Paraw
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Paraw (also spelled parao) are various double
Etymology
The word paraw (also spelled parao) is a
Characteristics
The paraw has three major elements that make it a paraw: the bangka (canoe or main hull), the katig (outriggers), and the layag (sails). Motorized versions of bangkas (with outriggers) are commonly known as pump boats and are used for inter-island travel.
Paraws can sail between 11 and 17 knots (20~31 km/h). The outriggers (ama), or katig, are made of wood or bamboo, and may be straight or curved upward much like skis.
Construction
Traditionally these boats have been made from
The main hull (excluding outriggers) is called a
The two katig or outriggers usually made from bamboo or various kinds of wood and served as counterpoise so that the boat would not easily overturn. They are attached to the boat via tarik (akas). The presence of the outriggers negates the need for a heavy keel and therefore reduces the overall weight of the paraw without sacrificing stability.
The layag or
The mast, commonly made of bamboo, is secured by lines attached to, among other things, the outriggers, the fore (and sometimes, the aft) and various parts of the boat. Historically, the mast of smaller paraws was a spear or
Current uses
Balatik
In November 2012, a team led by the artisan Gener Paduga, along with the Tao Philippines organization, started building a full-sized paraw sailboat in Palawan. Paduga originally envisioned the project while crewing a sailing yacht from Palawan to Africa. After having witnessed the thriving native sailing traditions in the Indian Ocean, he decided to revive the almost extinct native boat-building and sailing traditions of the Philippines. Sailing ships, which were once used throughout the islands, were in steep decline after engines became widely available in the 1970s.[1][2]
The team consisted of several traditional boat carpenters from the islands of
Paraw Regatta
The
Paraw sailing Boracay Island
Before
See also
References
- ^ a b "About". Palawan Paraw: A Blog Documenting the Construction and Voyages of a Traditional Filipino Sailboat. February 11, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Diamond, Isabel (October 23, 2014). "Philippines: Reviving the Lost Art of Sailing in Palawan". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Diamond, Isobel (March 26, 2015). "Palawan by Paraw Boat". Travel+Leisure. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Palawan Paraw: Reviving a Relic of Filipino Culture (PDF). Retrieved December 5, 2018 – via palawanparaw.wordpress.com.
- "A Perspective of the Paraw". Iloilo Paraw Regatta. Iloilo Paraw Regatta Foundation. June 9, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Funtecha, Henry F. (February 27, 2009). "Baroto, Paraw, Batil, Barangay, Etc: Panay's Maritime Legacy". The News Today. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- Laput, Ernesto J. "Mga Barko ng Ninuno" [The Ships of (our) Ancestors]. PINAS: Munting Kasaysayan ng Pira-Pirasong Bayan (in Tagalog). elaput.org. Retrieved May 13, 2010.