Blue Dragon
Ya, Ya, I know I keep on copying the blog content from my own commercial blog… really busy and it’s part of my life
… read if you are interested… hehehehe…“Finally, we started our very own liveaboard in Komodo National Park, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia! The boat construction started 20th June and estimated to start cruising on end of October or November; and will mainly explore the fantastic and rich dive sites of Komodo National Park and West Flores, Indonesia.
Click on the images to see the layout, it’s called Blue Dragon:
Boat specification: Lenght. 25m, weight. 6m, 3 attached bathroom a/c cabins, 3 common bathroom a/c cabins, capacity. 12 pax, cruising speed. 8 knots, Radar, Deep Sounder, Compass, radio, life jacket, life boat, dive facility, 2 small boats.
Click on Komodo trip review; Komodo site information
I just came from the construction site visit and took some images at the very beginning and the most current development (13th July 2008)
The boat is a modified Southern Sulawesi well known Buginese Phinisi Schooner. It sailed from the production place to Madagascar more than 1500 years ago. The special thing about this type of boat construction is the strong, handmade external hull skeleton (frame) that can with stand all type of condition. The main construction material is Iron and Teak wood, class 1 - quality and durability is guaranteed.
Well, can wait to dive with it 3 months later
So, how?
