At sunrise, fishing boats set sail from the sheltered, natural harbour of Kisingitini on Pate Island for a days fishing.These traditional wooden sailing boats, called mashua, can be found throughout the Lamu Archipelago. Kisingitini is the centre of the islands fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermens prized catch.
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Soon after sunrise each day the fishing fleet sets sail from the sheltered, natural harbour of Kisingitini on Pate Island.The traditional wooden sailing boats, called mashua, can be found at fishing villages throughout the Lamu Archipelago. Kisingitini is the centre of the islands fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermens prized catch.
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Dhows sailing off Lamu Island.Dhow or Dau is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a dhow is a much larger ocean going vessel than either the medium sized Jahazi or smaller mashua fishing boats that are commonly seen at Lamu.
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A shipwright drills a hole to repair a wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, at Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. The centuries old technology of the bow drill he uses is ideal for places where there is no electricity.Kisingitini is the centre of the islands fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermens prized catch.
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The waterfront of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD. The islands importance lies in the fact that it has the only certain source of sweet groundwater in the entire district.
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A mashua sails into the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island.Dhow is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a dhow is a much larger ocean going vessel.
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A shipwright drills a hole to repair a wooden sailing boat at Faza on Pate Island. The centuries old technology of the bow drill he uses is ideal for places where there is no electricity. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
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A fisherman repairs the sail of his wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, along the waterfront of Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. Kisingitini is the centre of the islands fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermens prized catch.The island is the largest of the Lamu Archipelago lying in the Indian Ocean just north of Lamu and 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa.
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A signwriter chisels the name onto the side of a wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, after repairs to the vessel at the boatyard at Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island Kisingitini is the centre of the islands fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermens prized catch.
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