Vaka (sailing)

A doubled hulled vaka in Rarotonga.

The vaka is the main hull of a multihull vessel.[1]

## Origin and use of the term

The term vaka comes from the pronunciation of the word waka and is derived from Polynesian, Malay and Micronesian languages for a 'canoe', 'ship' or 'boat.'

Other parts of a traditional vaka can include the aka and ama (outrigger).

A proa consists of a vaka, the main canoe-like hull; an ama, the outrigger; and akas, the poles connecting the ama to the vaka.[1] The trimaran uses the same terminology, with a center vaka and amas and akas on each side. [2]

## See also

* Polynesian navigation
* Waka (canoe)
* Hōkūleʻa

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A primer on proas". http://proafile.com/view/weblog/comments/a_primer_on_proas/. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
2. ↑ "The Tridarka Raider". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20071020045916/http://www.tridarkaraider.com/. Retrieved 2007-10-30.

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