Proasis relaunch 2024

[@israfelmarkpafford8049]

Too much Fun 🤩

[@Cee2TheZee]

Beautiful! Would you say Proasis could use a larger sail? Might be my impression but the boat's bulk volume looks quite big for the little crab claw.

[@proasisproject]

In very light conditions more sail wouldn't harm but in all other conditions its more than adequate. Actually we trial reefing systems right now. This type of sail is quite powerful.

[@gregory1778]

Beautiful. Do you have any photos of the trolley? From the video very few things can be seen

[@proasisproject]

Sorry, we were a bit in a rush so these are the only shots we filmed. You can find some photos on www.proas.is. Basically it's a massive steel frame that we welded and got galvanized. The wheels (cadkat catamaran slip trolley wheels) are mounted in between the hulls for better maneuverability. The passage through the dunes is quite narrow and we can not make it wider for conservation reasons.

[@gregory1778]

@@proasisproject do you think with a similar set up and a tractor, a proa with the same weight as yours could be easily launched and retrieved from the water on a sandy beach daily? Or it is a difficult task only feasible sporadically, even with the use of a tractor?

[@proasisproject]

@@gregory1778 Fore my taste it would be too much effort. Preparing everything takes time (at least 1h until the trolley is under the boat) and is a job for at least two due to the weight of the trolley+wheels. Taking the trolley off the boat in the water is surprisingly difficult due to the buoyancy in the tires, again a 2-4 person job. We take everything out and off the boat before we move it to reduce the weight. Even then we are close to what the tires are rated for. Bringing all the stuff down the beach and setting it up takes about 2-3h. So a clear no for taking it in and out on a daily base. You could use stronger wheels (old car wheels for example with stainless steel ball bearings) to support the entire weight and safe on that time but it would still be an annoying job to move the trolley under the hulls/take it off and make sure it sits on there nicely etc. I'm happy we have to do it only twice a year!

[@lucdekeyser]

at 00:19 you seem to have added a horizontal board to the side of the ww hull. A spare leeboard?

[@proasisproject]

Hey, not sure what you mean but we didn't add anything to the WW hull.

[@lucdekeyser]

@@proasisproject OK: probably an optical illusion then.

[@proasisproject]

​@@lucdekeyserMaybe send me a screenshot and mark the area if you want to know for sure

[@lucdekeyser]

@@proasisproject from 00:17-00:25 there is the illusion of the outline of a board just under the windows, which is, I guess, just the flat wall section between the beam attachment setup.