Dhow is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with triangular shaped sails (called more technically "lateen" sails) used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Historians still don't know whether the dhow was invented by Arabs or Indians. Typically built with long thin hulls, dhows are trading vessels primarily used to carry heavy items, like fruit, fresh water or merchandise, along the coasts of the Eastern Arabia (Arab states of the Persian Gulf), … [Read more...]