One day aboard KRI Dewaruci

20 August 2005 - At Sail 2005, in Amsterdam, I was on my way to the Indonesian tall-ship KRI Dewaruci. I was planning on making some pictures of the ship. Soon I discovered the boat was closed until about eight in the evening because of "a party of the Indonesian embassy". Not much I was aboard and found out that this was something special.

		KRI Dewaruci The Indonesian tall-ship could even be seen from Amsterdam's "Java Island" and the central station. But the closer ...			What is Dewaruci? The name Dewaruci, or Dewa Ruci means as much as "the God of Human Spirit". Dewaruci also is ...			Big flag One of the biggest flags of all the boats on Sail 2005 was the red and white Indonesian ...
		Some of the crew Some of the crew sits behind a desk offboard. The ship is closed for public, but stamps for ...			Dancing crew The crew of the Dewaruci is known in many places of the world for it's dancing and musical ...			Singing One of the crew is singing loudly on synthesizer music. ...
		Dancing In front of a small crowd, a handfull of crew is performing a sort of Indonesian line-dance. ...			Central stage On the central deck, which is also used as a stage for performances, you will find this colorfull ...			Important enough At times where things have to be arranged for performances, like music and dances, most of the crew ...
		Dance from Papua The crew performed dances from different part of the country, starting with a ritual dance from Papua. ...			Balinese outfit The next performance was a traditional Balinese dance, performed by a woman who lives in Amsterdam. ...			Time to eat As a special guest aboard the Dewaruci, a Indonesian style buffet was offered to you. There was even ...
		Enough to pick from There was enough food to pick from. The food was prepared in the kitchen at the boat, but ...			Singing colonel After he was introduced, I had to think about Wiranto, the singing general. I still don't know which ...			Dancing in the streets Since the crew is known for it's performances in public, they also perform with the public. It's the ...
		Leaving ship Time to go home after spending hours on the Dewaruci. Undoubtly a nice day for me and the ...			Stamp For the kids, Sail 2005 organised a stamp-tour. Get as many stamps from ships and claim your reward. ...