[MHml] "Mbuli" proa with Flettner Rotor

[Dave Howorth]

There was a posting on the proa list recently of a very unusual
multihull:

clcboats wrote:
> Someone in Germany has built an Mbuli hull with a Flettner rotor.
> I had heard rumors of one being built there, but I have no details.
> 
> Here's a photo:
> 
> <http://multihull.de/news/2006/august.htm>

Does anybody know anything more about this? Especially, performance? Or power input?

For anybody who doesn't know, Mbuli is a proa design by Chesapeake Light Craft:
<http://www.clcboats.com/boats/pacificproa.php>

Cheers, Dave