Canoe sailing
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Canoe sailing refers to the practice of fitting an
.Austronesian sailing canoes
The
Outrigger canoes like the va'a, paraw, jukung, vinta, and proa are still used today by traditional fishermen and traders in most of Southeast Asia and Madagascar, and in parts of Oceania. They are constructed from traditional materials, though most incorporate motor engines instead of a sail.
In other regions like
Modern sailing canoes
. He also wrote a book which popularized the design and the concept: "in walking you are bounded by every sea and river, and in a common sailing-boat you are bounded by every shallow and shore; whereas, ...a canoe [can] be paddled or sailed, or hauled, or carried over land or water" (1000 Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe).MacGregor founded the British Royal Canoe Club (RCC) in 1866.
The New York Canoe Club followed about six years later.
The American Canoe Association (ACA) was founded in 1880. In 1883, ACA Secretary Charles Neide and retired sea captain “Barnacle” Kendall paddled and sailed over three thousand miles from Lake George, New York to Pensacola, Florida.
In 1886 the ACA and the RCC held the first international canoe sailing
In 1991 American Howard Rice sailed and paddled a sailing canoe solo around Cape Horn, Chile considered historically to be the Mount Everest of sailing challenges. He was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Chilean Navy and inducted into the Cape Horners Society.
There are several
See also
- Log canoe, a type of sailboat used in the Chesapeake Bay region
- Periagua, an 18th-century term for sailing canoes in the Caribbean
References
- ISBN 1920942858.
- OCLC 2965097.
- ^ "PVS Mission & Vision". Hōkūleʻa. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
External links
- Canoe Sailing Resources 2005
- International Canoe Sailing - International Website
- Open Canoe Sailing Group
- SailboatsToGo.com A supplier of canoe sail rigs.