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  1. Caribbean
  2. Haiti - Ile A Vache

Boats

Ile A Vache, Haiti, is one of the last places in the Caribbean to find traditional boatbuilding and sailing.
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  • Fishermen headed out for the morning's work

    Fishermen headed out for the morning's work

  • Ile  A Vache, Haiti

    Ile A Vache, Haiti

    Fishermen headed out for the morning's work

  • Port Morgan

    Port Morgan

    Port Morgan

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  • Ile A Vache, Haiti

    Ile A Vache, Haiti

    Haitian "bois fouilles" sailboats wait for people and cargo

  • Captain Roman preparing his "bois fouilles" for the trip back to the village

    Captain Roman preparing his "bois fouilles" for the trip back to the village

  • In addition to hauling bags of flour, rice, and people back from the market, we also had two goats and a pig

    In addition to hauling bags of flour, rice, and people back from the market, we also had two goats and a pig

  • Sailboats off the coast of Ile A Vache, Haiti.

    Sailboats off the coast of Ile A Vache, Haiti.

    Sailboats off the coast of Ile A Vache, Haiti.

  • Chaff protector?

    Chaff protector?

  • A "bois fouilles" returning to the village from the market

    A "bois fouilles" returning to the village from the market

    A "bois fouilles" returning to the village from the market

  • Ile  A Vache, Haiti

    Ile A Vache, Haiti

    A "bois fouilles" returning to the village from the market

  • A "bois fouilles" returning to the village from the market

    A "bois fouilles" returning to the village from the market

    A "bois fouilles" returning to the village from the market

  • My guide, Davy, on the left

    My guide, Davy, on the left

  • Fisherman laying out his morning nets in the harbor

    Fisherman laying out his morning nets in the harbor

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  • Fishermen on Ile A Vache, Haiti, construct sails with whatever materials they can find, mostly old sails that have been donated to them.

    Fishermen on Ile A Vache, Haiti, construct sails with whatever materials they can find, mostly old sails that have been donated to them.

    Fishermen on Ile A Vache, Haiti, construct sails with whatever materials they can find, mostly old sails that have been donated to them.

  • A bois fouilles sailboat with fishermen aboard tries to find some wind in the glassy sound between Ile A Vache and mainland Haiti.

    A bois fouilles sailboat with fishermen aboard tries to find some wind in the glassy sound between Ile A Vache and mainland Haiti.

    A bois fouilles sailboat with fishermen aboard tries to find some wind in the glassy sound between Ile A Vache and mainland Haiti.

  • A bois fouilles sailboat on the glassy water between Ile A Vache and mainland Haiti.

    A bois fouilles sailboat on the glassy water between Ile A Vache and mainland Haiti.

    A bois fouilles sailboat on the glassy water between Ile A Vache and mainland Haiti.

  • Boys playing catch in Baie La Hatte as Fufei, our supply boat, sails in with some fresh cut timber.

    Boys playing catch in Baie La Hatte as Fufei, our supply boat, sails in with some fresh cut timber.

    Boys playing catch in Baie La Hatte as Fufei, our supply boat, sails in with some fresh cut timber.

  • Ile A Vache, Haiti

    Ile A Vache, Haiti

    Boys playing catch in Baie La Hatte as Fufei, our supply boat, sails in with some fresh cut timber.

  • Ile  A Vache, Haiti

    Ile A Vache, Haiti

    One of the young boys trying to push this big heavy boat off the sand as the crew attempt to kedge off.

  • Fufei in Baie La Hatte.

    Fufei in Baie La Hatte.

    Fufei in Baie La Hatte.

  • Fishermen's sailboats lined up in Baie La Hatte.

    Fishermen's sailboats lined up in Baie La Hatte.

    Fishermen's sailboats lined up in Baie La Hatte.

  • "Fufei"'s sails are made up of three smaller sails donated to the island over the years.

    "Fufei"'s sails are made up of three smaller sails donated to the island over the years.

    "Fufei"'s sails are made up of three smaller sails donated to the island over the years.

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