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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5225/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Greece's Traditional Wooden Boat Building Is a Shrinking Craft' data-article-id='5809'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10500'>Traditional wooden boats, known as caique or kaiki, are an important part of Greek culture.</span> <span data-start-time='10500' data-end-time='19667'>They have been used for centuries to fish and to transport goods, animals, and people. </span> <span data-start-time='19667' data-end-time='26896'>They are seen everywhere in printed materials for visitors and holiday pictures.</span> <span data-start-time='26896' data-end-time='35771'>But the art of designing and building these wooden boats, completely by hand, is under threat.</span> <span data-start-time='35771' data-end-time='48667'>To build a “caique,” one person has to do all the work from cutting down trees and moving the wood, to securing each piece in place. </span> <span data-start-time='48667' data-end-time='56417'>The tradition is passed on from father to son or from one family member to another.</span> <span data-start-time='56417' data-end-time='68938'>Now, fewer people are ordering wooden boats since boats made from materials like plastic and fiberglass are less costly to maintain. </span> <span data-start-time='68938' data-end-time='78979'>And young people are not as interested in joining a profession that requires years of learning with an uncertain future.</span> <span data-start-time='78979' data-end-time='87125'>Giorgos Kiassos is one of the last remaining boat builders on the Greek island Samos. </span> <span data-start-time='87125' data-end-time='92042'>It was once a major boat production center.</span> <span data-start-time='92042' data-end-time='100167'>Kiassos is currently building two boats, one for pleasure and the other for fishing. </span> <span data-start-time='100167' data-end-time='110896'>While working, he said, “If something doesn’t change, there will come a time when there won’t be anyone left doing this type of job...”</span> <span data-start-time='110896' data-end-time='117021'>“Unfortunately, I see the profession slowly dying,” he added.</span> <span data-start-time='117021' data-end-time='120813'>The boats are being made to order. </span> <span data-start-time='120813' data-end-time='129542'>The bigger one costs $70,000 and the smaller one is around $35,000.</span> <span data-start-time='129542' data-end-time='138854'>Caiques from Samos island are famous for both the quality of the work and the material. </span> <span data-start-time='138854' data-end-time='147271'>The wood is taken from a kind of pine tree that is stronger and more resistant to insects.</span> <span data-start-time='147271' data-end-time='152938'>Years ago, there were many boat-building centers on the island. </span> <span data-start-time='152938' data-end-time='158083'>They employed many people and supported whole communities. </span> <span data-start-time='158083' data-end-time='162188'>Now, there are only about four left.</span> <span data-start-time='162188' data-end-time='170083'>Kiassos said caique building is an art but the work is tough and tiring. </span> <span data-start-time='170083' data-end-time='174854'>He said young people are not following the profession. </span> <span data-start-time='174854' data-end-time='184313'>He tried to get his 23-year-old son to learn, but his son hopes to become a boat captain instead.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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