Lakana
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lakana-216-226393
title:
Lakana
text:
Lakana, also known as la'kana or laka, are traditional outrigger canoes of the Malagasy people of Madagascar. It is a single-outrigger canoe with a dugout main hull. It is traditionally a sailing vessel, but most lakana are now equipped with motor engines. The sailing rig could be one of two types. An Austronesian square-sail is more common. This rig is limited to largely downwind use, has limited ability to sail with the wind on the beam and no windward capability. In ordinary use, they are sai
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Traditional canoe of Madagascar
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakana
date created:
2016-09-30T14:07:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T20:36:10Z
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