This is a story of a mostly Gary Dierking Wa'Apa proa using directions and dimensions from his book. It is going to be used as a paddler on the Waccamaw River around Conway, SC and a sailer on a variety of fresh water lakes. The boat has been in its gestation period for a few years as I watch the comments on the ProaFile group . Shunting scares me, and since there are few sailors around here (much less proa sailors) I will stick with what I know. I am a retired software engineer, and veteran scrounger. I have recently found a source for Baltic birch plywood scraps, some old Chris Craft factory teak from the 30's, and some aluminum beams from a salvage yard. I have stockpiled a small hoard of mahogony from various boat disasters and The Landing School dumpster. CraigsList provided a free windsurfer mast and two sails. So let's see some construction: