The phinisi, the traditional two-masted sailing ship of the South Sulawesi Bugis people, is arguably the most iconic image of the nation' s ancient maritime glory. In olden times, the Bugis ...

At the time of its launch, a few years ago, it claimed to be the biggest and the most luxurious Phinisi yacht in the world. Phinisi are Indonesian traditional sailboats with two masts, handbuilt ...

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Barreto’s decision to build a luxury version of a phinisi yacht was certainly ahead of the curve, but he soon came to realise that he wasn’t the first to come up with such an idea. Rascal ...