Mischief

The voyage

Three cabins for six. Roughly a third of what a boat this size usually carries.

Mischief carries six. A phinisi this size usually carries ten, sometimes thirteen, so the arithmetic is the whole argument: three couples, or one family, on a boat built with a third more room than the group needs. The three cabins are en suite and sit outboard, so each one has its own view of the water rather than a view of the passageway. The sundeck is the size the vessel's length implies, which on a six guest boat means there is always somewhere to sit that no one else is using. Her range runs from Komodo up through Raja Ampat, which puts the diving and the long crossings both within reach, and the crew works to six rather than to a full manifest. What that changes is small and constant: meals happen when you want them, the tender goes out when you ask, and nothing aboard runs on a schedule set by other people's plans.