In 1997 we converted one of the largest wooden hulls of the country, built according to the thousand year-old techniques of the Brahmaputra carpenters, into an international standard cruising boat. The B613 is a Malar boat, measuring 93 feet in length and 23 feet in width. She is equipped with 6 double cabins, 4 bathrooms, 2 showers and a large well-equipped kitchen. The original rigging has been rebuilt with a 20m high mast and two magnificent hand woven red-ochre trapezoidal sails that measure a total surface of 250 square metres, making the B613 the largest sailing boat of Bengal. The Burmese teak deck measures 11m in length and 6.5m wide, and part of the deck is sheltered from the sun by the beginnings of a bamboo roof. The boat is also equipped with two diesel engines (of 110 hp each which are silent – hardly any vibrations can be felt. Clipboards and blackboards can be used without any problems.) The B613 has chairs and tables and a generator for using projectors, microphones and other equipment for seminars, meetings and retreats. The open roof and sides can also be covered effectively, in case of rain or if the rooms need to be darkened.