Hello ...
I am Paul, a boatbuilder, and I came across this site looking for a future project.  I am still learning, I like the way proas look but don’t have a great understanding of how they work.

Some of my projects are here:

http://cruisenews.net/construction.html
and here:
http://www.cruisenews.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=3498

I am interested in adding an outrigger to the sailing canoe to make it more stable and maybe a better platform for fishing.

Welcome Paul. THere’s a “Proa Primer” article on this site here-
http://www.proafile.com/archive/article/a_primer_on_proas

There’s some interesting writing and discussion on testing etc in the old archives (link on the top banner) Go to the oldest and work your way forward in time!

cheers

James,

Thanks for the alternative forum.  I look forward to the discussions that will develop here along with all of the other wonderful information and resources.

Tom

Tom, welcome! Thank you for the note 😊
I hope you enjoy participating here. The resources have been compiled over many years by Michael Schacht. This is his site and he hosts the forums. I help administrate them along with the other admin team members.