The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
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Makassar to Arnhem Land-a film in the making
Wangany Mala follows the journey of young Muslim woman Nirmala as she works on the construction of a traditional pinisi boat and learns to sail, all while navigating her faith and family expectations.
Wooden boatbuilding in Were village, Sumbawa, Indonesia.
Were is a boat building village. This year we again visited while sailing a non-wooden yacht through the Indonesian archipelago. This time with a camera, on the beach we found numerous smaller craft, dugouts, small fishing boats with outriggers, and larger planked boats…
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