~ Sustainable Seafaring from Oceania. History, Design, and Relevance ~

October 30, 2015

Canoes of the Kiribati Islands

Check out this great piece on Kiribati canoe construction at Jane Resture's site:
http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_canoe/history.htm


With the slightest of a breeze
And the greatest of ease
She skims over the shimmering blue
A most remarkable craft
From the fore to the aft
The incredible Kiribati canoe!

Like a frigate bird on a wing
The rigging and sails sing
A melodious song of the deep
About the spirits of the sea
And what has come to be
The incredible Kiribati canoe!

Poem by Dame Dr. Jane Resture