page_title: Crab claw sail
hierarchical_section_title: Crab claw sail
caption_attribution_description: English: Austronesian sail types: A: Double sprit (Sri Lanka) B: Common sprit (Philippines) C: Oceanic sprit (Tahiti) D: Oceanic sprit (Marquesas) E: Oceanic sprit (Philippines) F: Crane sprit (Marshall Islands) G: Rectangular boom lug (Maluku) H: Square boom lug (Gulf of Thailand) I: Trapezial boom lug (Vietnam) Per (1981) Wangka: Austronesian Canoe Origins, Texas A&amp;M University Press ISBN&#58; 9780890961070.&#32;
context_page_description: The crab claw sail or, as it is sometimes known, Oceanic lateen or Oceanic sprit, is a triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges. The crab claw sail is used in many traditional Austronesian cultures, as can be seen by the traditional paraw, proa, lakana, and tepukei.
context_section_description: The crab claw sail or, as it is sometimes known, Oceanic lateen or Oceanic  sprit, is a triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges. The crab claw sail is used in many traditional Austronesian cultures, as can be seen by the traditional paraw, proa, lakana, and tepukei.
caption: Traditional Austronesian generalized sail types. C, D, E, and F are types of crab-claw sails.[1] Double sprit (Sri Lanka)Common sprit (Philippines)Oceanic sprit (Tahiti)Oceanic sprit (Marquesas)Oceanic sprit (Philippines)Crane sprit (Marshall Islands)Rectangular boom lug (Maluku Islands)Square boom lug (Gulf of Thailand)Trapezial boom lug (Vietnam)
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