tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post4787199599756700054..comments2024-03-13T08:16:23.560-07:00Comments on Indigenous Boats: The Yathra Dhoni - A Single-Outrigger Ship of Sri LankaBob Holtzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-50355498933477103542017-02-17T14:23:37.180-08:002017-02-17T14:23:37.180-08:00Really interesting thought, Wade. I was thinking o...Really interesting thought, Wade. I was thinking of it only in terms of its limitations, not that there might be a solid justification for it. Thanks for the wakeup.Bob Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-78726379142118341232017-02-17T08:51:12.459-08:002017-02-17T08:51:12.459-08:00Fascinating that the ama was always to WW for the ...Fascinating that the ama was always to WW for the tacking boat -- an excellent reminder of how regional designs can be so wholly specialized to economic patterns and environment. It would be interesting to know if the limited trading schedule due to this sailing mode was at some optimum balance (and little understood by someone with a purely capitalist drive for more and more profit) with occupational patterns tied to non-maritime activities (farming and fishing for example) and sustainable resource use. Wade Tarziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876387351164907807noreply@blogger.com