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2. Outrigger (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   Multihull ships are also derived from outrigger boats. [2] In an outrigger canoe and in sailboats such as the proa, an outrigger is a thin, long, solid, hull used to stabilise an inherently unstable main hull. The outrigger is positioned rigidly and parallel to the main hull so that the main hull is less likely to capsize.

3. Canoe sailing - Wikipedia

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   In other regions like Hawaii, Tahiti, and New Zealand, outrigger canoes are generally restricted to sport sailing and racing. Modern sailing outrigger canoes are usually made from glass-reinforced and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, with sails made from Dacron and Kevlar. Hōkūleʻa is a modern interpretation of a Polynesian voyaging canoe ...

4. Jukung - Wikipedia

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   A Balinese jukung at rest. A jukung or kano, also known as cadik is a small wooden Indonesian outrigger canoe.It is a traditional fishing boat, but newer uses include "Jukung Dives", using the boat as a vehicle for small groups of SCUBA divers.

5. Outrigger boat - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. Outline of canoeing and kayaking - Wikipedia

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   Kayak fishing – fishing from a kayak; Outrigger canoeing – sport in which an outrigger canoe (vaʻa, waʻa, and waka ama in Tahitian, Hawaiian, and Māori languages, respectively) is propelled by paddles; Playboating – discipline of whitewater canoeing and kayaking where the paddler performs various technical moves in one place (a playspot)

7. Malia (canoe) - Wikipedia

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   The Outrigger Canoe Club bought the original Mālia in 1940, [2] and the Waikiki Surf Club acquired it in 1948, keeping it in use until 1988. [6] From 1950-1951, the design of Malia was modified by Froiseth, Downing, and Choy. [5] In 1959, the original Mālia won the first outrigger canoe race to Catalina Island in California.