Back when Captain Cook ‘discovered’ the South Pacific, local people were using what, to Western eyes, were unusual sailing boats. These had twin hulls but with one hull shorter than the other. They couldn’t be sailed into the wind and would not tack through the wind. Instead, the asymmetrical main hull could be sailed in either direction
Praise for the proa
Jul 06, 2023
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