Indigenous Boats

Catamarans, of the type used on the Coromandel Coast in India’s southeast and in Sri Lanka, close by across the Palk Strait, are subject t...

Tao tatara boats, with and without culturally significant decorations. ( source ) Click any image to enlarge. Orchid Island, also know...

Examples of traditional frame-first boat construction in Asian cultures are rare. Throughout the Far East, Middle East and east Africa, sh...