Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga
Figure 68. Double canoe, setting of mast and sail: the two canoes (1, 2) joined with bows in opposite directions; mast (3) stepped on inner gunwale of near canoe (1) and stayed by four ropes (4) tied to outer ends of four transverse booms (5); sail (6) with shorter straight spar (7), longer curved spar (8), and fringe (9) at base drawn up with halyard rope (10) passing through small hole in mast in model but probably through larger upper opening in full-sized canoe; sheet rope (11) tied to long…
Figure 68. Double canoe, setting of mast and sail: the two canoes (1, 2) joined with bows in opposite directions; mast (3) stepped on inner gunwale of near canoe (1) and stayed by four ropes (4) tied to outer ends of four transverse booms (5); sail (6) with shorter straight spar (7), longer curved spar (8), and fringe (9) at base drawn up with halyard rope (10) passing through small hole in mast in model but probably through larger upper opening in full-sized canoe; sheet rope (11) tied to longer spar (8) and to end of one of horizontal spars.