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Canoe sailing refers to the practice of fitting a Polynesian outrigger or Western canoe with sails. ''See also log canoe, a type of sailboat used in the Chesapeake Bay region.'' ==Polynesian sailing canoes== The first sailing canoes emerged in ancient Polynesia over 1,000 years ago. The canoes were built from island materials such as plaited leaf sails, island woods, organic webbing. The manned paddled sailing canoes explored the vast Pacific Ocean. The Polynesian voyaging canoes are to ancient Polynesian culture as the invention of the wheel in Asia and Europe. Today there is a revival of canoe sailing in Polynesia and racing is very much alive in the Hawaiian Islands in particular. Hawaiian sailing canoes have evolved: Wood has been replaced by glass-reinforced and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, sails are now made from Dacron and Kevlar. The ''Hōkūlea'' is a modern interpretation of a Polynesian voyaging canoe. It is made from modern materials such as fibreglass, plywood, resin glue, terylene sails and ropes with modern fittings and safety equipment. No authentic Polynesian voyaging canoe has ever seen although numerous catamaran types were seen by Europeans from the 18th century. It has made many voyages across the Pacific.In most voyages it has been escorted, or towed, by a modern mother ship. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canoe sailing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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