Sailing rig for our upcycled pacific proa dingy [Q47]

In this one we embark on the quest to create a sailing rig for Alpha Squared ( our pacific proa dinghy). Though we did cut some corners this is first experimental version as we are just starting to learn what sailing a proa looks like.
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[@billb2176]

Calm and artistic - I love it too.

[@svoiysh]

Thank you so much! 😊 Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@lincolngrove2808]

What fun, I love it!

[@svoiysh]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@dominictarrsailing]

You are definitely sailing! Congratulations! There isn't much wind and the sail is very small also. I reckon 6m^2 is a good size to start with, mine was 3.75m on each side. This is about 3x bigger than your sail area (guessed 2.4m a side from shot of holding the sail up) also I prefer now to have the leeboard on the ama, especially because it means if you just loose the sail it tends to turn side on to the waves, which is ideal behaviour for a proa because you can then sail off in either direction.

[@svoiysh]

Thank you so much! 😊 You are absolutely right it took us a while but we figured out we need a bigger sail which we now have ( we are a bit behind with the videos but slowly catching up ) 🙃 With the leeboard we went with having it on the vaka because Alpha is now our daily driver so it's much easier and quicker setup to install it on the vaka. At this point it's not to bad it still tends to turn side to the waves enough to sail in either direction. Nevertheless thank you so much for your input it's always nice to hear from someone with experience! 😊 Hope your ruder is holding up well 🤞

[@dominictarrsailing]

@@svoiysh Whatever works! that's the most important thing. on mine I have leeboard on a pivot in the center, with control lines back to cleats. it became a lot easier to shunt with the ama leeboard. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes for your and what ideas you try!

[@bryrensexton4618]

👍!!!

[@svoiysh]

Thank you! 😊

[@Offroadvehicle]

I am following the experiments on the topic of "Proa" with interest. Let me draw your attention to the fact that the smaller float of the canonical Proa has an elastic connection, which relieves the load. And also the canonically small body has a significant mass. Perhaps you already know this, then I'm sorry

[@svoiysh]

Thank you for your comment! 😊 We are aware of both of these things but absolutely no need to apologize 😉 this is quite a small version that's why we went with rigid connection to the ama. When it comes to the ama weight ( because of the quality of the material ) we sometimes get water inside increasing it's weight but other than it's not so easy to fly the ama , it doesn't make that much difference 😊 We also differ from the canonical version in that we have a flat bottom instead of the V shape but that was chosen for the ease of construction 😉

[@dominictarrsailing]

there isn't really such thing as a canonical proa. shunting sailing craft have been used in many places around the pacific and indian ocean and are still in active use in quite a few island groups, and each has quite a different design. the marshallese style for example has a specially designed suspension system so that the ama can move. but on the other hand, the fijian drua is like a shunting catamaran. The ama is the same or almost the same length as the vaka, and is also a dugout with washstrakes. Not to mention the sometimes wild experiments that western proa builders have created!

[@讃岐太郎左衛門]

私も造りたい。大昔の縄文人が大海原へ旅立った方法がこのような舟だと思います。

[@svoiysh]

船を造ったり航海したりするのはとても楽しいので、皆さんにも楽しんでいただければと思います。船と航海の歴史は素晴らしいです。(o^▽^o) Building and sailing them is a lot of fun so I really hope you enjoy it, the history of ships and sailing is amazing. ( This is what I wanted to say I hope the translation is decent (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄