What kind of traditional rig is this?

[pbmaise]

The vessel is a proa?

What is this rig called?

Anyone seen similar with a spar holding the sail open?

Thanks Philip

[Blue Stocking]

A version of the Crab Claw.

[Steadman Uhlich]

Originally Posted by Blue Stocking

A version of the Crab Claw.

Some like to call them Oceanic Lateen. Search for either term.

[Snowpetrel]

It looks to me like a Sprit rigged tacking proa. Used to be common in Vanuatu, until outboard disease took over.

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[Steadman Uhlich]

Here is a Peapod dinghy using a spritsail.

Notice the similar design of the sail and use of a thin spar (sprit) to hold the sail open at the top.