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A JOURNEY TO THE CRADLE OF LIFE IN SEYCHELLES
Originally called Minona, Kalizma is a 165’meters Edwardian motor yacht that has sailed since 1906 (older than the Titanic) . Since its use in both the World Wars by the British Navy, Kalizma is a historic yacht which once belonged to Elizabeth Tailor & Richard Burton and is currently harbored in Sri Lanka. TheVibe embarked on an luxury ocean adventure with watermen Paloma and Emanuel zip lining, surfing, diving, exploring the island (with aerial, landscape and underwater shots) and heritage of the vessel, and of course enjoying the local delicacies served while they sailed the islands of Seychelles.

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OF THE KALIZMA
Explore the people of Seychelles via the lens of watermen Paloma and Emanuel

Paloma

Monappa

Mumbi-based Paloma Monappa is many profiles rolled into one. She's an avid DJ whose sets have played from NH7 Weekender to the hip party scenes of urban Mumbai. She's also a self-confessed water baby whose love for surfing is second to none. Her passion for world travel, nature and adventure are well witnessed in TheVibe Originals Sailing The Kalizma, where she was featured as the hostess of the series. Worldly in her outlook, eclectic in her range and inspired by soul, her choice of music aims at moving people.

EMANUEL

ABEYEWARDENE

Emanuel Abeywardene is a full-time hotelier and a parttime surfer. Emanuel runs the 'Closenberg,' an 1860 British mansion built on an even older Dutch fortalice in Galle Harbour. The hotel could comfortably rest on its heritage laurels, but Emanuel and his team have been taking the brand 'Closenberg’ in a more modern direction, while still playing up its colonial charm. The most obvious manifestation of this is Luna Terrace – an outdoor event space with an electric blue bar overlooking the hotel’s lavish 180-degree infinity pool. A “platform for cutting-edge art, music and culture”, it plays host to local and international DJs, pool parties, gallery events, book readings and studio sessions. Emanuel is also a music composer and DJ.

Antonio

Filippin

As someone who has dedicated his life to understanding the secrets of life that the Islands may have – Artist, sculptor and philosopher Antonio Filippin is an unassuming man with a distinct take on life. Born Italian and based out of Germany earlier, Filippin made Seychelles his home. His unconventional, artistic, bohemian style portrays his philosophy on sexuality and harmony of life. His work inspired by the beauty of the Coco De Mer celebrates the female form, interspersed with carvings and sculptors of various animals, plants and mythical creatures. He doesn’t explain much of his art, leaving it open for interpretation, but prod him on and he runs us through some of the exhibits. The artist greeted us with much enthusiasm as he ran us through his hand-built house. Antonio built this house in 1992 over a span of three years, all by himself.

Captain

Avnish Dhall

Kalizma is the acronym for Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor’s three children – Kate, Lisa and Marie, who were the owners when the boat became really famous in the 70s. My name is Captain Avnish Dhall, I’ve been out at sea for the last 35 years, of which the last 20 have been on yachts. My family comes from the merchant navy and it was pretty much natural that when I grew up I just went out to sea. I’ve been associated with the Kalizma for the last 18 years. I was Chief Mate here, I was captain here and now I run a fleet of yachts including this one. Kalizma is famous for being the oldest floating motor yacht in service today. She was built in 1906 at a yard in Scotland – Ferguson & Ramage. The yard doesn’t exist anymore but the Kalizma is still here, still sailing.

Captain

Surinder Singh

The Classic yacht was acquired in 2019 by business magnate Shirish Saraf, who undertook an extensive refit in 2020 to restore the classic yacht – the Kalizma was taken back to the bare hull and underwent a comprehensive refit. The interiors were completely redone, the exterior woodwork and everything right down to the paint was replaced. Extensive engineering work was undertaken, with new internal systems installed. Once more, the magnificent Kalizma sails on creating history in all her grandeur with Captain Surinder Singh.

CATALOGUE
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OF THE KALIZMA
The stuff that makes films & stories come alive, that makes the moment bigger and fuller and truly felt.
Aao Chalein
by taba chake
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Call of the Ocean
ROHAN THAKUR
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Deveta
KUMAIL HAMID
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COLLABORATION
Our journey with the Kalizma around the Seychelles Islands mapped into a beautiful illustration by Rahul Jha.
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The Kalizma

Journey

In the last 15 years the Kalizma has sailed the Mediterranean, spent time in Dubai, The Gulf, Egypt and sailed all the way down to Singapore. Done time in the Andamans, Lakshadweep Islands, a lot of time in Phuket, Sri Lanka and spent time in the Maldives then come down to her present home at the Seychelles. We joined forces with illustrator, Rhea Mehta, to create this map of TheVibe’s personal journey with the Kalizma at Seychelles.

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ORIGINAL FEATURE
The world's oldest yacht with the world's youngest heart.

When we documented The Kalizma, The Seychelles Tourism Department granted us 10,000 USD to celebrate an event and host a screening of this feature. Later next year, ecstatic with the finished docu feature, they commissioned us for another music video called Bonjour Seychelles which was commissioned for another 16,000 USD.

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