Raja Ampat Liveaboard Diving Cruise
The Shakti has been permanently based in Raja Ampat and
operating bi-monthly 12 day dive expeditions since 2002. No other
liveaboard has spent this much actual time in Raja Ampat.
Having extensively explored the region, the Shakti-team can offer
unique diving itineraries to genuinely unknown and pristine dive
sites.
The variety of diving environments ranges from intensely coloful
coral reefs to incredible underwater formations of limestone caves,
tunnels and archways.
On a Shakti-Cruise you are likely to see mantas and large schools of
fish on many of the current affected dive sites, but you will also
discover Raja Ampat greatest Makro-sites...
Shakti was launched in 2001.
Captain, owner and operator David Pagliari
It all started in Tanah Beru, a small village about 4 hours South
East from Makassar. This place got a long and interesting boat
building history.
You would think the first step of building a massive wooden boat
would probably be endless paper work, plans over plans and
constructions – but the Phinisi Schooner builders craft the boats
from centuries of oral tradition and instinct.
Together with a carpenter team of 14 Indonesians Shakti’s hull was
built within a year and a half.
After the hull was finished Dave spent a long time thinking about
all the little details for the interior, machinery, electronics,
navigation tools etc. and so it took him another year until Shakti
was ready to launch.
Boat Specifications:
Length: LOA32m, LOD 27m
Beam: 7
Speed: 9-11
Guests: 10
Crew: 7 Indonesian crew members, 1 Indonesian dive guide, 2 European
dive guides (Scottish and German)
Cabins: 6
4 spacious cabins below deck with double and one single bed
2 single cabins above deck with one double bed
All cabins have ind. controlled air conditioning and electricity 24
hours a day
3 bathrooms with toilet, shower, sink
1 outdoor shower
Facilities: spacious AV lounge below deck with a big white board and
projector for home cinema, air conditioned
individual charging stations
3 camera tables
Diving:
3x HP compressors (0cfm/9cfm/5.5cfm)
NITROX membrane system (9cfm)
22 aluminium cylinders
dive deck with individual dive stations - tank filling directly on
the stations - the equipment stays connected for the duration of the
cruise
3 day dives, one night dive
(no diving on arrival and departure day)
Tenders: 2 alloy ribs with tank racks
(1x 6.2m - x 4.5m)
Meals & Drinks: breakfast continental with fresh fruit and fresh
baked bread
you can order your individual breakfast egg style directly from the
chef cook
lunch and dinner - a mix of Western and Asian food with lots of
fish, seafood, vegetables, chicken and beef.
diverse snacks are served every day (fresh cake, cookies, nuts,
etc.)
always available: fresh fruit, coffee, tea, water, soft drinks,
fruit juices
Payment onboard: US$, EUR or IRD - no credit card payment
(we take the currence exchange rate from the departure day)
Electricity onboard: 24 hours a day
220V, US/European standard (2pole)
Security: 2 capsule liferafts (24person)
25 life jackets
emergency oxygen facility
first aid kits
Board Electronics: Iridium Satellite Phone
SSB radio
several VHF radios
radar, GPS, 2 sounder
Raja Ampat Shakti Liveaboard Diving Cruise Availability, Update Sept 2011:
Please email us to receive exact prices for charter and or individual.
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