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Rolling

Diagram explaining impact of rolling motion on a waka

Rolling describes a particular motion of waka on the ocean surface. If a waka is travelling SW, a SE swell would roll the waka from side to side, lifting first the port hull, then the starboard hull as it passes beneath.

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