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You will board my boat, sail across the sea and restore the heart of Te Fiti!
Moana to Maui

Moana's Boat is one of the boats that Moana's ancestors sealed away when the ocean became too dangerous to sail on, and the one that Moana used on her journey to find Maui and return the heart back to Te Fiti.

Background

Not long after the demigod, Maui, stole the heart of Te Fiti and Te Kā unleashed a curse that was killing islands and making the ocean too dangerous to sail upon, all the boats that Matai Vasa and his people used to sail and discover Motunui were sealed away, including one small sailboat, with a red spiral on its sail.

Years later, when Tala led her granddaughter to the sealed cave, Moana discovered the small boat and played on it a bit before she went to play the drum. After Tala's death and when Moana understood what she must do, she returned to the cave, measured the mark on the gem with the mark on the boat's sail, she sailed it through the waterfall and beyond the reef as her journey began. With Heihei as a unknown passenger in the boat's cargo hold.

Not long after finding the island that Maui was trapped on, the demigod tried to steal it so he could escape the island; and the Ocean helped Moana get back onboard it, so they could venture to the Mother Island together. On the way to Lalotai - so they could retrieve Maui's Fish Hook - the fallen demigod taught Moana how to sail her small sailboat, with the art of wayfinding; and once Maui re-mastered his shape shifting powers they made their way to Te Fiti. The skilled that Moana gained from sailing it, helped her to become a master wayfinder; like their ancestors before her.

The boat's sail was damaged in Moana and Maui's first round with Te Kā and not long after Maui left Moana and Tala's ghost came to comfort her granddaughter, it was surrounded the ghost sailboats that were steered by the ghost of Matai and his people. With Moana's hope restored she repaired the sail and made her way back to Te Kā. In the second battle, the boat was destroyed when Moana reached Te Fiti's island, and after the heart was returned to the goddess and Te Fiti lifted the curse of Te Kā, she used her power to recreate the boat so Moana could sail home.

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Trivia

  • The symbol on the sail bears the Koru.


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Media
Moana (soundtrack/video) • Moana 2Moana (2025)Gone FishingChibi Tiny Tales

Video games: Moana: Island LifeMoana: Rhythm RunDisney Emoji BlitzDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney Magic KingdomsDisney Sorcerer's Arena
Books: The Art of MoanaDisney Princess Beginnings

Disney Parks
Art of Disney AnimationCastle of Magical DreamsIt's a Small WorldJourney of Water, Inspired by Moana

Entertainment: Believe! Sea of Dreams"A Whole New World" A Magical Disney SongbookBelieve! Sea of DreamsFantasmic!Follow Your DreamsMickey’s Storybook AdventureMoana: A Homecoming CelebrationRivers of Light: We Are OneThe Tale of Moana
Parades: A Million Splashes of ColourDisney Adventure Friends CavalcadeDisney Harmony in Color! ParadeMagic HappensMain Street Electrical ParadeMickey & Friends Street Celebration
Fireworks: Disney EnchantmentHappily Ever AfterHarmoniousMomentousWonderful World of AnimationWorld of Color: OneIlluminate! A Nighttime CelebrationWondrous Journeys
Spring: Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice
Summer: Adventure is Out There!Summer Blast

Characters
MoanaMauiGramma TalaChief TuiSinaHeiheiPuaMini MauiTamatoaKakamoraTe Fiti/Te KāOceanEight-Eyed BatsMatai VasaMotunui Villagers

Deleted characters: Moana's Brothers

Locations
MotunuiMaui's IslandLalotaiTamatoa's LairTe Fiti
Songs
Tulou TagaloaAn Innocent WarriorWhere You AreHow Far I'll GoWe Know the WayYou're WelcomeShinyLogo Te PateI Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)Know Who You Are

Deleted songs: UnstoppableMoreWarrior Face

Objects
Maui's Fish HookHeart of Te FitiMoana's NecklaceMoana's Boat
See Also
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