Before long boats arrived the transport between the islands are the sailing canoe. Because of the isolation of the Lousiades the canoes are still widely used for trading between the islands.
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The hull is symmetrical and to tack they reverse the direction of the boat and move the tack of the sail to the other end of the boat.
One of the jobs of the crew is to continuously bail out the boat.
The sail cloth is a mixture of tarpaulins and donated old cruising sails.
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