The Walap is a traditional ocean-going sailing outrigger canoe from the Marshall Islands. It belongs to the Micronesian proa type whose main characteristics...

the Marshallese people learned to navigate over long ocean distances by walap canoe using traditional stick charts. Linguistic and anthropological studies...

larger, more dense populations. The Marshallese sailed between islands on walaps made from breadfruit-tree wood and coconut-fiber rope. They navigated by...

Takia Lakatoi Tepukei Aka Angga Wangga Wa Wahr Waserak Baurua Korkor Tipnol Walap Ladjak Sakman (Flying proa) Kaep Wa Chugpin Popow Wa Vaka Vaka katea Malia...

photos of ancient proas 2001 Marshall Island stamps, showing the Marshallese walap Canoe Craze In Marshall Islands, Pacific Magazine, By Giff Johnson. Shows...

and travel among islands by canoe lessened. Wa (watercraft) Sakman baurua walap Lewis, David (1963), "A Return Voyage Between Puluwat and Saipan Using Micronesian...

Vinta (Dapang, Pilang) Sampan panjang Tongkang Wa Wahr Waserak Baurua Korkor Tipnol Walap Ladjak Sakman (Flying proa) Kaep Wa Chugpin Popow Wa Camakau Drua (Wangga...

other traditional sailing ships of Micronesia, like the wa, baurua, and the walap. These ships were once used for trade and transportation between islands...

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