Rob,
The timing of this post is very interesting, as it was only 2 days ago that I found a new Russ Brown inspired proa is about to be launched by the owner of Chesapeake Light Craft, a pretty famous manufacturer of kayak kits in this area. Here is a link to the web page about the boat http://www.clcboats.com/shop/boats/wooden-sailboat-kits/proa/madness-31-foot-pacific-proa.html , which has a nice video explaining the benefits of a proa and showing how it was built.
I have to admit, from all the redesigns that I have gone through with the harryproas, that it definitely seems like more accomodations could be put in a 1000 lb harryproa, but I am really excited that there will be a proa of any kind in my backyard. They are hoping to show it in the Annapolis Boat Show in a month, so alot more people should be exposed to proas there. I already stopped by and looked at it in their workshop, where it looks complete.
Who knows, if I can ever get the money together for a harry, maybe we can finally have that race between an harry and a brown proa! <grin>
- Gardner
Pasadena, MD (20 miles from Annapolis)
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