The Journal
18 August 2026
An even-handed comparison of Sulawesi phinisi construction and Turkish wooden yacht building: method, regulation, cost structure and what each tradition does best.
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18 August 2026
Monsoon patterns in Indonesian waters and how they shape delivery timing for wooden liveaboards crossing the Flores Sea, plus how to build a weather window into…
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18 August 2026
The main delivery routes from Sulawesi yards to Bali, Labuan Bajo and Raja Ampat, their exposure, and what a first passage on a new hull requires.
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18 August 2026
What formal timber legality requirements have meant for Sulawesi's traditional boatyards: compliance cost, supply chain formalisation, and the split between documented and undocumented yards.
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18 August 2026
Which timber species Sulawesi yards use for keels, frames, planking and decks, why each is chosen, and how to specify substitutions without weakening the hull.
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18 August 2026
How Indonesia's SVLK timber legality system applies to boatbuilding, what documents to demand, and how to write legality into a build contract.
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18 August 2026
A practical framework for comparing Sulawesi shipyards by hull type, supervision access, timber documentation, certification experience and contracting maturity.
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18 August 2026
A region-by-region guide to Sulawesi's traditional shipyards: who builds what, on which coast, using which methods, and what that means for an owner choosing where to…
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