FLYING

A narrow canoe about 30 feet long by 3 feet wide, used in the Ladrone Islands. The lee side is flat, being the mere longitudinal section of the common form, and the head and stem exactly alike. A slight frame-work projects several feet to windward, bearing a small block of wood like a canoe: this float supports the ve el from oversetting to that side, as she would otherwise do, and the frame-work affords support for a weight acting against the pre ure of the sail. The ve el is Steered by a paddle at either end, and moves with great velocity, either backwards or forwards, being adapted to a side wind in running between two places. The sail is mat, with a boom, upon one mast. Proa is also the name for large boats used by the Malays, propelled both by oars and sails. [s. 995]