Sampan

A sampan (Chinese舢板, Pinyin shānbǎn ) is a flat, wide rowing or sailing boat, which is used in East Asia as a houseboat.

The name Sampan indicates that it is a Sampan is a plank boat, as opposed to made ​​from a hollowed-out trunk dugout. Sampans are usually used as fishing boats and smaller transports. Some features indicate the catamaran as a starting point. From the earliest sampans, it is believed that they evolved from the dugout. The flat bottom and tapered forward form are strikingly similar flowed.

The movement takes place by means of a " Yuloh " said rudder (belt ), which is mounted with a movable connection asymmetrically to the longitudinal axis at the rear. This rudder is moved like a fish tail from left to right, gewriggt. The ship is thereby driven away in the diagonal of the forces. Sampans have a wide tail and a pointed bow. Therefore, the flow pushes for downhill.

Small sampans have 1-2 straps, large up to 20 belts.

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