The basket boats quickly became popular up and down the coast thanks to both their tax-free status and their impressive engineering. A man transports traditional basket boats through Lagi village ...

The Blackbird boat, however, is his personal project which he developed in his spare time and blends his two big passions: traditional naval architecture and modern automotive design principles.

"Boat making is a traditional craft which is slowly dying, and yet it's treated as if it were a simple manufacturing or supply business. There is no support from the government," he told The Standard.