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Free Pacific Proa Plans *LINK* *Pic*
By:Chip Sandresky
Date: 1/9/2003, 5:10 pm
In Response To: Here's another interesting page *NM* *LINK* *Pic* (Chip Sandresky)

Hey this is fun! It looks like Gary Dierking has just about the best offering of plans. I just sent him an email asking whether Ulua plans/offsets would become available. Below is an illustration of a "Gibbons" rig for one of his proas. A Pacific Proa always has its amas to windward and "shunts" instead of tacking. To shunt, you actually reverse the direction of the boat and move the sail to the opposite end of the boat. On classic Polynesian vessels, I once read, the mast was physically muscled out of its mount and moved to a mount at the other end of the boat. This is the first time I've seen a rig like this one... very cool.

Gary Dierking's Site

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Seeking: outrigger camoe plans
Ken -- 7/18/2002, 10:31 am
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans
Jason -- 9/5/2003, 7:57 pm
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans *NM*
Bogdan -- 8/14/2003, 6:44 pm
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans *LINK*
Othmar -- 8/18/2003, 9:55 am
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Bogdan -- 8/14/2003, 6:48 pm
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans
Matthew -- 1/11/2003, 6:00 pm
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/10/2003, 10:50 pm
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans *LINK*
Tom Yost -- 1/8/2003, 5:02 pm
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans
srchr(gerald) -- 7/19/2002, 10:58 am
Re: Seeking: outrigger canoe plans
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/18/2002, 10:32 pm
here is the picture mentioned *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/19/2002, 12:33 am
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans
Chip Sandresky -- 7/18/2002, 12:40 pm
Re: Seeking: outrigger camoe plans
Matthew -- 7/18/2002, 1:50 pm
outside the box
Ken -- 7/18/2002, 12:57 pm
Re: outrigger plans
charlie 5-0 -- 1/8/2003, 2:46 pm
Re: outrigger plans *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 1/9/2003, 1:30 pm
Here's another interesting page *NM* *LINK* *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 1/9/2003, 4:32 pm
Re: Here's another interesting page *LINK*
Pat Tait -- 6/21/2003, 12:42 am
AVOID THIS LINK!!! Re: Here's another ...
rnb4tla -- 6/21/2003, 6:22 pm
Free Pacific Proa Plans *LINK* *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 1/9/2003, 5:10 pm
Re: Looks Like Fun *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 1/10/2003, 7:20 pm
Re: Looks Like Fun *LINK* *Pic*
KenC -- 1/10/2003, 8:39 pm
Re: ...or when you get to the campsite. *NM* *Pic*
KenC -- 1/10/2003, 8:40 pm
Re: Free Pacific Proa Plans *LINK* *Pic*
Paul Raymond -- 1/10/2003, 12:04 am
Re: Free Pacific Proa Plans *LINK* *Pic*
Pascal, in Chile -- 1/9/2003, 9:55 pm
That boat's HUGE!! *Pic*
Brian T. Cunningham -- 1/10/2003, 4:39 pm
Re: That boat's HUGE!! *LINK* *Pic*
Paul Raymond -- 1/11/2003, 12:33 pm
Re: Free Pacific Proa Plans
Jeff The Tall -- 1/9/2003, 6:00 pm
Re: Free Pacific Proa Plans
Chip Sandresky -- 1/9/2003, 6:16 pm
Use half of CLC's SailRig? *LINK* *Pic*
Brian T. Cunningham -- 1/9/2003, 12:41 pm
coupla three, boxes in a row:
mike allen -- 7/18/2002, 1:56 pm