{"id":43949,"date":"2015-10-26T11:06:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T09:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=43949"},"modified":"2016-03-22T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T09:23:03","slug":"the-changing-of-the-sailing-seasons-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/26\/the-changing-of-the-sailing-seasons-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Changing of the Sailing Seasons in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indonesia is truly blessed as a sailing destination. It is the largest archipelago in the world, with over 17,000 island to explore, many uninhabited or even unnamed. Indonesia<\/a><\/strong> offers a unique combination of stunning mountainous scenery, treks through tropical rain forests, world class surfing and diving<\/strong><\/a>, and sailing grounds with the richest marine biodiversity on the planet. An Indonesia yacht charter<\/strong><\/a> is a spectacular experience<\/p>\n

And if you like volcano watching\u2026.<\/p>\n

\"vol1\"<\/a>\"vol2\"<\/a>To give some idea of the sheer scale of Indonesia, west to east stretches over 5000 km (San Francisco to New York City is a mere 4000 km!), and there are several micro-climates that allow for sailing holidays all year round.<\/p>\n

From May to October, the sailing waters of the Komodo National Park<\/a><\/strong> host many of the most luxurious local phinisi sailing yachts and visiting superyachts. Then from November to April, Raja Ampat<\/a><\/strong> and Papua far to the east are home to the Indonesian charter yachts<\/strong>.<\/a>\"mapregion\"<\/a>Around October each year, dark clouds start to gather on the horizon near Komodo<\/a><\/strong>. The western monsoon winds are gathering, so many of the phinisis head east to the sailing grounds of the Banda Sea, Raja Ampat and Papua.\u00a0\"scene1\"<\/a>\"scene2\"<\/a>The Raja Ampat<\/a><\/strong> region consists of around 1500 islands, providing a tropical heaven on earth, with white sandy beaches, rugged karst cliffs towering over secluded coves, lagoons, caves and pristine coral reefs.\"scene3\"<\/p>\n

Some of the statistics on marine biodiversity are staggering:<\/p>\n