# Amatuer Boat design
# Prototype Kite Sail Ferry
# Proa Kite Sailing
# Shunting Proa Sailing
about
kiteproa.net is a project by Dominic GARBEN, for more about kitesailing, the blog and Dom click here.
questions?
I would very much appreciate feedback or just a thumbs up and I am happy to answer any questions. Just email: dom(at)kiteproa.net
Recent blog posts
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What do you think?
If you read this blog PLEASE I would very much appreciate some comments, FEEDBACK, thoughts or just a thumbs up message : ) Thanks!
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Proa Rig
When starting to build this boat I was so proud to announce that it would not have a mast, rudder, or fin keel and no moving parts below the waterline. Well, early tests did teach me that sailing with a kite close to shore is not always possible, but with a “normal” sail it is.…
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Addon Boatbuilding
After the second boat lunch party in August 2022, there have been a lot of little addons that needed building which I have been working on until September 2023: This has been quite some work while moving the boat, and the workshop a few times (from summer 2022 to summer 2023), and testing little things.…
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Big struggle, great learning
The struggle and overthinking with a project like this might be a given thing but living through it and writing it down is tough for me. The first kite sail test had been a major reality check, I could have enjoyed that moment, and taken it as encouragement. But my expectations, my mind had already…