Outrigger (model), Sulawesi, Indonesia

For at least three centuries, Indonesian seafarers and traders have sailed outriggers over open sea and along the often treacherous coasts of southwestern Asia and northern Australia.
courtesy of Eugene Ammarell

More Information

• Visit the Bishop Museum's Exhibition The Hawai`iloa and its Voyage: A voyage in cultural knowledge and awareness, Hawai`iloa celebrates the magnificent achievements of seafaring Hawaiians, past and present.
• Polynesian Voyaging Society has wonderful information about Polynesian navigation techniques and much more

Ocean Planet Exhibition Floorplan

gene carl feldman (gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (301) 286-9428

Judith Gradwohl, Smithsonian Institution (Curator/Ocean Planet)