pinisi

plural pinisis · alternative phinisi

1. A kind of rigging used by Indonesian sailing vessels, carrying seven to eight sails on two masts.
2. A traditional Indonesian wooden ship.

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   There’s a good reason the stories of King Kong and Jurassic Park were set on Indonesia’s islands. They’re wild — particularly experienced aboard a phinisi[.] […] Silolona and Si Datu Bua are aptly named: the former after a beloved local god; the latter meaning “beloved princess”. In the yachting world the pair are celebrities. Known as two of the most beautiful phinisis ever made, they were hand-hewn from ironwood and teak, and made to measure for their American-born, Indonesiaphile owner, Patti Seery, over 20 years ago.

   2025 October 3, Lisa Grainger, “Exploring Indonesia’s coastline in a pair of handmade boats”, in The Times, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025