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38 Meter

Indonesian Sailing Phinisi

125' Length On Deck

38m Sailing Phinisi
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Sails & Exterior Profile  |  Deck Plan  |  Accommodation Plan
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Copyright 2008 - 2010 Michael Kasten

The 38 meter wooden sailing yacht shown here is modeled after the traditional Indonesian Phinisi - which originally were sailing vessels.  The design shown above and in the above linked images is a larger version of the 36m Phinisi, Silolona (that we developed in 2001).  It is closely styled after our 30m Sailing Phinisi (developed in 2008) and our 50m Sailing Phinisi (developed in 2007). 

The intent of this design is to carry a sail rig sufficient to provide sailing performance in keeping with a traditional sailing vessel.   Particulars are:

Comfort and privacy have been primary goals. In addition to creating a highly traditional vessel for local construction in Indonesia, the emphasis in this case has been on sailing performance and onboard comforts.
 

The Interior Layout

At 38m length on deck, this design is large enough to accommodate 4 large luxury Guest Cabins below forward, plus a generous Laundry and a 'Tour-Guide' or 'Stewardess' Cabin forward.  There is also a large luxury Owner's Cabin on deck, aft, and a comfortable Guest Lounge amidships.  For sailing in the tropics, excellent ventilation has been given the highest priority. Each cabin has a private head and shower and all accommodation spaces are air conditioned.

To best understand the vessel's interior please see the layout views in the links given above.  The following walk-through should clarify whatever is not readily apparent in those images...
 

Below Decks

Right forward below the main deck is the fore peak, having a chain locker right forward, and aft of that the 'tour-guide' or 'stewardess' cabin.  Just aft of that are four luxury-sized staterooms, each with en-suite head and shower. 

Aft of this array of deluxe suites is the engine room, sized to house the various support systems for luxury chartering, including two main generators, a "pony" generator, dive compressor, large capacity reverse osmosis system for fresh water, pumps, electrical panels, etc. 

Aft of the Engine Room are the galley and crew sleeping cabins.  Accommodations are provided aft and forward for at total of 14 crew.  Aft of the crew cabins on the galley-deck is a cool-room for food supplies.
 

The Forward & Aft Decks

The forward main deck is the main socializing area during the day and at night it is a favorite place to party and to sleep under the stars.

Amidships on the Main Deck is a Lounge for guest dining that is protected from the weather, and which contains the on-board entertainment system including a large flat-screen display.  A stairway leads directly from the Lounge forward and down to the guest suite hallway below.

Aft of the Lounge, and approximately 1.25 meter higher up is the Bridge.  From the Aft Deck, a stairwell leads down to the galley and crew sleeping cabins.  This stairwell also provides ready access to the engine room. 

Right aft within the Aft House is a large Owner's Cabin, opening onto the privacy of the aft deck. A deluxe head and shower are provided forward of the sleeping cabin.
 

Sails, Power, Range

The sail rig is relatively "modern" by comparison to the usual Indonesian Phinisi, even though it has quite a traditional appearance.  The rig is taller than would usually be the case, and carries generous sail area.  The spars are all steel tube.  With tapers at the ends they appear to any casual observer to be traditional wooden spars.  Steel however provides the strength needed in order to achieve adequate sail area and is quite easily fabricated.  The sails are all modern Dacron, halyards are three strand soft laid Dacron, halyard and sheet blocks have wood cheeks and ball bearings for low friction hauling.  The whole rig is arranged for easy handling. 

Unlike the traditional Bugis schooners which have "standing" gaffs where the loose footed sails are brailed to the mast and gaff, we have instead arranged for the gaffs to be hauled aloft Western style.  In this way, the sails can remain bent onto the spars, and are very easily reefed.  With booms on all primary sails, there is no drama when tacking.  A generous "crosstrees" platform is placed at the base of each topmast, allowing easy handling of the tops'ls as well.

With robust galvanized steel standing rigging, this is indeed "modern" by local Indonesian standards - the objective being to have good sailing and easy handling.  For calm spots... the engine is sized for approximately 10.5 to 11 knots under power.  The engine is an 830 hp Yanmar - a heavy duty slow turning industrial-strength marine diesel manufactured for the SE Asian market.

Fuel tankage is approximately 30,700 liters.  Range under power is planned to be between 1,950 and 2,400 NM (depending on vessel speed). Having been designed for sailing as well, range is essentially unlimited. 
 

More Information...?

If this or a similar phinisi  / luxury sailing yacht is of interest, we offer a thorough design service.  Our preference is to take advantage of traditional methods to the maximum extent possible, but to bring the construction standard up to a classification society compliant structure.  We offer our custom design services by which we can modify these types of vessels to suit a variety of requests to change the size or to modify the layout as needed, and then follow that up with our local knowledge in order to facilitate construction.

For complete information about the design and building process that we recommend please see the following links, or for more information please inquire. 

Our articles about building an Indonesian Phinisi or KLM:
Phinisi History   |   Phinisi Building  |  The Ultimate Charter Phinisi
 Sailing vs. KLM Types   |   A Cargo Phinisi as a Yacht...?

Phinisi and KLM designs that we have created or have planned:
30m Sailing Phinisi   |   36m Phinisi, Silolona   |  38m Sailing Phinisi  |   50m Sailing Phinisi
30m Charter KLM   |  33m Charter KLM  |   36m KLM, Dunia Baru   |  40m Charter KLM  |  50m Charter KLM

Descriptions of our adventures with these boats:
Silolona "Homecoming"   |   Indonesia Boatbuilding Images

And two junk rigged KLM types for construction in steel:
25m Lady Destiny   |   55m Lady Destiny

Please see the Plans List page to review our available Boat Plans.

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