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The Baltic Tepuke

 Proas

A Tepuke sails on the Baltic. This seems like fulfillment of the ancient prophecy “When a crab claws the northern sea then the dreaded Old Ones shall return.” Or something.

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Thanks to Yurek for the submission!

 

Mini Cargo Ferry from Harryproa

 New Designs  Proas

Here’s another cool project from Harryproa:

The mini cargo ferry was designed in response to a need to replace the outboard powered fibreglass skiffs which are ubiquitous in the Pacific.  These boats are expensive to run, difficult to maintain and have almost completely destroyed the islanders boat building and sailing skills.

Taking a step back to near stone-age construction materials of plywood/epoxy, the boats are as…