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The Year in Proas

2009 was a good year for the proa “virus”. We witnessed two proa “messabouts”, and the launch of a truly spectacular “giant”.

The 2009 Texas Proa Championships featured four proas in attendance, and a race between Kevin O’Neill’s 21’ Skate and Laurent Coquilleau’s 21’ proa. The First New Zealand Proa Congress had a turnout of eight outrigged craft, including several canoes of Gary Dierking’s design. James Brett’s Free Radical took home the trophy. Both events are planned to repeat in 2010.

Inigo Wijnen launched the 71’ Gaia’s Dream in Oz, and capped 2009 with the maiden voyage from Coffs Harbour to Sydney.