Pahi

This article is about the Tahitian traditional watercraft. For the bird, see pahi (bird). For the village in Hungary, see Páhi.

Pahi were the traditional double-hulled sailing watercraft of Tahiti.^[1] They were large, two masted, and rigged with crab claw sails.^[2]

References

↑ Taonui, Rāwiri (22 September 2012). "'Canoe navigation - Waka – canoes', Te Ara". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
↑ Parsonson, G. S.; Golson, Jack, Ed. (1962). "The Settlement of Oceania: An Examination of the Accidental Voyage Theory". Journal of the Polynesian Society (Auckland University) 71 (34): 11–63. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

Types of sailing vessels and rigs

Sailing rigs

By sail-plan

Multihull vessels

Naval & merchant
vessels
(by origin date)

Ancient	Boita Dhow Galley (Penteconter, Bireme, Trireme, Quadriremes, Tessarakonteres, Dromon) Junk Mtepe Uru

Medieval	Balinger Birlinn Chinese treasure ship Cog Hulk Knarr Koch Kondura Longship Shitik

15th c.	Carrack Caravel Hoy Trabaccolo

16th c.	Crommesteven Galiot Galleon Galleass Flyboat Fluyt Full-rigged pinnace Lorcha Man-of-war Patache Square-rigged caravel (round or de armada) Xebec

17th c.	Bermuda sloop Corvette East Indiaman Frigate Galeas Koff Pinisi Polacca Ship of the line

18th c.	Bilander Clipper (Baltimore Clipper) Gallivat Grab Gundalow 74-gun ship of the line Sloop-of-war

19th c.	Blackwall frigate Dutch clipper Down Easter Elissa Windjammer

Fishing vessels

Recreational vessels

Special terms

Other

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