From these two logs were derived the double canoe on the one hand, and the canoe with the outrigger on the other.
The outrigger canoe itself has never, I believe, been known on the Irrawaddy within the memory of man, but, as already seen, it is used in the Nicobar and Andaman Isles and on the coast to the south.
As the outrigger log is on a lower level than the line of the gunwales of the canoe, across which the other ends of the outrigger poles are lashed, they are generally curved downwards to meet the outrigger.
The outrigger canoe, and its accompanying double canoe, is used over the whole of the Polynesian and Asiatic islands--from Easter Island on the east, to Ceylon and the Andamans on the west.
The double outrigger necessarily presented considerable resistance to the water, but the vessel was still too narrow to sail by itself.
La Perouse gives an illustration of an outrigger canoe from Easter Island, the sides of which are formed of drift-wood sewn together in this manner.
A link between the catamaran and the outrigger canoe is seen in a model in the India Museum, from Madras.
In Kingsmill and the Caroline Islands, to the north, the outriggeris somewhat smaller than elsewhere, its length not exceeding one-third of the length of the canoe.
Here the outrigger consists of a boat, similar in construction to the large one to which it is attached, but smaller, and connected with the platform between them by upright supports.
In the model the outrigger is made of a cork fastened to the side of the boat by match sticks or pieces of cane.
And then Jinaban, who lay stretched out on the outrigger platform of the canoe, with his hands and feet lashed to a stout pole of green wood, was lifted off.
All Piang's weight thrown against the upturned outrigger had no effect.
He hugged the bank, hoping to free himself from the whirlpool, but his outrigger became entangled in some weeds, and the boat slowly began to tip.
The empty shell, at the mercy of the waves, danced and frolicked like a crazy thing, and Piang was almost stunned by a blow from the outrigger as it passed him.
Keeping his eye on the frail-looking snag, he threw himself on his back in the water and worked his way along the outrigger as he would climb a tree.
One used to handling a Peterboro will find a Samoan canoe very cranky at first, owing to the fact that the outrigger causes a drag which must be overcome by dipping first on one side and then on the other.
On the islands off this coast of northern Queensland they noted that the natives were provided with outrigger canoes, showing that Melanesian or Polynesian influence had once reached this part.
It was steadied with one outrigger projecting 6 to 10 feet, and might have one or even two masts carrying sails that were made of matting.
In passing the spot where my sport had been twice disturbed, I saw the outrigger handled by the sable oarsman, while a handsome young man in the stern drew up a fine black bass.
I reached my ground, and was having but indifferent success, when almost without a ripple the outrigger drew up close to my side.
Jim X Madison mark" I soon learned to scull the outrigger called by Jim, canoe, and used it for years, but its late owner was seen by me no more in Cincinnati.
Maui fastened the line to the outrigger of the canoe and asked his brothers to paddle with all diligence, and not look back.
Ira-waru did so and Maui leaped on the outrigger and weighed it heavily down and crushed Ira-waru prostrate on the beach.
An outrigger is a log which so balances a canoe that it can ride safely through the treacherous surf.
When they were dragging the canoe on shore, Maui said to Ira-waru: 'Get between the canoe and outrigger and drag.
The craft was dubbed out of a breadfruit-tree trunk, and had anoutrigger of purau wood, a natural crooked arm, with a small limb laced to it.
The canoe had an outrigger and was very small, so that it moved fast through the usually still lagoon, propelled by the broad-bladed paddle.
It is precisely so with myself: I add on your religion to steady my own, because I consider Christianity a very safe outrigger to Buddhism.
The outrigger launch referred to was a goodly-sized boat, fitted with a small engine and screw propeller.
But they also subsist in part by fishing, and for this purpose they build outrigger canoes.
They build large outrigger canoes, which sail well before the wind, but can hardly beat up against it, being heavy to row.
Bishop Patteson in 1866 was surprised to see on the St. Christoval coast an outriggercanoe which had been built by the natives after the model of a canoe that had been drifted over from Santa Cruz some years before.
Although the larger canoes of the Solomon Islanders are apparently suited to the requirements of the natives, yet the want of an outrigger must be often felt, especially in making the unprotected sea passages from one island to another.
The New Guinea practice of standing up to paddle a canoe did not come under my observation except in the case of outrigger canoes, and in such canoes it was not the rule.
The pretty little outrigger canoes of Makira on the St. Christoval coast are only nine inches across; and the native sits on a board, resting on the gunwales of his small craft.
A large number of natives were seen at the south-west side of Mallicollo, and on the opposite shore a brief communication was held with apparently another race of people, who came off in numerous small outrigger canoes.
The outrigger is a log of wood fixed at the end of two poles, which lie across the vessel, projecting eight or ten feet, according to her size.
The first moving object which met my view on arrival within sight of Ceylon was an outrigger canoe, which shot past our vessels as if we had been at anchor.
The outrigger consists of a float as long as the canoe, attached by small sticks or pegs let into the wood to eight or nine notches in both gunwales, and are secured there.
The planks forming the sides were strongly supported by knees where each of the ten or twelve outrigger poles passes through one side and rests against the other, and some loose bottom boards form a partial shifting deck.
An outrigger extends along nearly the whole length of the left or port side of the canoe.
While under sail either the bow or stern of the canoe may be foremost, this being regulated by the necessity of having the outriggeron the weather side, unless in a very light wind.
The number of men able to use the paddles is regulated in each canoe by that of supporting outrigger poles, the end of each of which, in conjunction with one of the knees supporting the gunwale, serves as a seat.
On the side opposite to the outrigger there was a small slightly projecting stage of two planks only.
One side is provided with an outrigger similar to that already described, and on the other is a small stage, level with the gunwale, six feet long, planked over, and projecting four feet or thereabouts.
Sailing vessels and outrigger boats of native design and construction characterize the whole sea-washed area of Indo-Malaysian civilization from Malacca to the outermost isles of the Pacific.
Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
I climbed out on the outrigger and supplied the weight to hold her down, while Tehei (pronounced Tayhayee) supplied the nerve.
I watched the canoe beat up from leeward and run in toward the village, its sole occupant far out on the outrigger and luffing up and spilling the wind in the puffs.
Not least in goodwill and affection was the wave I gave to the golden sun-god in the scarlet loin-cloth, standing upright in his tiny outrigger canoe.
Tehei and I could not very well do it, the both of us being perched part way out on the outrigger and busied with keeping the canoe bottom-side down.
I hired a small outriggerboat for this journey, and left one of my men to guard my house and goods.
Two hundred feet from the ground, Harvey pulled back the lever and the flat rudder on the front outrigger became horizontal.
Hillary, for out of the basket hauled up from the outrigger canoe that had just arrived alongside, plomp!
Except for the solitary dark man who lay fast asleep in his outrigger canoe, that was becalmed a few yards beyond the coral reefs, he wandered in a world alone.
It should also be said that some Polynesian customs, kava drinking, tattoo by pricking, the possession of outrigger canoes, etc.
The Melanesians build outriggerand twin canoes, but they do not sail far from the coasts.
The great war canoes are now things of the past, even the single outrigger canoes being only used by the poorer classes who cannot afford to buy boats of European build.
While we were vainly looking out for a landing-place, a white man, accompanied by two Polynesians, launched a small outrigger canoe from the reef edge, and paddled out to us.
The broken-up copra is thrown in around the lower extremity of the upright spar, and a bullock is set to work to drag round the outrigger arrangement.
Nukunono, we altered course and stood in towards the land, and when about three miles off observed an outrigger canoe with three men in it, paddling towards us.
Hagukà ang pagkahikut sa kátig, The outrigger of the boat is loosely tied.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "outrigger" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: bar; beam; boom; crank; crow; crowbar; galleon; junk; lever; limb; pedal; prize; spar; treadle; vessel; yacht
