3. Paotere Harbour

PaotereHarbour

                  Paotere is the harbour in the north of Makassar where traditional Buginese sailing boats (phinisi’) load and unload their cargo. It is fascinating to see the boat workers running across narrow wooden planks from the dock to the boats carrying unbelievably large loads.
The pinisiq have been motorised and the number and length of the masts have been reduced, but these boats still make attractive subjects for photography. The boats sail to nearly all parts of Indonesia. Sails are used to reduce fuel consumption and in case of engine problems.

                  Besides the long distance sailing 'pinisiq' Paotere is visited by smaller boats that transport cargo to the islands in the Makassar Strait. Some of these smaller boats bring frozen fish from the islands that are sometimes more than 15 hours away. On the way back home they bring ice blocks for preserving the new catch and provisions like rice and fuel.

Source :  http://www.forumms.com/makassar.htm

Glosary

List of word :

Ø  Harbour           : pelabuhan Bandar

Ø  Sail                  : layar, berlayar

Ø  Cargo              : muatan

Ø  Across             : melintas

Ø  Plank               : papan

Ø  Dock               : dermaga

Ø  Mast                : tiang (kapal)

Ø  Engine             : mesin

Ø  Frozen             : membekukan

Ø  Fuel                 : bahan bakar

Ø  Provision         : ketentuan

Ø  Load                : beban, muatan, memuat

Focus on reading :

1)      What Phinisi’ is?

2)      Where is the located of Paotere harbour?

3)      What is the function of the sail?

4)      How do people transport the cargo to the island of Makassar?