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trimaran
thumb|USA 17 (yacht)|USA-17—a trimaran, type BOR90. thumb|A traditional paraw double-outrigger sailboat (bangka) from the Philippines A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. Most modern trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreation or racing; others are ferries or warships. They originated from the traditional double-outrigger hulls of the Austronesian cultures of Maritime Southeast Asia; particularly in the Philippines and Eastern Indonesia, wher
outrigger canoe
boat with stabilizer(s)
waka
Māori watercraft, usually canoes
proa
thumb|right|A Caroline Islands|Carolinian wa in [[Pohnpei with a single outrigger typical of Pacific proas]] thumb|right|Shunting maneuver on a Pacific single-outrigger proa thumb|A paraw in [[Boracay, Philippines, with the double-outriggers typical of Southeast Asian proas]] thumb|Traditional Austronesian people|Austronesian generalized sail types. A: Double sprit ([[Sri Lanka) B: Common sprit (Philippines) C: Oceanic sprit (Tahiti) D: Oceanic sprit (Marquesas) E: Oceanic sprit (Philippines) F: Crane sprit (Marshall Islands) G: Rectangular boom lug (Maluku Islands) H: Square boom lug (
Borobudur ship
8th-century sailing vessel depicted in bas reliefs of Borobudur, Java, Indonesia
Jukung
thumb|right|A Balinese jukung at rest A jukung or kano, also known as cadik is a small wooden Indonesian outrigger canoe. It is a traditional fishing boat, but newer uses include "Jukung Dives", using the boat as a vehicle for small groups of SCUBA divers.
kora-kora
type of oared ship from Moluccas
balangay
thumb|The Balatik of the Tao Expedition of Palawan, a reconstruction of a large sailing [[paraw, which is essentially a typical Visayan balangay with large double outriggers. It is gaff rigged, which is European.]] thumb|The balangay Sultan sin Sulu in Maimbung, Sulu. These replicas are meant to recreate the Butuan boats, but are inaccurate in that they do not have outriggers or Austronesian rigs.
ngalawa
thumb|Ngalawa from Chumbe Island, [[Tanzania]] The ngalawa or ungalawa is a traditional, double-outrigger canoe of the Swahili people living in Zanzibar and the Tanzanian coast. It is usually 5–6 m long and has two outriggers, a centrally-placed mast (often inclining slightly towards the prow) and a single triangular sail. It is used for short-distance transport of goods or people, as well as a coastal fishing boat. It can be classified as a variation of another common type of Swahili canoe known as ''''.
Lanong
thumb|1890 illustration by Rafael Monleón of a late 19th-century Iranun lanong warship with three banks of oars under full sail thumb|Sketch of a lanong used by Sulu pirates with a boarding platform () Lanong were large outrigger warships used by the Iranun and the Banguingui people of the Philippines. They could reach up to in length and had two biped shear masts which doubled as boarding ladders. They also had one to three banks of oars rowed by galley slaves. They were specialized for naval battles. They were prominently used for piracy and slave raids from the mid-18th century to the early
karakoa
thumb|300px|Artist's reconstruction of classic Philippine caracoa, by Raoul Castro thumb|300px|A Spanish-owned Juanga (ship)|juanga, which is what Spaniards called a large karakoa, from Historia de las islas e indios de Bisayas (1668) by [[Francisco Ignacio Alcina]] Karakoa were large outrigger warships from the Philippines. They were used by native Filipinos, notably the Kapampangans and the Visayans, during seasonal sea raids. Karakoa were distinct from other traditional Philippine sailing vessels in that they were equipped with platforms for transporting warriors and for fighting at sea. Du
vinta
thumb|A Sama-Bajau fishing vinta in Zamboanga with the characteristic colorful sails (c.1923) thumb|A small Sama-Bajau tondaan with sails deployed (c.1904) thumb|Two large Moro people|Moro vinta from Mindanao in the houseboat (palau) configuration (c.1920) The vinta is a traditional outrigger boat from the Philippine island of Mindanao. The boats are made by Sama-Bajau, Tausug and Yakan peoples living in the Sulu Archipelago, Zamboanga peninsula, and southern Mindanao. It is also made by the Sama-Bajau that lived in east coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Vinta are characterized by their colorful recta
Sandeq
thumb|Sandeq in Majene thumb|Sandeq in Brest, France|Brest
Va'a
thumb|right|220px|John La Farge 1891 painting of girls carrying a vaʻa at Vaiala, [[Samoa.]]