especially with shallow draft. The sounds are magestical but a bit hard work with the deep water and you always need to be ready to move because the wind blows straight down all the channels.

@@dominictarrsailing Abel Tasman is lovely, but quite a small area overall. Ideal for trailer boats or multis that are happy drying out. For the South Island (or beyond) I'll vote for Stewart Island as favourite cruising ground. It's simply stunning, better for sailing, nice clear water, wildlife, and not too many boats. Just temperatures can be pretty cool and if the weather systems are in full flow, it can be the wind factory. Lots of good anchorages to hole up in though. Pretty much NZ as it was once, before all the development particularly if you can make it to the southern end of the island -glorious!

@FlyingboatsRCG i went to stewart island on a family holiday once when i was 16! It was the first timeki had been someplace where you never forgot for one second that you were on an island! Will sail there, one day!!!

wow, great history! you knew a previous owner of my boat? do you recall when that would have been?

Hi Peter, thank you for the information, great reading.

I spoke to an Old Timer, John Killick, used to live in Schoolhouse bay in the 1950s and 60s, used to host Sir Fracis Chichester.

@@dominictarrsailing I don't recall Herman's last name but he was one of several German guys that i knew. The boat was in smart condition and I think I last saw him at the mussel fest at Gt. Barrier around 2000.

@peterswatton7400 interesting! I dont know much about the ownership history, but at a raven owner's dinner i heard about a previous owner how was a keen racer, and a couple of prize plaques... someone got her new sails, i estimate in 2000s. And windsensor and speedo (which i discovered no longer worked, shortly after purchase) someone also painted the deck and the interior while (from dark wood) but didnt do a terribly good job and its flaking now. (And they just painted around things didnt remove the deck hardware) I kinda want to paint it but the only acceptable options are to do a good job of it, or just leave it scruffy. So i have kept it scruffy but seaworthy.

@@christymick141 thanks! Yes in fact in 2020 i sailed this boat around the north island, auckland to wellington nonstop, had a gale in castle point and another in the cook strait! It would have been 8 days but then i couldnt get into wellington harbour in the gale so hove to with a sea anchor, took 10 days in the end! Unfortunately this was befor i made youtube videos. The trip back up the west coast took half the time, all on one tack!

@@zackariasthepirate here in nz its becoming common for the landfil.to have a shop on the side where they resell the stuff that is slightly too good to just throw in a pit. There is often windsurfing gear there, gotta nab the mast if you see it!

@@dominictarrsailing Thats a great Idea. Ive pulled 2 perfectly good bicycles out of the trash here in the states. What a waste.

@@zackariasthepirate oh and bicycle tube is very useful for temporary lashing, free from the bike shop if you ask nicely

@@SouthWestNz the dinghy? It was on trademe. Mostly they are deflatables and tinnys but sometimes there is a proper dinghy

@@dominictarrsailing I think SWNz misspelled "Dome".

Oh the dome! Cambrian plastics. It was $135 they can make any size pretty much!

@@BalkanShipyards thanks Rael! Yeah its really a very good boat, have done some big trips in it! The biggest problem is it cant park on a beach, not upright, anyway

@@dominictarrsailing It can, just needs crutches and a tidal range... But it's not the real thing! I agree.

@@BalkanShipyards ive considered that but the keel is quite short. This boat is mid displacement. Half way between traditional long keel and fin. Has a wine glass section, but also a spade rudder. I have stood it up against a stone wall, but to do it freestanding youd need fore and aft crutches also and that feels a bit precarious

@@brendonnz1964 wow thats amazing!!! There are still some signs of habitation , like a flattened area where his house must have been, but no structure... i guess it must have been removed when DOC took over the island

Another commenter said there was a second hermit, named "snow"

ictarrsaili Have you ever just sat in that spot and just listened to the sound . It's amplified and quite interesting.

@@dominictarrsailing Yes, there used to be a Hut, all built by the Hermit. I looked into the person during covid, as a young person , used to live on Kawau Island. I think his Nickname was Snow.

@@dominictarrsailing A few of the Captains of Industry in NZ lived in Bon Accord Harbour. Sir Tom Clark being one. Sir Francis Chichester used to call into Bon Accord, and stay with people who lived there. Gipsy Moth 5. There is a Historical Home on the Upper Waitemata, Mill House and Chichester Cottage, located on the first outcrop driving West over the Greenhithe Bridge on the Left side. You can see the House. The Mill family had a Home built there, they were the first to have the License to build and maintain the Tiger Moth in the late 1920s. The Mill family owned Hobson Point.

very good spotting! yes it is a nutshell. rows very nicely, not nearly as exciting to sail as the proa but still nice

@@muklin hmm not sure. The usual way with this type of sail is a hollow leech

@@muklin a mooring

@@scruffy2629 thanks scruffy!

@@enjoylife6517 thanks!

@@luburan1973 if you want a scary one try the "strong wind advisory" video ;)

No, on this one I had the stays sliding at the mast head. the stays go through a hole and has stopper knots so that the mast can move through to the other side and then hit the knot. That worked but the problem is it limited range mast could be moved to windward (for balancing downwind). If you don't have something to take up the slack the mast will have too much freedom and can fall if caught aback. On the new proa I have a similar but improved system, but with the slides at the bottom. The stays are a loop that goes from the masthead, down to an eye at each end and then is connected along the deck. Then two short lines are tied to this can can be cleated, so I can adjust the total movement. Also, when the mast moves over in the shunt, the back stay becomes tight, and it takes some slack out of the forestay. In the Gary Dierking book he has bungees, that pull the mast into the center, but he also has a strut which stops the mast falling over. His rig is different proportions too, the mast is shorter and the tack slides along the lee side of the hull in a shunt. I have a longer mast and the tack lifts over the deck in a shunt, and it also enables me to get the yard close to vertical for sailing downwind. GD mentions this approach in the book but chooses the other one. They are both traditional designs (except for using a shunt line) but from different islands. My rig is closer to that used on Marshals or Kiribati, and the low tack is used on Fiji.

@@3dstudioboom its a ploythene tarpaulin, available at any hardware store! This one was labled "medium duty"

@@Moleasses102 the hulls are both symmetrical. I wanted it to be fairly okay to paddle, since this is a general work horse for cruising, and well as something fun to sail. I mainly tried to ensure that there was enough volume that id beable to take 3 people in paddling mode. But also to build it from 3 sheets of ply and have an ama big enough to support my weight. Ive sailed with two people but it would just be a bit crowded with three. There is a link to the plans i drew with all measurements in the description.

@ Thank you, and yes, I saw the plans last week and was playing with them on a cereal box this morning. I also found @svoiysh recently and saw the pros they built using your plans. My nearest sailing is the Delaware River in USA, tidal near me and less than a mile wide, so near constant course changes, so not sure a proa would be the right boat, but it looks so fun! I might have to build it one day and take to my childhood waters in Massachusetts where there’s a lot more room for long reaches and camping. Inspiring, thanks again.

looks like you are in NZ? where are you based?

@@dominictarrsailing shelly beach Kaipara Harbour. Not an easy sail away for an intrepid Proa sailor😅

thanks Rael! yes I feel very safe on this boat, even pushing it hard!

@@dominictarrsailing didn't see the GPS... Good Stuff!!!

I'm not on the boat right now but here are some closeups that I have ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxinVzy-KaHCa8UPFAanY5CacaI06-z-uf don't hesitate to ask questions if you got them!

@@MattTucker keen as! Tasmania was already on my list, will underline it now!!!

@@recidivist11 i havnt measured it accurately but i would say it shunts though 120 degrees. You can point higher than that, but it goes a much better speed off the wind a little, also getting back winded it best avoided on a proa. Although, on my setup the rig wont fall, so i can just gybe around to the same tack again (see the first sailing video for a demo)