Proa Sailing fast

Fast sailing on my 5 metre sailing proa with Chinese lug rig.

Average windspeed for the day was 10 knots with gusts up to 16 knots.

Boat speed averaged 6.5 knots for the day and top speed was 10.5 knots.

Sailing on the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand.

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[tsstproa]

Nice proa and sail, great video . Whats your helm like on your proa with both boards down and when sailing with only rear board down ? Do you feel a difference? I am making a larger junk rig for my proa. Current junk 55sqft to a larger 90sqft. I steer with linked boards always down. As of now pretty neutral helm.

[Proadude]

Hi, thank you for the comments, and nice boat.

The helm is mostly neutral with one board down, and there is a slight weatherhelm with both down.

I only put both boards down when sailing upwind, otherwise the drag of the forward rudder limits the boat speed significantly if reaching or running.

Your sail looks almost Identical to the one I just replaced. The cambered junk rig is much more powerful than the flat sail, and more efficient upwind.

[theproudONE92]

Yo bro sick boat i always dreamed of something like that. Did you buy those hull pre-made or did you make them?