Elementarry - a 7.5 m x 4 m folding sports, daysailing, or camping proa
Elementarry and Elementarry camper
We get a lot of requests for smaller proa designs. Mostly, people want one of three things;
1.) A really fast boat to beat the local beach cats
2.) A comfortable camper/day sailer
3.) Something people can test the proa concept on before deciding on a larger version.So, what have we come up with? Elementarry, a 7.5 m x 4 m, trailerable sport harryproa that has telescoping beams and the option of an interchangeable windward hull giving you a versatile boat that can be used for racing, fast day sailing and camping.
Both Elementarry and the Elementarry camper are schooner rigged for ease of rigging. The plan is to go from trailer to sailing in 10 minutes. Sail area (21 sq m), righting moment and weight (160 kgs) of the camper is the same as a Tornado but more manageable, and with a much lower centre of effort and longer sailing waterline.
Elementarry prototype
Jan 2005 test sail in Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia
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Elementarry in Australia
Rob sold his boat (harrigami prototype) to a guy in Nelson, New Zealand and will be using the money to build a fast (about 110 kgs) version of Elementarry (see above: epoxy/carbon with a smaller windward hull) to give us some practice with the cheap and cheerful moulding technique. There is a lot of European interest in this boat so we will be producing them as required. There are a number of items (sails, pop top, trailer) which are cheaper if we bulk order so we will be looking for customers (and serious test sailors) for these boats as soon as the first one hits the water.Plans for either boat will be available for amateur builders for $AUS1,000, ex tax.
Elementarry - camper
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Brazilian Elementarry camper production model 'Arripiado'
Lots happening. We have licensed Multicascos a boatyard in Brazil to build a 7.5m camping proa to be known as 'Arripiado' (pictured) with telescoping beams and a pop top windward hull which will provide standing headroom and a double bunk at anchor. They are building a wooden one to use as a plug. Their charge rate is comparatively low and these boats will be polyester/coremat so they should be pretty cheap. We will be promoting these boats in Europe and the Americas and will advise prices as soon as they are available.Multicascos is located in South America, northeast (10 degrees lat. South) Brazil near Maceió city (capital of the state of Alagoas). The yards owner Raúl has 35 years experience building boats and to date has been involved in building more than 70 boats, mainly fiberglass sailboats. Multicascos is Raúl's third boatyard. The first boat he helped to build was the very first tornado cat in Argentine around 35 years ago (number of sail A 1). Raúl and Nidia (architect), with their children, left Argentina many years ago due to the countries chronic economic problems. They lived aboard their 10 tons SAMADHI 38’ for 7 years before settling in 'the paradise of Alagoas'. They have been working in partnership building boats for 23 years. We are very pleased to be working in association with Raúl, Nidia and everyone at Multicascos.
Plans for either boat will be available for amateur builders for $AUS1,000, ex tax.
Arripiado (correct spelling in Portuguese is Arrepiado) meaning: when the hair stands up e.g. because the person is scared, exhilarated, or when the skin 'goosebumps' feeling cold (or perhaps, the feeling one gets when sailing very fast on an Elementarry....ed).
More Reports and Photos of Elementarry Sport and Elementarry Camper
- Elementarry produced by Harryproa in Urunga NSW Australia
- Test Sail Photos : Jan 2005 in Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia
- Single Mast on Elementarry
- Arripiado produced under license by Multicascos in Brazil, South America.
- Building Elementarry Sport 600 Kms north of Iceland
- Building Elementarry Camper Side Car Mandurah WA, Australia
More Reports
& Photos
- Elementarry produced by Harryproa in Urunga NSW Australia
- Test Sail Photos : Jan 2005 in Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia
- Single Mast on Elementarry
- Arripiado produced under license by Multicascos in Brazil, South America.
- Building Elementarry Sport 600 Kms north of Iceland
- Building Elementarry Camper Side Car Mandurah WA, Australia
