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Cruising Indonesia DIVING CRUISES & LIVEABOARD |
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THE LIVEABOARDS
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THE
TRADITIONAL INDONESIAN PHINISI SCHOONER
Anyone that appreciates wooden
sailing vessels will come to understand that the Indonesian Archipelago is home
to one of the world's truly classic sailing fleets. The Indonesian Phinisi
Schooner was the backbone of the original spice trade, carrying spice cargos
from these Spice Islands to China and the Middle East since long before western
cultures even discovered the Earth was not flat. Even today, approximately 80%
of Indonesia's cargo is still carried aboard similar wooden cargo vessels to
and from ports through this, the largest archipelagic nation on our planet.
Still in our days, around 80%
of country freight are carried trough all Indonesian archipelago by this wooden
sailing vessels. These majestic 2 masts, 7 sails schooners called
“Phinisi” are built entirely in tropical wood. Its dimensions vary
from 18 to 35 meters on deck. Very strong and capable are still built direct on
the beach by very skillful workers with the only help of few traditional
instruments. The precision of these workers is astounding.
The history of these boats and
its builders, the Bugis of South Sulawesi, started many centuries ago, before
the Europeans explorers reached these islands. At that time, Bugis sailors were
already trading with Chinese Empire and Arabian merchants, using its boats to
carry across the entire archipelago and beyond spices, wood, porcelain and all
items they could trade. When James Cook reached for first time Australia, in
1771, found more than hundred of this Schooner trading with the Australian
Aborigines.
Until the end of the 1970s, the
Phinisi had no engine and sailed following the trade winds, 6 months to the
east and 6 months to the west, with no hurry, keeping pace with the world they
belonged. At these days, all the boats are engine powered and sails are
becoming less important.
In the last two decades,
westerners have started to transform these cargo boats into luxury yachts,
mainly to use as liveaboard for diving cruises. The very strong Phinisi’
structure has been equipped with all modern safety equipment like GPS, depth
sounder, radar, radio, satellite phone, fire detectors, inflatable rafts, water
maker, solar panel, electric generator. This kind of boat is perfectly
adaptable as liveaboard having plenty of space for cabins, diving equipment and
relax areas.
Phinisi’s limited draft
allows it to reach almost every shore and reef. In a country composed by 17.500
islands scattered in an area as the size of USA, with many areas still out of
beaten tracks and without tourist structures, liveaboard is in many case the
only way to reach dive sites otherwise unreachable.
Imagine being on board of one
of this beautiful schooners, sailing in the most beautiful and untouched seas
of the planet, visiting uncountable deserted white-sand beaches… Imagine
diving 3-4 times a day in pristine wonderful reefs, and perhaps being the only
one and the first one… Imagine enjoying the sunset in a deserted bay
surrounded by hills covered in tropical jungle while making barbeque on the
beach. These are not just dreams, but the ingredients of Cruising Indonesia.
Anyone that appreciates wooden
sailing vessels could have the unique opportunity to build his/her own schooner
without need to be a multimillionaire.
The size of these vessels vary
from 18 to 35 meters LOD (Length on deck), for the smaller ones the cabin space
below deck is max edible for 6-8 passengers, the stern section it does provide
comfortable after deck space, bigger ones have a lot of space and are suitable
for 14-16 guests in comfortable large cabins, plus lot of space for leisure and
relax.
The cost for a entire building
process of one of this beautiful vessels is still affordable, due to the low
cost of work and materials in Indonesia. As for the hull shape it is better to
follow the traditional way used by the skilful Bugis builders, for each vessel
interior can be modified to fit the new owner preference or total new design
concepts can be developed for those looking for something special. This allows
change a cargo vessel into a luxury yacht.
Projects span a period of 12-24
months to complete included installations of all key systems required for a
long distance and commercial vessels water maker, genset, air conditioning
system, solar power system, wench products, electric and pipe systems, kitchen
equipment and more.
Power options on a vessel of
this size are numerous and these models can achieve speeds of 6-9 knots with a
200 to 400 hp new or rebuilt diesel engine. As most people think of an annual
docking as a major expense, we do lean towards a more traditional approach to
this process. The traditional docking process of these vessels in often
accomplished by bringing the vessel to a shallow beach on a full moon, for
caulking and anti-fouling by the vessels own crew.
Our company could assist you in
all the process from project, building, purchasing and installation of equipment and finishing; to the
selection of crew, cruising permits and registries, cruises management, web
site developing and everything you need to get your Schooner working out.
Marketing support is another
service of our company, if you are interested in chartering your vessel here in
Indonesia, we will be glad to sell your packages trough our website…
Our boat selection considers the best quality-price
relationship,
safety equipment on board and
boat’s diving experience in operating area.
Cruising Indonesia
CRUISES
DIVING & LIVEABOARD
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