Lakatoi (alsoLagatoi) are multiple-hulled[1]sailingwatercraft ofPapua New Guinea.[2] They are named in theMotu language and traditionally used in theHiri trade cycle.[3]
Lakatoi (whose literal meaning isthree dugouts) are fashioned from two or more dugout logs fastened together to give stability and cargo-carrying capacity.[1] The two or more dugouts are joined by booms, with a platform built on top.[4] The sail is acrab-claw sail.[5] Horridge (2008)[6] discusses the rig and how the craft is manouvred.
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