This is a neat video of racing canoes on the Coco Keeling Islands, a small group of islands in the middle of nowhere, Indian Ocean, about 1/2 way between the west coast of Australian and Sri Lanka. They look to be a hybrid of western and native influences. The double-ended, narrow hull features a chined, deep Vee with a large, straight keel log, made necessary because it doesn't appear that they carry a center board or daggerboard. The rig is a squat main/jib, Bermudian in planform. These canoes seem strictly for racing.
Cocos Keeling Islands - Hari Raya Jukong Racing 2015 from Rik Soderlund on Vimeo.
Hey, that was fun, brightened up my morning! They must be pretty light, as they don't stand up unaided.......lovely overhead shots, like a ballet. And a class I'd never heard of before. Oh, to be a wandering sailing reporter visiting exotic parts of the world, filming and recording for posterity all those fascinating craft.....
ReplyDeleteBTW, look out for a DVD called "the Last Sailors - The Final Days of Working Sail" - it was a Channel 4 documentary series in the 80's, still available on DVD, with voice-over by Orson Welles. a must see......
Mike
Ahh, just looked it up on Amazon - not available, might have to try to burn a copy.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Sailors-Orson-Welles/dp/B000N4SHUS
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Long and fast - I notice that they take a little bit of time to tack, they don't exactly spin on a dime do they - nevertheless they look great sailing in such a beautiful setting.
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ReplyDeleteLooks like that DVD might be just the ticket for a Christmas present.