Traditional Vessel

[Stiletto]

This is Te Aurere,a traditional polynesian voyaging canoe with hulls hewn out of totara logs, moored in Mangonui harbour Northland NZ.

She has voyaged to Rarotonga and back, and came in for some criticism for accepting a tow. I thought the criticism unfair, as they were trying to meet a deadline for a festival. A situation the old voyagers never had to worry about.

It made me think that in concept wharrams arent too far removed from the originals.

I dont know what the rig is called,the the three sided sail sets between the two booms visible on the aft mast with the apex down.. It looks like the booms (for want of a better word) on the forward mast are not currently on the boat.
That is the steering oar at the stern.

Traditional boats can come in many forms.

Not great pix I'm afraid, cheap cameras and late afternoon on gloomy days dont go together too well.

[John B]

incidentally:the boat that gave her the tow was Nam Sang. She's known to a few here. An SF boat?
Lost now though I believe, after she was stolen and sailed back to ( or towards)the U.S.

[PeterSibley]

Te Aurere is a very serious vessel ! No wonder the polynesians colonised the whole damn Pacific !

[Stiletto]

Would the rig be a type of crabclaw?
When I've seen her sailing the sail is very much oriented like a V though.

[brian.cunningham]

Excellant!

People who say multihulls are not tradiional are just plain ignorant.

[Stiletto]

Edited to remove my mistake

[lagspiller]

I think Brian probably forgot a "not" in that sentence.

Is this boat famous? Because I am sure I have seen pictures of it before.

[brian.cunningham]

I think Brian probably forgot a "not" in that sentence.

Is this boat famous? Because I am sure I have seen pictures of it before.

oops
Nice thing about sig pics though, they can tell what you're into.

I'm hoping to launch my multihull this year.

[John R - Kitenui]

I've always thought of the crab claw as a variant of the lateen rig. Any comments?

[Steveh]

Well obviously I've got to get my posts up John! (according to JohnB)

Crab claw comes from the Pacific and lateen from the Med or there abouts. I thought the crab claw sail, leading edge, is attached to the up standing spar and thye whole rig is movable, whereas the lateen sail, leading edge is attached to a hoisted spar up a fixed mast.

Shape is really the only similarity as I see it.

That's my uneducated take on it John.

How was the sail down to Tauranga? Something I'd like to do when Ngatira is back in the water.

[Steveh]

Forgot to post pic of Malolo, a crab claw rig always racing at Mahurangi Regatta.