Thamakau

Thamakau (or camakau) are a traditional watercraft of Fiji. Part of the broader Austronesian tradition, they are similar to catamarans, outrigger canoes, or smaller versions the drua, but are larger than a takia.^[1]

“	Not until Suva did we meet islanders who recognized Celerity's lineage. "Like Fiji canoe! Very fast! Very good!" We were able to judge the accuracy of this pierhead analysis by chasing an outrigger thamakau across the blustery Viti Levu lagoon. In those minutes we closed a gap of centuries. Progenitor and descendant... the sennit-lashed proa with her crab-claw sail matched the trimaran's space-age profile and epoxy fastenings in speed—and sophistication. In the crossing of our wakes an era came full circle.	”
—Randy Thomas (1984)^[2]

References

↑ Ilaitia Turagabeci (13 August 2013). "Secrets of the camakau builders". Retrieved January 2015.
↑ Randy Thomas (1984). "Bluewater Odyssey". Yachting. Retrieved January 2015.

External links

Images of a camakau under construction in Korovo, Fiji.

Multihull boats

Pre-modern Austronesian	ʻalia Amatasi Baurua Catamaran Drua Jukung Kalia Lakatoi Outrigger canoe Pahi Paraw Proa Takia Tepukei Thamakau Tipairua Tongiaki Va'a-tele Vaka katea Vinta Wa

Pre-modern Western	Tessarakonteres and Thalamegos (3rd century BCE) Simon & Jude or Invention I (1662) Invention II (1662) Experiment (1664) St. Michael the Archangel (1684) Experiment (1786) Taurus (1790s)

19th century	Jersey (1812) York (1813) Nassau (1814) Steam Battery (1815) Double Trouble (1820) Castaliâ (1874) Amaryllis (1876) Calais-Douvres or Express (1877) Duster (1877) John Gilpin (1877) Tarantella (1877) Teaser (1878) Zarifa (1878) Proa #1 (1898)

1900s	Proa #2 (1903) Proa #3 (1903) Proa #4 (1908)

1930s	Kaimiloa Kaimiloa-Wakea

1940s	Manu Kai Naramatac Shearwater I

1950s	Aikane Ay Ay Bunyip 20 Frolic Rongo Shearwater III Waikiki Surf

1960s	Beverly A Class B Class C Class D Class Hellcats II Hirondelle Mk I Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Kraken 18 Kraken 25 Kraken 33 Kraken 40 Lodestar Pacific Catamaran Pen Duick IV or Manureva Rehu Moana Searunner 25 Searunner 31 Searunner 37 Searunner 40 Snow Goose Tigercat Toria Tornado Trice Trifle Trine Trio

1970s	Acapella (Olympus Photo) Constant Camber 26 Constant Camber 32 Crossbow Crossbow II Crowther Buccaneer 24 Crowther Buccaneer 28 Crowther Buccaneer 33 Crowther Buccaneer 36 Crowther Buccaneer 40 Dart 18 Farrier Command 10 Farrier Trailertri 18 Farrier Trailertri 680 Farrier Trailertri 720 Hobie 18 Kaimalino Kriter IV Seaclipper 28 Searunner 34 Sprint 15 Sunburner Telstar 26 MK1 Telstar 26 MK2 Telstar 26 MK3 Telstar 35 Telstar 8m Third Turtle Topcat F1 Venta

1980s	Atlantic 50 Auscat Brittany Ferries Casamance 43 Constant Camber 3M Constant Camber 23 Cyclone Constant Camber 30 Constant Camber 35 Constant Camber 37 Constant Camber 40 Constant Camber 44 Corneel 26 Dict Robert Discovery 20 Dragonfly 800 Elf Aquitaine Farrier F-27 Farrier Tramp Fidji 39 Fleury Michon Fleury Michon IV FMV Formula Tag Gauliosis IV Gautier II Jet Services II Jet Services V Freshwater class First Fleet class Hobie 17 Juniper Lagoon 55 Lagoon 57 Le Turnesol Louisiane 37 Maldives 32 Matilda Matilda II Matilda III Matilda IV Moxie Mystère 6.0 Our Lady Patricia Our Lady Pamela Paul Ricard RC-27 Royale II Sarimanok Seaclipper 10 Seaclipper 34 Seaclipper 38 Seaclipper 41 Sidinox ARC 15 ARC 17 ARC 19 SuperCat 20 Taipan 4.9 Topcat Spitfire 2.3 Topcat Spitfire 2.5 William Saurin

1990s	Antigua 37 ARC 22 Athena 38 Avalon 8.2 Avalon 9 Bahia 46 Cable and Wireless Adventurer Cat-Link IV Cat Link V Catalonia Catri 26 Centaurus II CityCat Condor 10 Condor 12 Condor Express Condor Vitesse Dart 16 Douce France Dragonfly 600 Dragonfly 1000 Ducky 13 Ducky 15 Emeraude France Farrier F-9 Farrier F-24 Mk II Farrier F-31 Farrier F-36 Farrier F-82 Hammerhead 34 Hoverspeed France Incat 045 Incat 046 Incat 050 HarbourCat class Hobie Tiger Lagoon 35 Lagoon 37 Lagoon 380 Lagoon 410 Lagoon 42 Lagoon 47 Lagoon 470 Marquises 53 Marquises 56 MDV1200 Mystère 4.3 Open 60 RC-30 RV Triton Sealion 2000 RiverCat class Scarab 670 Seacat Scotland Seaclipper 16 Sea Runner Stena Lynx III Stena Voyager Taipan 5.7 Tobago 35 Tarifa Jet Topcat K1 Topcat K2 Topcat K3 TriFoiler Venezia 42 WindRider 16 WindRider Rave

2000s	ARC 21 Astus 14.1 Astus 16.1 Astus 20.1 Astus 22 Aussie 3m Belize 43 Benchijigua Express Catri 23 Catri 24 Corsair 28 Corsair 37 Dash 750 Dragonfly 28 Dragonfly 35 Dragonfly 920 Dragonfly 1200 Ducky 17 Ducky 19 Earthrace Eleuthera 60 Explorer 44 Extreme 40 Fantasea class Farrier F-32 Farrier F-33 Farrier F-39 Farrier F-41 Formula 18 Hobie Dragoon Hobie Wildcat Huakai Hydroptère Incat Tasmania HSV-2 Swift Independence class Lagoon 400 Lagoon 420 Lagoon 440 Lagoon 500 Lagoon 570 Lagoon Power 43 Lagoon Power 44 Lavezzi 40 Lipari 41 M80 Stiletto Mahe 36 MGC 66 Milenium Multi 23 MV Sorrento Nacra Infusion Natchan World Orana 44 Orange II Sea Fighter SL 16 Spirit of Kangaroo Island Sprint 750 SuperCat class Telstar 28 The Cat Type 022 USAV Spearhead Viper F16 Westpac Express Weta WindRider 10 WindRider 17

2010s	AC45 AC72 Amatasi 27 Astus 18.2 Astus 20.2 Astus 24 Atlantic 47 Baydream 5.5 Catri 25 Catri 27 Constant Camber DC-3 Cruze 970 Dragonfly 32 Farrier F-22 Farrier F-44 Farrier F-85 Formula 16 Francisco Galathea 65 Helia 44 Ipanema 58 Klewang Lagoon 400 S2 Lagoon 560 Lagoon 560 S2 Makar Neel 45 Neel 65 Planet Pulse 600 Saba 50 Salina 48 Sanya 57 Seaclipper 20 Seaclipper 24 Spearhead Topcat 4.5 (K4) Topcat Chico Victoria 67 WindRider Rave V

Brands	Astus Austal Catrigroup Corsair Marine Dragonfly Ducky Farrier Marine Fountaine-Pajot Hobie Incat Kværner Lagoon Mystère Nacra Neel Telstar Torpen Topcat WindRider

catamaran = two symmetric hulls proa = two asymmetric hulls, reverse-shunting (interchangeable bow/aft) trimaran = three hulls quadrimaran = four hulls pentamaran = five hulls