Antara News, Friday, June 18, 2010 13:09 WIB
Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - At least 41 foreign sail boats had registered for Sail Banda scheduled for July and August 2010.
Coordinator of the Sail Banda local committee, Cak Saimima, said in Ambon Friday that registration is still open until the middle of July 2010.
The participating sail boats were scheduled to be seen off at Darwin, Northern Territory, on July 24, 2010.
The participants were expected to have arrived at Banda, Central Maluku regency, on July 27, 2010.
Saimima said that the participants from Darwin will be heading for Banda and received with art and cultural performances, and directed to various maritime tourism, and historical and cultural objects for three days.
The route from Banda to Ambon, with the peak program of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declaring Maluku as the main national fish supplier is scheduled on August 3, 2010.
Various activities like national and international seminars on marine resources, coasts and small islands, art and cultural performances, visiting tourism objects, and a feast at Ambon Bay.
President SBY based on Decision No 35 of 2009 dated December 14, 2009, declared Banda, Ambon city and Tiakur, the capital of South West Maluku regency, are the locations of Sail Banda.
