Short History
Arka Kinari is an 18 meters classic sailing vessel equipped with two sails and a solar panel. Thus, the ship, owned by two intercontinental musicians, Gray Filastine (American-Spanish) and Nova Ruth (Indonesian), set sail using wind power and made it a free-carbon sailing experience.
Arka Kinari was, at first, named Neptune I, which was launched in 1947 at Rostock, Germany, two years after World War II ended. The single-masted ship then changed its name to Mariarosa. It became a fishing ship instead, and it was specifically designed to reach a sufficient slope so that they could easily pull out the fishing net.
At the Port of Rotterdam, one of the most important ports on the European continent, Mariarosa changed its name to Arka Kinari. Arka Kinari is derived from two languages: Arka (Latin), meaning to hold or defend, and Kinari (Sanskrit), suggesting the musicians who guard life.
Shipping & Transit Points
The sailing vessel carries a campaign against the climate crisis, also a project of cultural intersection – where the Arka Kinari team will routinely hold art exhibitions and collaborate with locals around the transit points. Arka Kinari sails through a long journey, from the Pacific Ocean to Indonesia to step into several points of the spice routes in Nusantara, from Sorong, Banda Neira, Selayar, Makassar, Benoa-Bali, to Surabaya.
In this project, the sailing vessel collaborates with the Spice Routes program to see the legacies of the glorious period of the spice routes through the tangible cultural heritage, displaying intangible cultural heritage, collaborating in art performances from the cultural intersection, and educating the youths.
The journey to the Spice Routes of Nusantara began in 2019. Arka Kinari has sailed through the Netherlands, Portugal, Morocco, Canary Island, Cape Verde, Trinidad, exploring the Caribbean Sea in Venezuela, the Pacific Ocean of America and Mexico, and Hawaii. It is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia in September 2020.
The Sailing Schedule of Arka Kinari in the Spice Routes’ Points of Nusantara
Sorong, Papua. 2 – 11 September 2020
Banda Neira, Maluku. 16 – 22 September 2020
Selayar, South Sulawesi. 27 September – 3 October 2020
Makassar, South Sulawesi. 5 -10 October 2020
Benoa, Bali. 20 – 31 October 2020
Surabaya, East Java. 1 – 7 November 2020
Text: Doni Ahmadi
Editor: Tiya Septiawati
Translator: Izaz Ahlanda Putra
Reviewer: Dhiani Probhosiwi
