Spain · Wood craft; Maritime craft; Balearic heritage
Llaüt Eivissenc
The building of the llaüt — the traditional Ibizan and Formentera fishing and transport boat with a distinctive lateen sail rig. The Ibizan llaüt is the primary vessel type of the Pitiüses (Ibiza and Formentera) and is built from local pine and juniper using a traditional Mediterranean plank-on-frame construction. The llaüt builder reads the plank fit using the same rocking test as Basque shipbuilding (CRAFT-1061) but adapted to the Mediterranean construction logic — the llaüt is carvel-planked (planks flush edge-to-edge) rather than clinker (overlapping), requiring a different gap tolerance.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not listed; Eivissa is UNESCO World Heritage (1999) — the maritime tradition is part of its living heritage
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