Key details
- Current boat name
- Vinta
- Boat class
- 7345
- Function
- Fishing and Hunting
- Type
- Outrigger
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 5.15 / 16ft 11in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 0.4 / 1ft 4in
- Leeward
- Sponsons
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Traditional
- Place of build
- Phillipines
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/CBM
History
Brought to the Classic Boat Museum from the Philippines, this narrow outrigger canoe was used to provide a family income from fishing. Tied together with (nylon) fishing line, and the multi-coloured sail was hand-stitched by the women of the family. GH July 2011