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BATU LICIN -
SOUTH KALIMANTAN
Batu Licin is
a district in Tanah Bumbu, South K alimantan,
Indonesia. Licin Stone is one of the "hub" role in the
process
of coal from South Kalimantan to different corners of
the ground water and also the country - the country
internationally.
The "modern" wooden 'Pinisi' type has
been derived from similar craft that have been in use in
Indonesia for several centuries, according to some
sources since prior to the 1500's. The sailing 'Pinisi'
hull form in many ways resembles a cross between two
traditional American sailing vessel types, the Pinky
Schooner and the Tancook Whaler, even though the
'Pinisi' hull type pre-dates those Western hull forms by
centuries...
In other words, in its original form
the 'Pinisi' was a double ended hull type, having
sharply raked stem and stern post. There was not a
centerline rudder however, as with the American craft.
Instead the local Indonesian craft have most often made
use of twin rudders, one on each aft quarter.
Used both as transport and as cargo vessels, the craft
we are calling 'Pinisi' have traditionally been built on
the beach, where the logs have come from the forests of
Sulawesi (Celebes), Kalimantan (Borneo), Java (Jawa) and
Irian Jaya, then transported to the boat building sites.
Histo rically,
several interesting rituals and ceremonies have been
part of building such a vessel, beginning with choosing
the right trees for critical parts of the structure.
Just as with traditional wooden boat building in the
West, various rituals continue throughout the building
process to initiate and celebrate each stage, such as
the all important laying of the keel.
In so doing, the builders of
Southwest Sulawesi have literally carved a new building
site and a new village out of the jungle in Southeast
Kalimantan (Borneo). The new building site is located
just south of the town of Batu Licin, Kalimantan Selatan,
on the bank of a river. It is here that they can obtain
the size and quality of timbers necessary for building
wooden vessels of up to 55 meters in length. Pinisi Hull
Structure In prior years, teak would have been the
preferred wood.
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