 Marumaru Atua, Rarotonga 2010
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Cook Islands | |
| Name | Marumaru Atua |
| Owner | Cook Islands Voyaging Society |
| Builder | Salthouse Boatbuilders |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Vaka Moana |
| Displacement | 13 tonnes[1] |
| Length | 72 ft (22 m) overall[1] |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m)[1] |
| Draft | 3 ft (0.91 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | Sail / PV electric |
| Sail plan | crabclaw sails |
| Complement | 18[1] |
Marumaru Atua ("under the protection of God") is a reconstruction of a vaka moana, a double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoe. It was built in 2009 by the Okeanos Foundation for the Sea.[2][3] In 2014, it was gifted to the Cook Islands Voyaging Society.[2] It is used to teach polynesian navigation.
The vaka is recognised as a cultural treasure and is commemorated on the Cook Islands $5 coin.[4]
- ^ a b c d e "Tavaru – The long voyage home". Ranui. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Marumaru Atua". Okeanos Foundation for the Sea. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Marumaru Atua". Cook Islands Voyaging Society. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Minister of Finance Launches new Five Dollar Coin". Ministry of Finance and Economic Management. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.