Proa and Outrigger Canoe Meeting Flensburg 2023

Pretty much all proa and outrigger canoe enthusiasts of Germany came together in Flensburg to sail together for a few days. Among other, you can see our yellow Prosis ‪@proasisproject‬, ‪@fjordproa6510‬ and ‪@segelreto‬. The small canoe with the red sail is Elliot, built by Klaus Deppermann 40 Years ago (see • Proasis sailing with f... and • German Pacific Proa Sa... .

[@kaveia]

Gut.

[@StrawberryGarcia]

Any advantages over a Catamaran?

[@proasisproject]

Sure, can sail forwards and backwards for example ;)

[@StrawberryGarcia]

@@proasisproject that’s something

[@dominictarrsailing]

Using the same amount of material, you can build a proa with a longer waterline than a cat, which makes it both faster and more seaworthy. So it's lighter than a cat with the same WL, which means it doesn't need as much sail area, which means the rig can be smaller, making it lighter again! the comparison with a trimaran is even more favorable. The disadvantage is that hulls cannot be optimized for the direction they travel, they are just long and skinny same at both ends, and also the complexity of the shunting system. but my favorite advantage is that you are sailing a floating conversation piece that's very unusual, unless you are from a small atoll in the pacific!

[@StrawberryGarcia]

@@dominictarrsailing I like that term floating convention piece I own a wharram and you could say the same! Happy Sailing!

[@dominictarrsailing]

@@StrawberryGarcia yes! as a fellow wharram sailor I can confirm!