Editing Proa (section)

===Roosevelt's Mary & Lamb===
[[Robert Barnwell Roosevelt]], uncle of [[President of the United States|American President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], also built a proa at about the same time.  He used it sailing from [[Long Island]]. It was significantly different but equally creative, and at {{convert|50|ft|m}}, much longer.  From his 1898 article in ''The Rudder'', it appeared the main hull of Roosevelt's proa was an open {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=on}} wide [[scow]] hull; the ama was a smaller, fully decked scow which looked like it could rock on a single aka (supporting beam).  The mast was a bipod arrangement with both masts stepped to windward, with a boomed, balanced lugsail suspended from the apex.  A balanced rudder at each end managed itself by pivoting 180° when its end was the "bow", and leeboards were used.

Roosevelt's short article is accompanied by photographs showing his proa ''Mary & Lamb'', at rest and under sail. It is not clear if the boat predated Munroe's 1898 proa.