it was he who came up with the Atlantic proa in the first place, with his groundbreaking Cheers — the “giant killer” that came in third in the 1968 OSTAR. Unlike all proas until Cheers, Newick placed the ama to lee and the rig to windward, concentrating all the ballast to windward and thus multiplying the righting moment." The term "proa" was also historically used for other types of Austronesian vessels with different rigs, with or without outriggers. See also Crab claw sail Tanja sail References