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The outrigger canoe was one of the key technological innovations of the Austronesian peoples.Although there is little archeological evidence due to perishable building materials, comparative reconstructions indicate that Austronesians already had the distinctive outrigger and crab claw sail technology from at least 2000 BCE.
Wa are traditional sailing outrigger canoes of the Caroline Islands, which also includes Palau and Yap. [1] They have a single outrigger. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are similar to the sakman of the Northern Marianas .
Canoes were developed in cultures all over the world, including some designed for use with sails or outriggers.Until the mid-19th century, the canoe was an important means of transport for exploration and trade, and in some places is still used as such, sometimes with the addition of an outboard motor.
In modern sport outrigger canoeing, ships are classified according to the configuration and number of the hulls and the number of paddlers, including the OC1, OC2, OC3, OC4 and OC6 (with the respective number of paddlers using a single-hull outrigger canoe), and the DC12 or OC12 (with twelve paddlers using a double-hull outrigger canoe, two six ...
Hōkūleʻa, A fibreglass hulled replica of a Hawaiian double-hulled canoe sailing off Honolulu, 2009 Hawaiian navigators sailing multi-hulled canoe, c. 1781. Polynesian navigation or Polynesian wayfinding was used for thousands of years to enable long voyages across thousands of kilometres of the open Pacific Ocean.
The International Canoe (IC) (also known as the International Ten Square Meter Sailing Canoe) is a single-handed sailing canoe whose rules are governed by the International Canoe Federation. The boat has a narrow bow entry and a planing hull, carrying a mainsail , and a jib (sometimes self tacking).
The Canoe Sailing World Championships is an international competition in canoe sailing, sanctioned by the ICF as the premier event in that discipline. [1] The competition was first held in 1961 and has been held roughly every 3 years since. [2] British Robin Wood has won the championships a record 4 times
An outrigger is a long piece of wood, approximately the length of canoe, attached and parallel to the canoe. [16] The object of the outrigger is to prevent the canoe from upsetting. [17] This canoe has no mast or sail in some of traditional designs which have been excavated by archeologists. [10]