Anutan sailing canoe "Turuturukiteniu"

3D Model

Captured at the Auckland Maritime Museum. This model is shared for educational purposes only. All copyrights and intellectual property are reserved by the creators of this canoe.

The sign at the museum reads:

Turuturukiteniu built 1997. Vaka kiato-toru sailing canoe from Solomon Islands. There are only around 300 people living on the isolated island of Anuta, where this three-beam canoe was built. They are highly dependent on canoes for fishing and transportation between remote islands, and a distinctive seaworthy form has evolved. The vaka of Anuta range in size to over 10 metres in length. The larger canoes can sail the 112 km voyage to the island of Fakata for birds’ eggs and fish, navigating by the stars and wave patterns. Turuturukiteniu was gifted to the Martime Museum by the people of the Solomon Islands, and reassembled in Auckland by Josef Fenua of Anuta. Length: 19 ft 7 in, 5.96 m. Beam overall: 7 ft 1 in / 2.16 m. Sail area: 44 sq ft / 4.1 sq m.