Vessels-Specifications and Facilities

The Bugis people of south Sulawesi, once feared as pirates, have always been the most skilful ship builders and sailors of Indonesia. Their boats, 'prahu' and 'pinisi' were and still are hand-crafted entirely from timber. While the smallest prahu are fishing boats the proud pinisi have been used for centuries as cargo carriers, plying the old trade routes between the smaller islands of the Indonesian archipelago, carrying anything from lumber to coca-cola crates. The pinisi are elegant two-masted schooners with sails, top-sails and three jibs. Today, while still hand-built by native craftmen and fully laid in teak wood with traditional riggings, they usually hold an engine in addition to the sails.
Our pinisi vessels, of course, don't carry cargo anymore. Instead, each of our vessels has been initially conceived and refurbished for small group adventure cruising. They offer an excellent standard of reliability, safety and comfort.
Reliability Although Bugis people are well-known for being able to build a ship without the need of any paper or calculation, relying only on their ancestral knowledge, our ships have been conceived by a western naval architect, according to traditional design. An important point to notice too, is that our boats are maintained locally (structure and technical parts), on our own shipyard, by our own team.
Comfort With their spacious twin, double and triple air-conditioned cabins with bathroom/shower en-suite, large dining/sitting room, fully equipped galley and huge deck space, our vessels are perfecly suited for extended exploration cruises. On each vessel, a complete on board leisure equipment includes deck matresses and chairs, games, video, snorkeling gear... Inflatable tenders with outboard motors are at the disposal of the passengers. All boats are fully equipped for diving.
Security All our pinisi are fully equipped with the latest in navigational equipment such as radar, depth sounder, GPS, VHS and ALLBAND radios, satellite telephone. Similarly, the vessels carry all the required security gear: life-raft, life-jackets, beacon, flares...
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Vessels Description and Specifications