 The Gaualofa
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Samoa | |
| Name | Gaualofa |
| Owner | Samoa Voyaging Society |
| Builder | Salthouse Boatbuilders |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Vaka Moana |
| Tonnage | 13 tonnes[1] |
| Length | 72 ft (22 m) overall[1] |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m)[1] |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | Sail / PV electric |
| Sail plan | crabclaw sails |
| Complement | 14-16[1] |
Gaualofa is a reconstruction of a va'a-tele ("large canoe"),[2] a double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoe. It was built in 2009 by the Okeanos Foundation for the Sea.[3] It was given to the Samoa Voyaging Society in 2012, on the occasion of Samoa's 50th anniversary of independence.[4] It is used to teach polynesian navigation.
- ^ a b c d e "Vaka Moana". Okeanos Foundation for the Sea. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Va'atele Gaualofa". Samoa Voyaging Society. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Gaualofa". Okeanos Foundation for the Sea. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Tina Mata'afa-Tufele (6 June 2021). "Voyagers celebrate the gift of the 'Gaualofa'". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 1 October 2021.