Photographer: Heinz-Günther Malenz | Rights management: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Boat type asymmetrically shaped, lightly built. Hull made of individual plank pieces connected with coconut fibre cords. Outrigger side slightly curved, other side sloping surface. This counteracts the inhibition caused by the boom. Bow and stern constructed in the same way. To change the direction of travel in a sideways wind, the sail is taken from the "bow" to the "stern" where it is placed in the abutment there. Fold the supporting mast accordingly, tighten the rigging and attach the steering paddle to the other end of the boat. When travelling at speed, the float is above the water surface, which increases the speed. Boats of this type were used for fishing in the lagoon and in calm weather on the open sea. Larger boats of this type can reach speeds of more than 20 knots under favourable conditions and are therefore among the fastest boats.
