A fast sailboat with three hulls, normally having a larger main center hull and two smaller outrigger hulls called amas, one on either side, connected to the center hull by a framework of struts called akas. The words aka and ama originate from the original 'outrigged' East Indies Caracore or Proa
A type of boat with three side-by-side hulls, the center of which is usually larger with crew accommodations.
A triple-hulled boat, the center hull usually being larger than the others.
A boat with a center hull and two smaller outer hulls called amas.
A trimaran is a multihull boat consisting of a main hull (vaka) and two smaller outrigger hulls (amas), attached to the main hull with lateral struts (akas). The design and names for the trimaran components are derived from the original proa constructed by native Pacific Islanders.
