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PAOTERE ( the
traditional sail-boat harbour )
in UjungPandang-South
Sulawesi. Indonesia
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The tribes of Makassar, Bugis and Mandar are famous as sailors.
Their sail-boats, since hundreds of years ago have sailed to the isalnd
od Madagascar near Africa, Australia and a number of small
islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are mighty sailors whether
during war or peace, with their
traditional sailboats and their of determining the courses by
observing the stars, to predict the
direction of the wind and the storm by observing the clouds,
acquainted with the sea current,depth and dangerous coral -reef areas by
smelling the aroma of the sea water.
Paotere
is the harbour for the sailbots of the Sulawesi people from all the corners
of Indonesia. There are many types of boats can been seen there. Among
them are small single sailboats, some others with sails and machine such
as the " Pinisi" and " Lambo", and a number of other types. It is
fascinating to observe the scenery of big boat masts next to a mosque and
houses on the beach. The harbour labours loading and unloading cargoes
and many traditional boats coming and going in the late afternoon
at this harbour.The sceneries would be even more beautiful towards the
sunset with superb panorama of the sun going down the horizon radiating
colorful lights as background
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