Innovative multihull designer and self confessed tinkerer has launched the prototype of his Bucket List 40' racing proa design. The prototype has a number of innovations such as a telescoping rig a self righting system is in the works and also a "fuse" for the mainsheet that dumps power to prevent capsize. The boat can be demounted into a 40' container for worldwide shipping along with three other sisterships allowing an instant one design division to be created at any event you may be interested in attending. Initial base pricing seems to be somewhere around the 50kUSD mark.
More details can be found on Rob's Bucket List proa build blog which you can find here:
http://harryproa.com/?p=424#more-424
Still plenty of issues to be sorted out in the shake down phase but a short video of the first test sail is here:
https://www.facebook.com/Harryproa/videos/vb.1635980886634440/1929006950665164/?type=2&theater
And a photo of the prototype at the pontoon:
