Benutzer:Shi Annan/Fautasi
A fautasi (Vorlage:IPAc-en Vorlage:Respell;[1] also fa'utasis)[2] is a Samoan boat, similar to a longboat. Fautasi boats are around 100 feet in length and can accommodate a rowing crew of 50.[3] A coxwain uses a drum to beat a tempo to coordinate the rowing.[4] Each fautasi also has a captain.[5] The meaning of fautasi is "to build as one," which reflects the need for teamwork in using the boats.[3] Prior to the use of modern-day ferries, fautasi were the main mode of transport between Upolu and Savai'i.[6]
Today fautasi are mainly used in racing events.[6] Traditionally, men involved in the racing spent eight weeks away from their families and other luxuries, and training with their captain.[2][5] The races take place during Independence Days week celebrations in June.[1] The top three finalists in the races receives a cash prize from the Government of Samoa.[7] The sport used to be male-only, but in 2013, there was an all-women crew.[6] The first woman to become a fautasi skipper was Zita Martel in 2001.[8] Entrants from Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Hawaii have participated.[9][10]
Fautasi are made of hollowed-out trees.[6]
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- ↑ a b Ann Stalcup: Holidays Galore. In: Faces. 18. Jahrgang, Nr. 9, Mai 2002, S. 22 (ebscohost.com [abgerufen am 8. November 2017]).
- ↑ a b Off the Record In: York Daily Record, 21. Februar 1974, S. 16. Abgerufen am 8. November 2017
- ↑ a b Adrian Phillips: Fishing for compliments on the South Pacific outpost of Samoa In: The Independent, 27. April 2013. Abgerufen am 8. November 2017 (britisches Englisch).
- ↑ 'Fautasi' Boats In: The Decatur Herald, 24. August 1965, S. 6. Abgerufen am 8. November 2017
- ↑ a b No Wives, Smokes for 40 Oarsmen In: Courier-Post, 4. August 1971, S. 68. Abgerufen am 8. November 2017
- ↑ a b c d Pacific Islands: Sizzling in Samoa In: The New Zealand Herald, 28 May 2013. Abgerufen im 8 November 2017
- ↑ Independence Day Scaled Down Due to King's Death In: The New Zealand Herald, 31 May 2007. Abgerufen im 8 November 2017
- ↑ Zita Martel In: Pacific Community, 26. September 2017. Abgerufen am 8. November 2017 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Patrick Walters: Forum, What Forum? This Is Race Week... In: Sydney Morning Herald, 30 May 1987. Abgerufen im 8 November 2017
- ↑ Don Chapman: In the Thick of Thurs In: The Honolulu Advertiser, 21. April 1988, S. 2. Abgerufen am 8. November 2017