Anyone who reads books by Joseph Conrad should find this harbour of special interest. Makassar, and people sailing to & from Makassar, occur several times in his books. |
Pinisi, Paotere Harbour, Makassar, Sulawesi, c.1994 This photograph from 1993 shows that Pinisi have sails furled and top masts. The following shots from 2012 and 2014 show the occasional furled sail and top mast, but not many. |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2014 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2014 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Boats in Paotere, Feb. 2014. - Pan to the right, its a very wide photograph. |
Boats in Paotere, Dec. 2012. - Pan to the right, its a very wide photograph. |
Small boats and houses at Paotere, Dec. 2012. - Pan to the right, its another very wide photograph. |
This shot from Bira shows the difference between the old sailing Pinisi and the modern Pinisi. I assume the small boat has been recently made to a traditional design. |
Pinisi Bira, South Sulawesi, 2012 This boat has so little in the water I am amazed it is stable, and if those top masts were raised the stability would be worse. Is the boat being kept upright by those 'legs' that appear to be attached to the side of the boat? |
100Rp note from the 1990s |
Pinisi entering Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi with a 100 tons of onions from Sumbawa, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
There is no shortage of wrecks, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Ship, Harbour mouth at Paotere, Makassar, 2014 It looked sunk to me, but they like to load the boats until the are low in the water. |
Pinisi details, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi details, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi details, Paotere, Makassar, 2014 |
Pinisi details, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi mast arrangement, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 |
Pinisi rudder arrangement, Paotere, Makassar, 2012 Every time I look at this rudder I wonder if this is a rudder or acts as a keel extension and how it is controlled. Is there a normal rudder underwater behind the propeller? |
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