My family recently had to travel to the town of Wewak, in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea) for a translation workshop. I've been so busy with the workshop, going Monday through Saturday for two weeks, that I've not really had a chance to go to the beach or any villages to check things out. I'm really interested in looking at their different outrigger canoes. And get this... many of them have sails here! I would like to see the different ways they rig theirs and maybe make myself a wontok (friend) who wants to take me out on a ride with him. But for now, I'm constrained, due to the busy-ness of the translation workshop, to just enjoying the ocean view from the hillside that we're located on.
I've seen some traditional outriggers out there and it looks like the majority of them are using polytarp for their sail material. But it's just far enough away that I can't really see details, even with binoculars. I also saw this painting in one of our offices, done by a local artist named Nanias Maira. The painting depicts the look of the local sailing outriggers.
We're planning a time to go to the beach this Sunday morning. I've heard there's a nearby village to where we're going that has a bunch of canoes. Maybe that will be my chance to check some out and get some pix... and maybe... just maybe catch me a little ride.
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