Marshal Isles Proas (270K)

• FLYING PROAS of THE LADRONE ISLANDS Pacific proa history
• "Flying Proa" of the Marianas Islands from Canoes of Oceania
• A landing with canoes, Jaliut, Marshall Isles (photo, 270K)
• CHEERS, Dick Newick's 1968 OSTAR Atlantic Proa
• Project Cheers, 2016 edition Book re-published! by Port Townsend Watercraft

• 34' Newick Pacific Proa
• GODIVA CHOCOLATIER - 34' Newick Atlantic proa - Rory Nugent, 1980 OSTAR, photos by Vincent Besin
• TINY DANCER Photos of 21' proa by Ted Warren
• Makahiki - 42' proa by David Coy, Sausalito, California
• Deltro Proa - The ultimate Beachsailor by Dr. Peter Wittkopf
• The Modern Multihull And Its Polynesian Ancestors by J. S. Taylor
• Gideon Ashby's 60' Steel Proa
• High prismatic study - beach proa hull by Joseph Oster
• PacificProa.com - Modern cruising proas, 70 to 90 feet (21..26 meters)

• ProaBoat Proa Boat Owners, Builders, and Designers by Craig O'Donnell
• American Proas, 1898 - 1998 Articles and plans by Craig O'Donnell
• The Proa FAQ - Proas, Prahus, Similar Craft Superb links!!! by Craig O'Donnell
• Proa Pictures by John Kohnen
• Outrigger Sailing Canoes (blog) by Gary Dierking
• Takapu The Proa. A Dissertation by Harmen Hielkema
• wikiproa a repository for articles on sailing proas, whether home or professionally built, modern or historical
  • Kevin O'Neill's Proa (and here)
  • ABOUT FACE 50' Atlantic proa, launched Hobart, Tasmania 1980

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  32' "Jester class" Pacific proa by Russell Brown and Paul Bieker (biekerboats.com), parts lofted, study plans, build blog
• Madness 31' Pacific proa by John Harris, clcboats.com (videos: intro, tour, sailing, Christmas Madness), discussion - Mbuli plans! 20' Pacific proa
• GAIA’S DREAM - 21.6 meters (71 ft) Pacific proa by Inigo Wijnen, Urunga, NSW, Australia - VIDEO: shunting
• Toroa - 18' sailing proa designed and built by Michael Toy and Harmen Hielkema, Takapu
• The Enewetak Walap of 1992 Waan Aelon Kein on the day of its launch and Modern Marshallese Canoes photo essays by Dirk HR Spennemann
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• Waan Aelõñ In Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) or WAM is a non-profit organization/vocational training program using traditional Marshallese skills; also here
• WAAN AELON KEIN - a walap (voyaging canoe) from Enewetak, Marshall Islands (as featured in Multihulls Magazine, Nov/Dec 1997)
• Proa WHY NOT? LaSHuNKed and SAILING (video) by Rael Dobkins, Balkan Shipyards
• PJOA Outrigger Canoes by Janusz Ostrowski - sailing and building Pacific proas with crab claw sails, proa conferences in Poland
• Equilibre - 11.7 meters (38 feet) Pacific proa with crab claw rig (and here)
• Des Jours Meilleurs - 19 meters (63 feet) Pacific proa two Atlantic crossings, 1992-93
• Mango 14' stitch and glue proa (construction) by Matt Harper
• Salamba, A Small Beach Cruising Proa six metre proa, built in stitch and glue plywood-epoxy
• Proa Building Guides Online James Francis Boats, Australia
• THAMAKAU PROJECT 14.5' Fijian outrigger sailing canoe
• Doug Weir's Proa Project for Paddling Sailing and Marine Adventure
• its a Walap, actually by Chris Luomanen, creator of Palindrome - a Land Proa - video: Joy Rides!
• The Dutch PROA - 10.9 meter, 1400 kg. proa by H. Bijlard
• KALAPUNA 28' Pacific proa with crab claw sail - Aegean Sea, Turkey
• Proas by Guy Delage (big list!): Funambule, 1980, Rosières, 1982, and Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon, 1985
• Epicure, 47’ Cruising Proa (Atlantic/Indian) by Daniel Charles
• 24 Foot Atlantic Proa "ETHOS" by Bruno Fehrenbach
• Anglia Pipedream, 35' Atlantic Proa (photos)
• KiteMaran BaliWind and here
• Taylor Pacific Proa - An experiment in Variable Geometry - 17' proa by Doug Taylor
• proa - the outrigger sail boat today (proadesign.com, video: hinged vector fin proa) by fritz roth
• Mi6, The Coanda/Vortex Sail, Variable Geometry Proa by Malcolm Smith
  MI12 Blue Water Proa Concept 13m "Atlantic" proa (excellent 3D renderings!)
• Disco Volante (Flying Saucer) 60' ocean racing proa by Malcolm Tennant
• Proa Sailing in Sri Lanka by Othmar Karschulin
• Melanesia Photo Gallery 16' outrigger canoe by James Wharram
• Pacific island outrigger canoe (Saipan) by Don Bowen
• CANOES OF THE KIRIBATI ISLANDS from Jane's Oceania Home Page
• The Flying Proa of Kapingamarangi and Proa Racing in Kiribati, by John Scull
• Project Windrigger by Ian E. Smith, Australia (capsize recovery system!)
• Proa Days on Freedom's Child - sailing a 37' tacking outrigger in Grenada (1973?) by Chris Doyle
• Malibu Outrigger memories by Steve Willison
  and Techniques of Sailing and Racing the Malibu Outrigger Malibu Outrigger Manual
• Raptor 16 lightweight sailing/paddling outrigger with unique Dualift Foil™ by John Slattebo
• Crossbow and Slingshot Photos and text
• Sailing Ferry Replica Weatherwax (Weatherwax may never sail again)

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• German language proa sites:
• Fahrtenproa P12 (12 meter, 39'), Die Proa Mareinoa
• Proas - die Multis von morgen!?
• Historische Proas - Ancient Outriggers (Part 2) Many historic photos of proas!
• 39' proa Equilibre with crab claw in Martinique by Jeremie Fischer (plan 1, plan 2)
• Gedanken zur Fahrtenproa Nice dual rudder detail
• 'Pipemania'

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• French language:
  • HISTORIQUES DES PRAOS complete list! by Vincent Besin
  • Documentation sur CHEERS and photos!

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The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific


Wa Kuk Wa Jimor - Marshallese Canoes Today
• Restoring Traditional Seafaring and Navigation in the Marianas University of Guam Traditional Seafaring Society
• The Vaka Taumako Project Building and sailing of a completely authentic Polynesian voyaging canoe (Solomon Islands)
• Traditional Canoes and Navigation of the Marshall Islands
• Traditional Navigation In The Western Pacific
• The Polynesian Voyaging Society Excellent history of sailing canoes.
• Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association (photos! and video!)
• Folding Umiak-Proa Project by Tim Anderson
• Building and sailing a canoe in Ghana West Africa (proa! 3-piece main hull)
• Fifteen Foot Proa "Nimanoa" by S Fishwick

The sailor who set out to see it all
David Henry Lewis, Adventurer 1917-2002