Private luxury phinisi · Komodo · Raja AmpatRascal

Rascal is a handmade phinisi built in 2015 in Sulawesi by Pak Haji Wahab and Raul Boscarino, on an ironwood hull. She is 30 metres overall and 7.4 metres wide, and her operator describes the interior as having “a laid-back luxe vibe reminiscent of the Hamptons”. Five en-suite cabins take ten guests, with a crew of 12, and she carries two inflatable tenders.

Two cabins are on the upper deck: the master, 5.5 by 4.5 metres with wraparound windows, a king-size bed and a daybed, and Cabin 4, also with a king and a daybed. On the main deck, Cabins 1 and 2 have queen beds and Cabin 3 a bunk with a double below and a single above. Meals are served at a sheltered al fresco table for ten on the main deck; sunset canapés are served on the roof deck, which is also used for yoga and for jumping into the sea.

Diving is run by a PADI instructor on board, and she carries four tandem sea kayaks, four paddleboards, a wakeboard, water skis and fishing gear; cooking classes, massage, yoga and dive certification are arranged on request. Rascal Voyages sells her as a private charter or cabin by cabin. She is offered on the company’s Komodo and Ring of Fire voyages, run from May to October, on Spice Islands crossings from Ambon in October–November and March–April, and in Raja Ampat, where its season runs from October to April.