“Popo” Outrigger Canoes of the Central Caroline Islands

Flying proas of the Caroline Islands, from Adm. Paris. (click any image to enlarge ) In 1983 and 1984, Steve Thomas, who would later host th...

Philippine Bangkas - More Design and Construction Details

In our previous post, we looked at details of outrigger design and construction in the Filipino outrigger boats known as bangkas . Here we...

Philippine Bangka Outrigger and Boom Variations

The bangka -- also known as banca and  paraw -- is a double-outrigger boat  ubiquitous in the Philippines. According to one online dictionar...

The Yathra Dhoni - A Single-Outrigger Ship of Sri Lanka

The large vessel is a yathra dhoni. Its outrigger allows it to sit upright on the beach without temporary supports (from Devendra, "The...

Vatican boat model exhibit, Part 2

In a current temporary exhibit at the Vatican Museums, dozens of models of watercraft from numerous nations and cultures are presented to re...