The Boy Travellers in the Far East, Part Third: Part Third, Adventures of ... 3
The Boy Travellers in the Far East, Part Third: Part Third, Adventures of ... 3
Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896
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197 Ion are called, are famous for the lightness and swiftness of their boats, and their speed is something marvellous. Thej have been known to sail DOUBLE CANOE, FBIEKDLY ISUkNDS. fifteen or twenty miles an hour, and when at their best speed they hardly seem to touch the waves, which they skim with the velocity of a bird; they go far out to sea, and _ have been known to make voyages of hundreds of miles. Their carrying ca- pacity is not great, but the wants of these people are BO few that they... can get along with a mucli smaller stock of provisions than the majority of sailors." "Why don't they put two boats together, and make a double one?" in- quired one of the boys. "As to that," answered Doctor Bronson, " I can only say, because they don't. Double canoes are in use in some of the South Pacific Islands, and have been found very successful ; they sail finely, and have a great carrying capacity, and when used in DOUBLE CANOE, SOCIETY ISLANDS. 198 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE FAR EAST. sheltered bays, or in parts of the ocean where the waves are not likely to rack them too much, a deck or platform is built to cover both boats.
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