Indonesia Pinisi Builders

Pinisi, a traditional sailboat from Sulawesi, Indonesia, refers to the precise arrangement of masts, sails and rigging. Indonesian shipbuilding is an ancestral art, interwoven with myths and legends surrounding its origins. This craft has its roots in the villages of Ara and Lemo-Lemo, where the first modern Pinisi was built in 1906.

Read the full blog post about the Pinisi (or Phinisi) ships tradition on Ocean Earth Travels.