: Roger,

: Thanks for your thoughtful reply. You are right that an outrigger can be more
: a problem than a benefit under some circumstances. Still, outriggers have
: been used for centuries in the pacific and are well-suited in some
: envronments. Almost all the boats in the Philippines have outriggers.

: John

Lots of interesting designs with proas, proper name for an outrigger. They tend to work lots better if a really low drag ama (the part that floats) is used. Btw, the cross arms are akas. These are Polynesian names since they invented these things in the first place.

Bill H.