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HISTORY Mark Chew HISTORY Mark Chew

The Lateen Sail

It is deceptively easy to get bogged down in the dominant paradigm of Traditional Sail that is centered on the archaeology and history of square rigged ships and fore and aft rigged work boats. This is, admittedly, a broad generalisation, but it is also one that I would defend.

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ADVENTURE Mark Chew ADVENTURE Mark Chew

SARIMANOK-The reincarnation of a goddess

The SARIMANOK was entirely made of vegetal elements, not a single nail was used, and was modelled upon the Filipino Vinta. There were no modern navigational instruments on board and the sailors relied only on the sun and stars to guide them.

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