TRADITIONAL PHINISI SHIP BUILDER ARA, BULUKUMBA

Phinisi Ship name: DEWI NUSANTARA

Phinisi Ship name: RAJA LAUT, length 27 meter


Phinisi Ship name: SILOLONA, Length 36 meter



Silolona construction
Dunia Baru construction - length 36 meter

Dunia Baru Construction

WAOW construction. Length 45 meter




Engine installation

Haji Abdul Wahab is a professional worldwide well-known traditional Bugis Phinisi Master Boat Builder from Desa Ara Kabupaten Bulukumba. Haji Abdul Wahab who inherited the hereditary tradition of marine ancestors.
Haji Abdul Wahab is called The Master to those who have been working for him as well as his clients by respecting The Master’s fine work, accuracy, quality, his passion and love towards his work, his deep intuition  building the ship from piece to piece of woods to be an art work.
Ara, the village known as the center of traditional boat craftsmanship in Bulukumba. Bulukumba is the center of boat building in Eastern Indonesia and renowned for its boat building. Bulukumba is world famous for its boat industry to meet the needs of fishing vessels.
Bulukumba regency is famous for phinisi boat industry.
The craftsmen at Tana Beru, Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, central of traditional Phinisi ship building, still keep the tradition in the Building Pinisi Schooner by using using traditional tools and equipments.
The Phinisi Boat is traditionally built with luxury interior from teak wood and the fittings carefully choosen that fits to what it says "East meats West " and turned to be Luxury Charter Phinisi.

Some of the phinisi ships he built:

1. Silolona
2. Dewi Nusantara
3. Dunia Baru
4. Raja Laut
5. Waow

 Sumber : http://www.baliwall.com/traditionalphinisishipbuilder.html