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[17] [18] Similar terms also exist in other Malayo-Polynesian languages, such as Pohnpeian dahm, Yapese thaam, Ambonese Malay semang, all meaning 'outrigger float', as well as Chamorro sakman meaning '[a] large canoe.' [18] The outrigger boom—spars connecting the ama to the main hull (or the two hulls in a double-hull canoe)—are called ...
If only one outrigger is used on a vessel, its weight reduces the tendency to capsize in one direction and its buoyancy reduces the tendency in the other direction. On a keelboat , "outrigger" refers to a variety of structures by which the running rigging (such as a sheet ) may be attached outboard (outside the lateral limits) of the boat's hull .
The term ama is a word in the Polynesian and Micronesian languages to describe the outrigger part of a canoe to provide stability. Today, among the various Polynesian countries, the word ama is often used together with the word vaka (Cook Islands) or waka or va'a (Samoa Islands, Tahiti), cognate words in various Polynesian languages to describe a canoe.
Shunting technique on a single-outrigger double-ended kaep from Palau. The entire rig is moved to the other end of the boat, and the prow becomes the stern and vice versa. The need to propel larger and more heavily laden boats led to the increase in vertical sail. However this introduced more instability to the vessels.
Model of a wa, a single-outrigger vessel, from Woleai in the National Museum of Ethnology (Japan) A single-outrigger canoe is a canoe with a slender outrigger ("ama") attached by two or more struts ("akas"). This craft will normally be propelled by paddles. Single-outrigger canoes that use sails are usually inaccurately referred to by the name ...
They use bamboo rods called sungay ("horn"), each of which has a pulley at the end of the bamboo and cable attached to a net with a weight (pabigat)made of molded lead, installed at the bow and stern of the boat, two on both sides on the first section of the boat, two on both sides on the midsection of the boat and two again on the last part of the boat each of the bamboos has a pulley and ...
The Better Business Bureau of Northwest Indiana is warning consumers nationwide of a travel scam promising free airline tickets in exchange for a presentation on a questionable timeshare. The scam ...
A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. Most modern trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreation or racing; others are ferries or warships .