Vaka — The term vaka may refer to:* untitled #1, released as untitled #1 (a.k.a. Vaka) the Sigur Rós album ( ) . *vaka (sailing), the main hull of a multihull vessel such as a proa or trimaran … Wikipedia
Ama (sailing) — An ama is an outrigger on a proa or trimaran, used to provide stability.cite web |url=http://proafile.com/view/weblog/comments/a primer on proas/ title=A primer on proas accessdate=2007 10 30] HistoryThe term ama comes from the proa. The vaka is… … Wikipedia
Aka (sailing) — The aka of a multihull sailboat is a member of the framework that connects the hull to the ama(s) (outrigger). The term aka originated with the proa, but is also applied to modern trimarans. cite web… … Wikipedia
Proa — A proa or prau is a type of multihull sailing vessel. While the word proa just means boat in its native language, the term proa in Western languages has come to describe a vessel consisting of two (usually) unequal length parallel hulls, sailed… … Wikipedia
Catamaran — A catamaran (From Tamil kattumaram ) [cite web |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=catamaran|title=catamaran |accessdate=2008 09 04 |format= |work=Online Etymology Dictionary ] is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two… … Wikipedia
Multihull — and monohull ship layouts A multihull is a ship, vessel, craft or boat with more than one hull. Contents 1 Description … Wikipedia
Trimaran — A trimaran is a multihulled boat consisting of a main hull (vaka) and two smaller outrigger hulls (amas), attached to the main hull with lateral struts (akas). The design and names for the trimaran components are derived from the original proa… … Wikipedia
Ben Finney — Ben Rudolph Finney (born 1933) is an American anthropologist known for his expertise in the history and cultural and social anthropology of surfing, Polynesian navigation and canoe sailing, and in the cultural and social anthropology of human… … Wikipedia
Yellow Pages Endeavour — The Yellow Pages Endeavour, or YPE, is an Australian sailboat designed for speed sailing, which held the outright 500 meter world record from October, 1993 to November, 2004, when it was taken by windsurfer Finian Maynard; the YPE still holds the … Wikipedia
Mau Piailug — Born Pius Piailug 1932 Weiso, Satawal, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia Died … Wikipedia
