Proa "Proud Mary" - v2 - butt steering

This video shows me steering a zig-zag course by weight shifting.
It's a bit long and boring, but shows a few different boat reactions to more or less extreme steering.
At two instances, just before and just after the shunt, I've steered it almost "in irons", and then bear off.
You can see it is very fast pointing up wind, and a bit less keen the other way. I think this is partly because the ama drags more when the weight is forwards, and even more if weight is forwards and to windward.
more on this playlist;
• Proud Mary Maiden Voyage

[@rtonce]

Great, simple boat. i think you win the award for most underappreciated vid here. :)

[@BalkanShipyards]

good job gear box! that's a beautiful example of true sailing physics.... as for the rudder, forget that, CLR rules...... wish ya best of luck hope to see more of Proud Mary on d tube.

[@skyl4rk]

Very interesting, looks like a fun boat

[@gearbox2443]

Thanks Paul, it is good fun, even if I say so myself!
I've been following your whaleback sharpie proa conversion in proafile forum, and think it is a great project, as it shows that not being happy with something doesn't mean that's the end of it. Everything can always gain a new life! Good luck, looks almost ready to launch...?

[@nerome619]

good name for a boat

[@Kolon999]

Have you weighed it?
I've been gravitating towards a P5 or T2 partially because they are easier to get up-and-down the beach than my current stretched Ulua.
But your low draft is appealing. Seems like your requirements are very similar to my own - including not sweating the windward performance that much as long as I can get home.

[@kwader_1404]

where is the rutter ?

[@samwilliams662]

Are the amas and beams fixed with epoxy?