Hallo, at first nobody knows why the people in the pacific hundreds of years ago came up with the idea to put the outrigger of your boats windward. But I think it makes sense. The outrigger was necessary and if it lifts out of the water at an incline, the resistance is reduced. The other way around, the resistance would increase sharply. The concept of these boats is unique in the world and that's why I wanted to try it out.
@@mrrhino6243 yes I did capsize but its easy because its just turning 90 degree. It stops when the sail is on the water. With the 10 square meter sail i could handel 15 m/s wind if you don't take it too tight. Up to 10m/s ist OK.
@@mrrhino6243 the problems arise when trying to push the limits. These boats were used in all weather conditions to travel long distances perhaps for thousands of years. Surely the design would have been abandoned by those early seagoing peoples if it was not safe. While fast, they were not building these boats to win races, rather for utilitarian applications; trade exploration and fishing.
Hallo, I have no presentable plans for my boat, but in my last video to the proa of Klaus Deppermann I have indicated the approximate mass of his boat. I built my boat after his. Or take a look at the canal Segelreto. Reto built a proa P5 according to plans by Othmar Karschulin you can find via Google. these are free plans for a 5 meter proa.
Very nice construction of a traditional shunting proa. I hope to see more in the future.
Like the writing on the side... i think ill go and write boat on the side of my boat now
Beautiful boat!
I don't catch the concept putting outrigger windward. Hmmmmmm...
Hallo,
at first nobody knows why the people in the pacific hundreds of years ago came up with the idea to put the outrigger of your boats windward.
But I think it makes sense.
The outrigger was necessary and if it lifts out of the water at an incline, the resistance is reduced.
The other way around, the resistance would increase sharply.
The concept of these boats is unique in the world and that's why I wanted to try it out.
@@fjordproa6510 it should be really smooth ocean wind to safely operate :-) have you capsize the proa?
@@mrrhino6243 yes I did capsize but its easy because its just turning 90 degree.
It stops when the sail is on the water.
With the 10 square meter sail i could handel 15 m/s wind if you don't take it too tight. Up to 10m/s ist OK.
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@@mrrhino6243 the problems arise when trying to push the limits. These boats were used in all weather conditions to travel long distances perhaps for thousands of years. Surely the design would have been abandoned by those early seagoing peoples if it was not safe. While fast, they were not building these boats to win races, rather for utilitarian applications; trade exploration and fishing.
Do you have any plans available, or can you direct me towards a similar proa that has plans? Thanks!
Hallo,
I have no presentable plans for my boat, but in my last video to the proa of Klaus Deppermann I have indicated the approximate mass of his boat.
I built my boat after his.
Or take a look at the canal Segelreto.
Reto built a proa P5 according to plans by Othmar Karschulin you can find via Google. these are free plans for a 5 meter proa.
@@fjordproa6510 Thank you!