Marshal Isles Proas (270K)

• FLYING PROAS of THE LADRONE ISLANDS Pacific proa history
• "Flying Proa" of the Marianas Islands from Canoes of Oceania
• A landing with canoes, Jaliut, Marshall Isles (photo, 270K)
• CHEERS, Dick Newick's 1968 OSTAR Atlantic Proa

	Russell Brown's Proas: JZERO of Polygor, 1977 - photos by Craig Bumgarner JZERO of Polygor, 1978 - Sailing to Puerto Rico with Russ Brown by Mark Balogh KAURI: Photos, text, and video! 37' proa on Martha's Vineyard, 1989 by Joseph Oster Park It, Dad by Jim Brown - Russell and Jim sail KAURI from Bermuda to New England *Sep, 2011 CIMBA (re-named Pacific Bee in 2008) and JZERRO JZERRO Construction Photos Port Townsend, WA 1992 by Joseph Oster JZERRO Mexico Photos... 36' Pacific proa, Baja California (Mexico) a sailing 'push me-pull you' JZERRO article by Andy Turpin, Latitude38 JZERRO "doing about 20 knots" on S.F. Bay, passing Profligate, Dave Culp and Joseph Oster visible on bench seat, Latitude38 Photos! Sailing JZERRO on San Francisco Bay (at Shutterfly.com) Russell Brown, Jim Antrim and Joseph Oster, June, 2000 Russell Brown on Proas interview w/ John Harris at clcboats.com "Jzerro will reach at 17 or 18 knots in 12 knots of wind." Observations on Pacific proas by Russell Brown, 3 Sep 2011 JZERRO on video Proa Jzerro September, 2011 sailing 17.8 knots on auto-pilot! 720p HD *posted May, 2011 sailing 17.8 knots on auto-pilot! & sailing past lighthouse *posted July, 2008 (not HD)

• 34' Newick Pacific Proa
• GODIVA CHOCOLATIER - 34' Newick Atlantic proa - Rory Nugent, 1980 OSTAR, photos by Vincent Besin
• TINY DANCER Photos of 21' proa by Ted Warren
• Makahiki - 42' proa by David Coy, Sausalito, California
• Deltro Proa - The ultimate Beachsailor by Dr. Peter Wittkopf
• The Modern Multihull And Its Polynesian Ancestors by J. S. Taylor
• Gideon Ashby's 60' Steel Proa
• High prismatic study - beach proa hull by Joseph Oster
• PacificProa.com - Modern cruising proas, 70 to 90 feet (21..26 meters)

Madness


The baurua "Taratai", a flying proa


Equilibre shunting
and sailing


Toroa


Hawaiian Sailing Canoes


vectorfoilproa test4, hinged foil

• ProaBoat Proa Boat Owners, Builders, and Designers by Craig O'Donnell
• American Proas, 1898 - 1998 Articles and plans by Craig O'Donnell
• The Proa FAQ - Proas, Prahus, Similar Craft Superb links!!! by Craig O'Donnell
• Proa Pictures by John Kohnen
• Outrigger Sailing Canoes by Gary Dierking
• Te Wa The design and construction of a Micronesian style proa (sailing video) by Gary Dierking
• Tarawa a 4.8 meter Proa for one by Gary Dierking
• Bororo a Gary Dierking Proa (T2) by Guy Rinfret
• T2 Pacific Flying Proa Grillabongquixotic's Blog
• wikiproa a repository for articles on sailing proas, whether home or professionally built, modern or historical
  • Kevin O'Neill's Proa (and here)
  • ABOUT FACE 50' Atlantic proa, launched Hobart, Tasmania 1980

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• Madness 31' Pacific proa by John Harris, clcboats.com (videos: intro, tour, sailing), discussion - Mbuli plans! 20' Pacific proa
• GAIA’S DREAM - 21.6 meters (71 ft) Pacific proa by Inigo Wijnen, Urunga, NSW, Australia - VIDEO: shunting
• Toroa - 18' sailing proa designed and built by Michael Toy and Harmen Hielkema, Takapu
• The Enewetak Walap of 1992 Waan Aelon Kein on the day of its launch and Modern Marshallese Canoes photo essays by Dirk HR Spennemann
• WAAN AELON KEIN - a walap (voyaging canoe) from Enewetak, Marshall Islands (as featured in Multihulls Magazine, Nov/Dec 1997)
• Waan Aelõñ In Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) or WAM is a non-profit organization/vocational training program using traditional Marshallese skills; also here
• Equilibre - 11.7 meters (38 feet) Pacific proa with crab claw rig (and here)
• Des Jours Meilleurs - 19 meters (63 feet) Pacific proa two Atlantic crossings, 1992-93
• Mango 14' stitch and glue proa (construction) by Matt Harper
• Salamba, A Small Beach Cruising Proa six metre proa, built in stitch and glue plywood-epoxy
• Proa Building Guides Online James Francis Boats, Australia
• THAMAKAU PROJECT 14.5' Fijian outrigger sailing canoe
• Doug Weir's Proa Project for Paddling Sailing and Marine Adventure
• its a Walap, actually by Chris Luomanen, creator of Palindrome - a Land Proa - video: Joy Rides!
• The Dutch PROA - 10.9 meter, 1400 kg. proa by H. Bijlard
• KALAPUNA 28' Pacific proa with crab claw sail - Aegean Sea, Turkey
• Funambule, 1980, Rosières, 1982, and Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon, 1985, proas by Guy Delage
• Epicure, 47’ Cruising Proa (Atlantic/Indian) by Daniel Charles
• 24 Foot Atlantic Proa "ETHOS" by Bruno Fehrenbach
• KiteMaran BaliWind and here
• Taylor Pacific Proa - An experiment in Variable Geometry - 17' proa by Doug Taylor
• proa - the outrigger sail boat today (proadesign.com, video: hinged vector fin proa) by fritz roth
• vector-foil-proa-test4 hinged foil, no radio control by mike stolle aug '09
• Mi6, The Coanda/Vortex Sail, Variable Geometry Proa by Malcolm Smith
  MI12 Blue Water Proa Concept 13m "Atlantic" proa (excellent 3D renderings!)
• Disco Volante (Flying Saucer) 60' ocean racing proa by Malcolm Tennant
• Proa Sailing in Sri Lanka by Othmar Karschulin
• Melanesia Photo Gallery 16' outrigger canoe by James Wharram
• Pacific island outrigger canoe (Saipan) by Don Bowen
• CANOES OF THE KIRIBATI ISLANDS from Jane's Oceania Home Page
• The Flying Proa of Kapingamarangi and Proa Racing in Kiribati, by John Scull
• Project Windrigger by Ian E. Smith, Australia (capsize recovery system!)
• Proa Days on Freedom's Child - sailing a 37' tacking outrigger in Grenada (1973?) by Chris Doyle
• Malibu Outrigger memories by Steve Willison
  and Techniques of Sailing and Racing the Malibu Outrigger Malibu Outrigger Manual
• Raptor 16 lightweight sailing/paddling outrigger with unique Dualift Foil™ by John Slattebo
• Flaquita a sailing outrigger (not a proa); a "lightweight, car toppable, fast, safe sailboat that can be paddled" by Joe Henry
• tacking-outrigger.com
• Crossbow and Slingshot Photos and text
• Sailing Ferry Replica Weatherwax

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• German language proa sites:
• Proas - die Multis von morgen!?
• Historische Proas - Ancient Outriggers (Part 2) Many historic photos of proas!
• 39' proa Equilibre with crab claw in Martinique by Jeremie Fischer (plan 1, plan 2)
• Gedanken zur Fahrtenproa Nice dual rudder detail
• 'Pipemania'
• http://www.proa.de

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• French language:
  • HISTORIQUES DES PRAOS complete list! by Vincent Besin
  • Documentation sur CHEERS and photos!

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The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific
• Restoring Traditional Seafaring and Navigation in the Marianas University of Guam Traditional Seafaring Society
• The Vaka Taumako Project Building and sailing of a completely authentic Polynesian voyaging canoe (Solomon Islands)
• Traditional Canoes and Navigation of the Marshall Islands
• Traditional Navigation In The Western Pacific
• The Polynesian Voyaging Society Excellent history of sailing canoes.
• Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association (photos! and video!)
• Folding Umiak-Proa Project by Tim Anderson
• Building and sailing a canoe in Ghana West Africa (proa! 3-piece main hull)
• Fifteen Foot Proa "Nimanoa" by S Fishwick

The sailor who set out to see it all
David Henry Lewis, Adventurer 1917-2002