A proa with no name

12 March 2019     Editor    3 Comments.

No name proa
No name proa
No name proa

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UNNAMED PROA is a near 60’ racing design with a crab claw schooner rig! It’s the work of Jeremy Fischer of Martinique, who built the EQUILIBRE some 10 years back. I know little about the design except that it was originally intended to enter the Route du Rhum. The very narrow hull features an extreme wave-piercing bow, no doubt a nod to the submarine like experience of sailing the boat fast in a seaway 😉. A few of the construction pics seem to show concavity in the underwater profile, it would be interesting to know more.

Much thanks to Paul D. for the submission!

Photos of the proa under construction
Photos of the proa under sail
Short video of the proa

 Proas  Racing

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  • A proa that blends both traditional and modern. 😊  I think this is the first crab claw schooner I’ve seen.  I like how the sails track along an external, exposed, rail.  Pretty amazing!

    2019-03-13 22:18 | by aerohydro

  • Me too. The Islanders built some big proas but even the Fijian Drua employed but one crab claw. I hope we see some more of this boat’s development.

    2019-03-24 19:24 | by Editor

  • historically lakatoi employed two crabclaws

    2019-05-23 11:35 | by Janusz Ostrowski