Plastic dhow sails Kenya coast to highlight waste crisis A traditional dhow sailing boat made entirely of trash and flip-flops sets off on an expedition along the Kenyan coast to raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic waste. Dhows, with their billowing triangular sails, are an icon on the Kenyan coast, having traversed these Indian Ocean waters for some 2,000 years. IMAGES of the "Flipflopi" dhow's maiden voyage and SOUNDBITES from the project founder and a builder