The following articles, which have appeared in various magazines, give
insight into Rob Denney's innovative ideas and describe the developement
of the Harryproa series.
Other Harryproa articles appear in the:
- May 2003 edition of Australian Yachting
- May 2003 edition of US Multihulls Magazine.
- April 2003 edition of European Yachting World magazine
Mad About "U"
. . . by Rob Denney.
Birth of an idea. A couple of years ago I heard about a development in
cruising rigs known as the AeroRig. Consisting of an unstayed carbon mast,
with the boom extending forward . . .
It has long been observed that the main requirements of any boat are space, speed and low cost, and that while any two of these are possible in a particular boat, all three are not. However, . . .
Sailing Diary excerpts,
sailing "U" . . . by Rob Denney.
24 May:The rudders work, but what a mess! The forward one is lifted and
folds back against the inboard side of the hull. It is pulled down with
a string and . . .
Extraordin-Harry
Design Concept . . . by Bruce Cartwright (2001)
Extraordin-Harry is the extrapolation of the proven Harryproa concept
to a size suitable for challenging long distance records. It is a high-powered,
easily driven, minimal-crew boat for . . .
Racing Harrigami, known
as 'Hurry Up' . . . by Rob Denney (Oct 2002)
The Racing Harrigami 'Hurry Up' is a variation on Harrigami, the
very successful fast cruising proa. The race boat uses the same leeward
hull, and beams, but has a bigger rig and . . .
" Harry Proas "
. . . by Rob Denney.
A proa is a double hulled vessel with all or some of the following attributes:
1) The rig is mounted in or on a hull. 2) The hulls are frequently different
lengths and shapes 3) Steering and leeway prevention are . . .
' Blind Date '
. . . by Rob Denney (August 2002)
. . . is the result of a very specific set of requirements. Jan Schippers,
the boats owner, is a nice guy. He takes blind people sailing in his Iroquois
cat . . .
