Marumaru Atua
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 Marumaru Atua, Rarotonga 2010 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Cook Islands | |
| Name | Marumaru Atua |
| Owner | Cook Islands Voyaging Society |
| Builder | Salthouse Boatbuilders |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Vaka Moana |
| Displacement | 13 tonnes[1] |
| Length | 72 ft (22 m) overall[1] |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m)[1] |
| Draft | 3 ft (0.91 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | Sail / PV electric |
| Sail plan | crabclaw sails |
| Complement | 18[1] |
Marumaru Atua ("under the protection of God") is a reconstruction of a vaka moana, a double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoe. It was built in 2009 by the Okeanos Foundation for the Sea.[2][3] In 2014, it was gifted to the Cook Islands Voyaging Society.[2] It is used to teach polynesian navigation.
The vaka is recognised as a cultural treasure and is commemorated on the Cook Islands $5 coin.[4]
The vaka hulls are constructed of fiberglass, The wood beams are connected to the hulls with traditional lashings. The two masts are rigged with crab claw sails, with bermuda rigged sails for safety during long voyages.[3] It is fitted with a 1 kW photovoltaic array powering a 4 kW electric motor.[1] It was constructed at Salthouse Boatbuilders in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] The starboard hull is named Pa Tuterangi Ariki and has a bowspirit carved with the sun, Te Ra, as a tribute to former Cook Islands Prime Minister and Polynesian navigator Tom Davis. The port hull is named Te Tika O Te Tuaine and has a bowspirit carved with the moon, Te Marama, as a tribute to Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid, who had sailed with the Cook Islands Voyaging Society on its earlier vaka, Te Au o Tonga.[3][5]
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