Outrigger Boats in Sri Lanka

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Wikipedia writes: Outrigger boats are various watercraft featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outtriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull. As such, the hulls of outrigger … are typically longer, narrower and more hydrodynamically efficient than those of single-hull vessels. Compared to other types of canoes, smaller outrigger canoes can be quite fast, yet are also capable of being paddled and sailed in rougher water