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It is a traditional fishing boat, but newer uses include "Jukung Dives", using the boat as a vehicle for small groups of SCUBA divers. The double outrigger jukung is but one of many types of Austronesian outrigger canoes that use the crab claw sail traditional throughout Polynesia.
Outrigger fishing canoes are also used among certain non-Austronesian groups, such as the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka, where they are known as oruwa, [10] as well as among some groups in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [11] They can also be found in East Africa (e.g., the ungalawa of Tanzania).
In 1981, Hamilton Island entrepreneur Keith Williams, had founded Sea World, a Gold Coast-based tourist attraction and simultaneously created an outrigger crew largely composed of staff members, while local Gold Coast realtor and friend, Max Christmas was associated with the Outrigger Canoe Club of Australia, founded in 1978.
In the case of two outriggers, one is mounted to either side of the hull. These are called outrigger canoes. Many of the fishing boats in Indonesia and the Philippines are double-outrigger craft, consisting of a narrow main hull with two attached outriggers, commonly known as jukung in Indonesia and banca in the Philippines. [30]
USA-17—a 90-foot-long (27 m) trimaran, type BOR90. A traditional paraw double-outrigger sailboat 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.
BCF or Boating Camping and Fishing is an Australian chain of retail stores selling a wide range of outdoor clothing and equipment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a subsidiary of Super Retail Group . The company is the largest outdoor retailer in the Australia with over 150 stores nationwide, operating in every state and major territory.