Ian Chute
26 January, 2021, 8:30 pm
Participants with their certificates during the Beqa Island Community Training on Traditional Canoe Building and Sailing graduation ceremony at Rukua Village on Beqa. Picture: SOPHIE RALULU
The limitations of boats powered by outboard motors will no longer be a hindrance to the gonedau or fisherfolk of Beqa Island.
Speaking at the awards ceremony of the Beqa Island Community Training on Traditional Canoe Building and Sailing, one of the five female awardees and traditional fisherwoman, Senimelia Narimo, said engine failure was always a worry.
“Sometimes, it is not easy being a fisherwoman when the seas get rough, we worry if the engine will fail,” Ms Narimo said.