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Boat
by : rachmad mulyo
A boat is a small watercraft propelled by paddle, oars, sail or motor. Boats have length not more than 30 m. Materials: wood, Plywood, fiberglass, aluminum, steel and polyethylene.
Pedal Boat
Basically boats are categorized into 3 types: a human power boat, sailboat and motorboat.
Human Power Boat
Boats powered by human move a cross water using paddle or row. At this time this boats mostly used for water sports and recreationally, such as canoe, kayak, dragon boat, rowing boat and paddle boat.
Canoe: small and narrow boat, at the bow and stern have taper shape and open on top. Generally, this boat has a length not more than 7 meters and can carry up to 8 persons.
Kayak: this boat is not different with canoe, kayak shorter than canoe and has a covered deck, carry no more than 2 persons
Sail Boat
Dragon Boat: This boat is similar with canoe but longer than canoe and at the front decorated with dragon heads. Dragon boat can carry between 10 to 50 paddles. Dragon boat only needs to use water sports and the national community Tong hoe.
Sailboat
A boat powered by wind driven using sail called sailboat.
Sailboats have 2 types differs based on the amount of mast, single mast and two masts. Sailing boat mostly used for water sports and sailing boat racing event.
Single mast
Sailboats with a single mast have relatively small size between 16 feet to 80 feet. This type of boat among other sloop, cutter and catboat
Sloop: this boat has single mast and supported by two sails, headsail on the front and mainsail attach to the mast and the boom.
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