The Land Loom, the Optical Illusion of Being Able to See the Land in a Superior Mirage

Land loom is optical illusion of being able to see the land in a superior mirage projected up above the the horizon. This actually was sometimes used by some pacific island navigators, specific lewis cites navigators from the gilberts using this one. But that made me think about the height of the observer, which makes me wonder about the land finding virtues of different water craft people make these journeys in. Sometimes they're in outrigger canoes, or they could be in a double hulled, traditional navigational vessel that would have a much more raised platform in the middle,. with even a cabin that i guess you could technically get on top of. I don