snip....It is my impression that you made a very cool boat, but with a not so cool name. Sorry to be so direct and if this post was inadecuate

G'day,
You mean like that Hobie chap? :-)

Actually the name is nothing to do with me or anyone in the business. The first one was called harry as my wife liked the name (no idea why). I called them weight to windward Pacific proas, which is technically what they are. The traditionalists on various chat groups gave me plenty of stick and made a huge fuss. So we changed them to harry proas. We have since had some fun with names derived from harry such as Visionarry (50 footer for a group of blind sailors in Holland), Harrigami (35' folding version, combination of harry and origami) and Elementarry for proa learners. Some people like them, some don't. If we had to put a marketing spin on it, it might be something like "If you think the name is different, wait till you see the boat!"

If you build or buy one, you can call it whatever you like.

I thrive on directness. Please keep it up.

regards,

Rob