Magic: Kadumiyala, ritual rubbing or cleansing of the canoe with leaves charmed over; Bisila magic, pandanus streamers, previously chanted over, are tied to the mast and rigging; Kayikuna veva, swaying the sheet rope uttering an incantation; Vabusi momwa’u, „expelling the heaviness” out of a canoe by means of a stale potato; Bisiboda patile, a rite of evil magic to make other canoes slow and thus achieve relative speed.
VI — The mwasila, performed on arrival at the final destination
(A) Beauty magic (Chapter XIII, Division I)
Activity: washing, anointing and painting.
Place: the beach, on or near which the party rest before starting on the last stage (on the way to Dobu: Sarubwoyna beach. On the way to Sinaketa: Kaykuyawa).
Performers: the spells are uttered usually by the toliwaga, sometimes by an elder member of the crew.
Magic: Kaykakaya — ritual washing and rubbing with charmed leaves; Luya (coco-nut) spell — over the scraped coco-nut used for anointing; Sinata (comb) spell — over the comb; Sayyaku — aromatic black paint; Bowa — ordinary charcoal blacking; Talo — red paint of crushed areca-nut.
(B) Magic of the final approach (Chapter XIII, Division II)
Activity: the fleet are paddling (on the approach to Dobu) or punting (to Sinaketa) in a body.
Performers: in each canoe, simultaneously, the toliwaga and two members of the crew.