SHUNTING

Proas do not tack, they shunt - meaning they go in both directions sailing forward and... well, forward. It is a fairly simple process of letting go the main sheet, turning the rudders, sheeting in and away you go...

Shunting Diagram (2kb)

Animated Shunting diagram (3 kb)

Elementarry shunting, 30 sec movie: (383 kb windows media player) (1.5 mb flash )

Elementarry shunting, 2:22 min movie:
(slow connection 1,727 kb windows media player) (broadband 3,929 kb windows media player)