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Why are you selling ? With all the work you have already put in I would think you would want to complete the project and go sailing. If at all possible you...
Hi George, I've taken up kite boarding/surfing and have lost interest in the proa. It was orginally estimated to be built in 250 hours by a competent amateur...
I have just spent the last 5 days on Rare Bird, the 50' cruising proa, sailing her up to Coffs Harbour from SW Rock (35 miles) for a big clean up. She was...
While enjoying the video I could not help but notice the way the mast bent and made the leech twist off. Seems like the boat would be significantly faster with...
We will definitely be making the next rig stiffer. Blind Date's mast used an extra laminate of carbon and is much stiffer. It also has better sails so the main...
She is. The most pitch stable boat I've known. No rocker means very little rocking and she seems very stable laterally. The windward hull is being damped by...
G'dday, The flexible mast is a great safety device, although we could have made this one a little stiffer. The top flexes in the gusts, so you are not...
On the subject of leech twist and main setting generally, Rare Bird's boom only has a single line for downhaul and outhaul. This is a bit frustrating when...
Hello Rob, Have you ever considered a square rig on a unstated rotating mast similar to the one on the "Maltese Falcom" ? It may need to be downsized just a...
G'day, I started to build a solid wing sail with the mast in the middle many years ago. Gave it up as a bad joke. The biggest problem is shunting. At some ...
Hi Mark Any chance of having a look at her during the workshop next weekend? BTW How are registrations for the workshop going? I hope I'm not the only one? ;^)...
Fifteen knots in fifteen knots of wind? In Rare Bird? Holy moly! Very impressive, Mark and Rob. I've enjoyed watching Rare Bird going from planks to a...
It is pretty impressive for such a comfortable boat. Even with the extra weight it is still pretty light compared to most multihulls of similar length, \...
How will the 12m Harry performance compare to Rare Bird and Blind Date ? Will their be a "cruiser" and "sport" option or will it be a compromise between the...
G'day, My Harry did 15 in 15 with lousy sails, but not much interior, so probably pretty similar. Blind Date will be faster than Rare Bird as it is lighter, ...
Sorry for the typo, I meant Rare Bird but typed Rare Earth. Is their any way to edit a message after it is posted ? I was able to delete it and resend a new...
Hello Rod and folks, Nice video, impressive. But;) Looks like 1 metre swell possible in 15 knot winds for a boat speed of 15knots . Marshall Island Walap will...
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The boat looks as though it is riding pretty flat to me . With 3m swell I am assuming the bow will simply punch into it and gently rise without any violent...
No I don't think a flared bow would be any better.It would be worse. The boat doesn't look to be sailing flat. It looks to me to be heeled 5 to 7 degrees maybe...
G'day, Don't be fooled by the reverse sheer and the spray washing over the bows. It is nowhere near it's limits, in fact, it has barely immersed the bow past ...
a rough calculation gives less than half a degree pitch. (working on 2 inches up at the stern and 2 inches down at the bow gives 10cm over 15m or 1 in 150) At...
The boat sails remarkable flat with very little pitch. I expected her to dig her bow in more but the absence of rocker really does make a boat pitch stable....
-I have been in boats at 25 knots in lumpy seas. I don't think I would have a marriage left if I regarded this as normal part of cruising. It is amazing how...
G'day, Agree that half a degree of pitch is extraordinary at 15 knots for a double ended boat with central rig. I'm not sure of the relationship between speed...
Sure the reverse sheer is something to get used to. .8 pc is pretty great. Looks to me the bow gets depressed a few inches from the top towards the end of the...
My last post I intended Robert not Mark on the marriage thng sorry. Pitching come on its a 50' long right with Pc of .8 buoyancy almost out to the ends from...
... Obviously the rudder set up is draggier than if it was in the hull. However, the advantages of no holes in the hull, kicking up, lifting up, seeing when...
Mast Bend A stay from mast head / top of jib to the windward hull may help, without unduly compromising the weather-cocking abilty of the rig. The mast would...
