caïque
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right|thumb|300px|Caïque right|thumb|300px|Caïque, WW2 right|thumb|300px|Caïque '' right|thumb|300px|Caïque, 1919 right|thumb|300px|Caïque Bom Sucesso, Olhão#History|Olhão, Portugal right|thumb|300px|Caïque Bom Sucesso, Olhão#History|Olhão, Portugal A caïque (, kaiki'', from ) is a traditional fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea, and also a light skiff used on the Bosporus. It is traditionally a small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail. The caïque is also a typical case of positioning the widest beam far aft, with a long sharp bow.
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- Aegean fishing boat
- Construction
- Modern-day use
- Bosporus light skiff
- Etymology
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right|thumb|300px|Caïque right|thumb|300px|Caïque, WW2 right|thumb|300px|Caïque '' right|thumb|300px|Caïque, 1919 right|thumb|300px|Caïque Bom Sucesso, Olhão#History|Olhão, Portugal right|thumb|300px|Caïque Bom Sucesso, Olhão#History|Olhão, Portugal A caïque (, kaiki'', from ) is a traditional fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea, and also a light skiff used on the Bosporus. It is traditionally a small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail. The caïque is also a typical case of positioning the widest beam far aft, with a long sharp bow.
==Aegean fishing boat== ===Construction=== Caïques are often built on the foreshore in a shipyard, from pine wood.