Drua, also known as na drua, n'drua, ndrua or waqa tabu ("sacred canoe", Fijian pronunciation: [waᵑɡa taᵐbu]), is a double-hull sailing boat that originated in the south-western Pacific islands.

Expertly designed and hand crafted over a period of 6 to 7 years, the Drua was a double hulled canoe, gigantic in size and requiring total community involvement in its construction. Up to 118 …

May 12, 2021 · They were plank-built ships and were ingeniously constructed without metals measuring 30 meters (98 ft) in length and 5 feet deep. The double drua could carry 200 men …

"The Fijian double canoe (wangga ndrua) was the largest and finest sea-going vessel ever designed and built by natives of Oceania before contact with Europeans." Druas were large, …

Druas are double-hull sailing boats. Technically, a drua is a pacific proa, they do not tack but rather shunt (stern becomes the bow and viceversa). Both ends of each hull are identical, but …

"The Fijian double canoe (wangga ndrua) was the largest and finest sea-going vessel ever designed and built by natives of Oceania before contact with Europeans." Druas were large, …

However, the function of the "ai vorati" is to allow for the very heavy mast to slide alongside it during the operation of the "cavu", meaning the bow becoming the stern or vise-versa. It is that …

Oct 1, 2009 · Each plank of a Drua had its own name and was set in place according to tradition and ceremony. The result was a fine, fast sailing vessel capable of riding out the roughest …

The Fijian double canoe (wangga ndrua, spelt waqa drua in Fijian) was the largest and finest sea-going vessel ever designed and built by natives of Oceania before contact with Europeans.

Large and fast, some drua could reach speed of up to fifteen knots in a good wind. They were among the most finely crafted vessels in Fiji, identical in design to the Samoan ‘alia and the …