The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Catamaran

Sea Terms

A kind of raft. In the East Indies native made catamarans consists of three logs secured to one another by spans, the middle log being the longest, and is curved upward at the fore end.

Catamaran and sharpie under sail
Catamaran and sharpie under sail
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