Panga (skiff)

The panga is a type of modest-sized, open, outboard-powered, fishing boat common throughout much of the developing world, including Central America, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.

The original panga design was developed by Yamaha as part of a World Bank project circa 1970.

The upswept bow of the boat resembles the machete or knife called a panga.

Key features of the panga design are a high bow, narrow waterline beam, a delta shaped running surface,[5] and a flotation bulge along the gunwale, or top edge of the hull.

[citation needed] The hulls are made of fiberglass or fibre-reinforced plastic, heavily reinforced by numerous bulkheads, and usually have bow and stern enclosed flotation compartments.