Sailing & Charters

Indonesia applies cabotage, so foreign investors normally own phinisi through an Indonesian company. Structures, licences and where you need a maritime lawyer.

Pas Besar, Pas Kecil and how Indonesian ship registration works: the document stack, the sequence, what to prepare, and why the certification tail takes 3-6 months.

Gross tonnage is enclosed volume, not weight – and it drives your certificate, manning and safety kit. Design choices that move GT, plus a 21m / 40 GT reference.

Does a phinisi need BKI class? What class covers, what statutory certification covers, the survey cycle, and how class status affects insurance and resale value.

How to choose a phinisi shipyard: references, class capability, timber proof, milestone payments and warranty. Includes a payment milestone table and red flags.

A phinisi takes 12-18 months to build and 18-24 months to licensed operation. Month-by-month phases, overlap points, and the delays that cost owners a season.

Phinisi build cost explained: timber 30-40%, machinery 20-30%, interior 15-25%. Indicative USD bands from 20m to 45m plus a worked 25m vs 35m comparison.

Pinisi boatbuilding was inscribed by UNESCO in 2017. What the listing covers, who the Konjo builders are, and how heritage practice shapes a modern phinisi build.

What wood is a phinisi made of? Ulin ironwood for keel and lower planking, bitti for frames, teak for decks. Seasoning times, legality checks and what to ask a yard.

How a phinisi is built: shell-first planking, ironwood keel, frames fitted last. The 7 phases, real durations and what happens between launch and first charter.