Australian Geographic — May-June 2017

(Chris Devlin) #1
12° 26’ S 130° 49’ E LatLong

May. June 121

The 2016 winner, Laser, with
its crew ready to celebrate, no
doubt with a few full cans!
Beer-can boatbuilding comes in
all shapes, sizes and brews (left).

An anchor made from cans:
such ingenuity among would-be
navigational architects has been
running strong for decades.


An original image of Darwin’s first trade mission to
Singapore on Can-tiki. The trio on board achieved
315 nautical miles on their best day. Can-tiki also
earned an official Seaworthiness Certificate 1.
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