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Outrigger canoe

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Red Bull Wa'a Takes Outrigger Canoe Paddling by Storm

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How to Choose Your Outrigger Canoe - OC1

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Traditional Outrigger Canoe Sailing in Yap and Palau

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Sydney Harbour Outrigger Canoe Paddling - Fall 2019

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outrigger canoe with E propulsion electric motor by Expandacraft

Outrigger boats are various watercraft featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull. They can range from small dugout canoes to large plank-built vessels. Outrigger boats can also vary in their configuration, from the ancestral double-hull configuration (catamarans), to single-outrigger vessels prevalent in the Pacific Islands and Madagascar, to the double-outrigger vessels (trimarans) prevalent in Island Southeast Asia. They are traditionally fitted with Austronesian sails, like the crab claw sails and tanja sails, but in modern times are often fitted with petrol engines.