Who were the designers of the outrigger canoe?
2.0 Origins The outrigger canoe is present in parts of the Indian Ocean including, East Africa, Comoro Islands the Maldives and parts of India which are substantially older cultures than that of Oceania and so some would speculate that the outrigger canoe may have its origins in this region. However many believe that the outrigger canoe in whatever form it first appeared, originated in the region of Indonesia, spreading outwards with the migration of these people across into Samoa, (the birthplace of Polynesian culture) and also to Micronesia and Melanesia. This conclusion seems drawn on the basis that it is from within these cultures that the outrigger canoe was used in such huge numbers and from where we have the greatest variance of design concepts. All seafaring cultures of Oceania can be described as being a canoe culture, intrinsically linked by similarity of language and the construction and reliance on the outrigger canoe in its many and varied forms, be they paddled or sailed.
