Ulua? Any pictures?
What would work for Randy Smythe might be way over my head! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Still, an outrigger/proa type seems to me very suitable for Watertribes Everglades Challenge.
Couple of points. I'm pretty sure a small boat can be shunted very, very quickly, like a crash gybe. Also, with the outrigger canoe, sometimes the sail rig is so light the crew just pick it up and move it to the opposite end of the boat. Instead of bow and stern I think the traditional reference is to "now bow" and "then bow".