INSV Tarini JS5

The Jet Stream Duffle Bag is a high-capacity cylindrical gear bag made from repurposed sailcloth and rescued materials (all held together with marine-grade thread, binding and zippers and auto grade webbing). It features a zippered pocket on one end. 

Purposely made to be the right size for carry-on aircraft or train luggage and easy to squish into overhead lockers!  

Durable, lightweight and each one is unique. 

Dimensions:  54cm (L) x 27cm (D)  

Volume:  31 litres 
Handmade in Tasmania 

The “INSV Tarini – JS5" bag is made from a sail salvaged from the INSV Tarini, a 56 foot Indian Navy Sailing Vessel.  Built in the Aquarius Shipyard in Goa, 2017 and famous for completing the “Navika Sagar Parikrama II” navigation with two female Indian Navy officers in 2024-25. This adventure served to highlight both women’s empowerment and India’s maritime capabilities. 

The trip took 8 months and covered 43,000 kilometres. 

The sail was torn in high winds off Fremantle, Western Australia during the circumnavigation. How it ended up in Tasmania is still a mystery? 

The bag features dark blue “patchwork” cotton canvas sail fabric over a layer of textured white Dacron and lots of original zig-zag stitching. It has an extra open pocket on one round end as well as the zipper pocket on the other. 

Note - whilst we do wash all materials, your bag may still show signs of its previous life of adventure on the high seas.