Govt. regulation to ease entry of foreign yachts to RI

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 12/09/2011

Thegovernment will facilitate the entry of foreign yachts to Indonesia with thepublication of the Presidential Regulation on foreign passenger ships toIndonesia.

“Theregulation is intended to provide facilities for foreign yachts to visitIndonesia,” Deputy to the Coordinating Economic Minister for Trade and IndustryEdy Putra Irawadi said Friday as quoted by Antara news agency.

He saidthat the regulation would become the legal basis that guaranteed ease of entryfor foreign yachts coming to Indonesia.

Edy said hehoped that the regulation could help encourage investment in Indonesia,especially in the tourism field.

He saidthat he hoped visits by foreign yachts to 18 harbors in Indonesia wouldincrease to 1,000 yachts in 2012 and to 2,000 yachts in 2013, from about 400yachts this year.

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Indonesian fishermen find body of American surfer

The Jakarta Post, Associated Press, Jakarta | Fri, 07/29/2011

Washed ashore: This May 2008 file photo provided by family friend Maurice
 Mitchell shows Daniel Bobis on his wedding day in Point Lookout, N.Y. Bobis,
 32, a math teacher and coach at Long Beach High School in New York,
 disappeared during an apparent surfing accident off the coast of western
 Indonesia on July 24, 2011. Local fishermen say they found his body about 20 miles
 (30 kilometers) from where he's last been seen.  (AP/courtesy of Maurice Mitchell,
Allison Caviness)

Localfishermen Thursday found the body of an American surfer who went missing lastweekend in waters off western Indonesia.

DanielBobis apparently hit another surfer's board after emerging from the barrel of apowerful, 10-foot (3-meter) wave. His leash broke and his board washed toshore. A member of the search and rescue team said Bobis' body was found about20 miles (32 kilometers) from where he'd last been seen.

Bobis, 32,was a math teacher and coach at Long Beach High School in New York. He had beenvacationing with his wife, Rachel, on Sumatra island. She did not wish tocomment.

Friends inLong Beach, a seaside community on Long Island, said Bobis had seeminglyboundless energy. He played drums in a band, taught karate and was anenvironmental activist. At the school, he started a competitive surf team andwas head coach.

"Everybody'smourning," said Teresa Greifenberger, 53, whose son Jonathan is on thesurf team.

Schoolstaff members were calling bereaved students to let them know counselors wereavailable, she said. Some of the surfers were planning to paddle into the surfThursday evening and observe a moment of silence, she added.

SeanPearsall, 32, called Bobis a close friend. He said the news was devastating butthere was a measure of relief that his body was found.

"He wassuch a staple in the community," he said. "There were just so manypeople whose lives he touched. He did more in 32 years than most people do in80. He definitely lived his life to the fullest and that's how he was everyday."

His friendsare planning a benefit for the family in September. Pearsall said they alreadyhad an overwhelming response from individuals and businesses eager to donateitems for a raffle.

"Heknew the power of the ocean," Pearsall said, adding that Bobis was anextremely experienced surfer and swimmer.

"Itjust goes to show you that Mother Nature calls the shots, unfortunately."

Seventeen yachts competing to reach finish line in Ambon

Antara News, Tue, July 26 2011

Ambon(ANTARA News) - Seventeen yachts in their international race from Darwin (NorthAustralia) to Ambon, Maluku province are competing to reach the finish line inthe coast of Amahusu village, Nusaniwe sub-district, Ambon.

"Theparticipants are competing making use of the strong wind to reach the finishline in the Amahusu village coast," coordinator of the Darwin-Ambon YachtRace & Rally 2011 Hellen de Lima told ANTARA on Monday.

He said themonitoring committee disclosed that the sail boat Fantasia with skipper AndrewStransky was leading the race.

Since theflag off at Darwin port, Fantasia from Brisbane, Australia, managed to lead therace.

Sinceentering the Indonesian waters, Fantasia of the Racing Multihull category madeuse of the wind velocity of 13.45 knots per hour.

But sincepassing the waters between Babar Island and Romang Island, Southeast Malukuregency, Fantasia sailed with a wind velocity of only 10.52 knots per hour.

Anotherparticipant Walk On The Wild Side with skipper Garth Curran and Australian Maid(John Wardil) are second and third.

Walk On TheWild Side moved with the wind blowing at a velocity of 9.20 knots per hour,while Australian Maid 9.51 knots per hour.

The twosail boats were known to win various international yacht races, the last beforethe Darwin-Ambon Yacht Race & Rally 2011, the two won Visit IndonesiaFremantle-Bali International Yacht Race 2011.

In themeantime, Freedom Express with skipper Ross McCombe, the third as RacingMultihull category in the Darwin-Ambon Yacht Race & Rally 2010, was fourthof the total of 17 participants in the event.

FreedomExpress sailed with the wind blowing at a velocity of 9.40 knots per hour,followed by Sue Sea (Brian Todd) 9.29 knots per hour.

Game Set(John Mulkearns) was trailing with the wind blowing at a velocity of 8.49 knotsper hour, followed by Even Karma (John Hard) 8.44 knots per hour.

"Mostof the participants have entered Southwest Maluku regency waters and the BandaSea, where some of the participants may have reached the finish line to night(Tuesday) or Wednesday morning," Hellen said.

The annualevent was held to fill this year`s Darwin-Ambon sister city cooperation programfollowed by 19 participants, in which 18 participants dame from Australia, andthe other one from the Netherlands, covering 634 nautical miles, the equivalentof 1,174.68 kilometers.

The flagoff of the participants was marked with start sign from on board the HMASArarat (89) patrol boat in Darwin port by Ambon Mayor Jopi Papilaja and DarwinGovernor Tom Pauling on July 23, 2011.

The yachtrace is competing four categories, namely racing monohull (IRC) followed by sixyachts, racing monohull cruising (six yachts), racing multihull (five) andrally (two).

The race isto win the cup of the Indonesian Minister of Culture and Tourism, was for thefirst time held in 1976 in an attempt to establish cooperation between theDarwin and Ambon administrations.

In 2009 thenumber of participants reached 100 yachts, but was later canceled as Ambon andMaluku were involved in a social conflict, and revived only in 2007.

Editor: B Kunto Wibisono

Twenty-two countries to participate in Sail Indonesia 2011

Antara News, Sat, June 11 2011

Sail Indonesia 2011 which will make Kupang as the entrance to the other regions in Indonesia will focus on areas that have not yet been visited.

Sail Indonesia
(ANTARA/istimewa)

Kupang, E.Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - As many as 22 countries have confirmed their plans to participate in Sail Indonesia 2011 that was officially launched in Jakarta a few days ago, a local marine official said.

The number of participants has increased compared to Sail Indonesia 2010 when only 15 countries took part, the chairman of Cinta Bahari Indonesia Foundation (YCBI), Raymond T. Lesmana, said here Saturday.

"There are more participants for Sail Indonesia 2011 than last year. If in 2010 there were only 15 countries, now the number has increased to 22," he said.

According to Raymond, the Sail Indonesia participants were scheduled to depart from Darwin, Australia, on July 23 and expected to arrive in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara`s provincial capital, on July 27 to 28.

The participants will be in Kupang for a week before they sail on to Alor, Rote Ndao, Sabu Raijua, Lembata, Ende and Labuan Bajo districts on Flores Island and elsewhere in Indonesia.

"We expect the participants will be in East Nusa Tenggara province about a month because there are a number of such new areas to be visited by the participants as Sabu Raijua and Rote Ndao," Raymond said.

He said, the foundation is coordinating with several district administrations, especially the new area ones that will be stop off to perform a variety of preparations.

In addition, Sail Indonesia 2011 which will make Kupang as the entrance to the other regions in Indonesia will focus on areas that have not yet been visited.

The regions are Ndao Rote, Sabu Raijua to Sumba island which have been less had the opportunity to stop off by the Sail Indonesia participants.

"In previous years, the transit route is always monotonous namely the northbound lane through the East Flores to West Flores. Now we are trying to open new destinations," Raymond noted.

The new areas to be visited is located on the southern route which has been less a promotion, he added.

Editor: Ella Syafputri

Dutch court gives teenage sailor go-ahead

RNW, 27 July 2010 - 3:45pm

Sailor Laura Dekker (Photo: Telegraaf)

A Dutch court has ruled that teenage sailor Laura Dekker is free to go ahead with her attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

"The court rejects the request for the extension of supervision" by the child protection authorities over 14-year-old Laura, judge Suzanne Kuypers said in the Middelburg district court in the south of the Netherlands.

"The supervision of the child is lifted with immediate effect."

The child protection services had asked the court to extend the supervision order for a further 12 months, but the court turned down the request. This means formal responsibility for Laura now returns to her parents, who both support her sailing ambitions.

To set a new record as the youngest person to complete such a round-the-world solo trip, Laura Dekker would need to complete the estimated two-year voyage before she turns 17 on 20 September 2012.

(AFP/RNW)

www.lauradekker.nl

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Marine sports event aims to heal local welfare woes

Dina Indrasafitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 06/12/2010 10:18 AM

The Sail Banda event to be held in Maluku promises hope for future economic development and improved welfare a decade after the province was ravaged by bloody sectarian conflict.

Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu said Friday the government would announce his province as the country’s national fishery buffer stock region.

“We pray that on Aug. 3, 2010, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will officially announce Maluku as a national fishery storage area and this plan will revive Maluku province’s maritime and fishery development,” he said in a press conference in Jakarta. Sail Banda is slated to kick off next month and will run until mid-August.

The maritime affairs and fisheries minister said the Sail Banda yacht rally would be preceded by a charity event involving the United States’ hospital ship USNS Mercy.

The USNS Mercy, along with local ship KRI Dr. Suharso SHS-990 and ships from Singapore and Australia, will channel aid, as well as procedures related to maternal and child health to a number of areas, including Banda Island and Seram Island.

During an event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) earlier this year, the Health Ministry cited data from the 2007 basic health research.

It revealed that Maluku ranked second after East Nusa Tenggara in terms of malnutrition.

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad said the event was marked by its philanthropic support. “What makes [Sail Banda] different from Sail Bunaken, is the abundance of social [charity] events,” he said. Last year, the country hosted the Sail Bunaken marine festival off Manado in North Sulawesi.

Karel said that despite progress made since the post-conflict days, Maluku province was still struggling. “During the riots, our economic development growth rate has been minus 26 percent; nowadays… our economic growth is almost 6 percent,” he said, adding that he hoped the Sail Banda would boost the province’s welfare.

Fadel said that his ministry was planning to lure investors from China, Australia and Japan to boost the province’s fishery activity.

The Sail Banda event will feature a number of activities such as marine sports, mangrove planting and the celebration of the nation’s Independence Day in Kisar Island, one of Indonesia’s outermost islands.

The yacht rally is scheduled to flag off from Darwin, Australia on July 24. Thus far, 106 ships from 16 countries have registered.

Coordinating Public Welfare Minister Agung Laksono said the proposed budget for the event was Rp 161 billion.

700 Youths to Gather in Ambon for Maritime Program

Jakarta Globe, May 24, 2010

About 700 youths are meeting in Ambon for the Sail Banda program. (Photo: JG)

Ambon, Maluku. At least 700 youths will gather in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon in late July to participate in a “Maritime Teenagers Across Archipelago” program.

“Some 700 youths from across the country are expected to arrive here for the ‘Maritime Teenagers Across Archipelago’ program scheduled for late July until August 4, 2010 as part of the international marine event of Sail Banda 2010,” Sail Banda local committee chairman for youth and sports affairs Azis Lattar said on Monday.

He said the teenagers from across the country would come to Ambon to take part in a camping program with local scouts at Telaga Kodok village in Leihitu sub-district, Ambon.

In addition to the camping program, the teenagers would visit a cultural park in Ambon, have discussions with their peers from Maluku, and take part in a mangrove-planting drive along the coast of Ambon’s Inner Bay.

“We are also making arrangements for the youths to have a dialog with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Sail Banda peak event here on August 3, 2010,” Lattar said.

The youths would be transported to Ambon by a number of naval ships, including the KRI Dewaruci and KRI Arung Samudra, which would leave from Sabang, Belawan, Jakarta, Bali, Labuhan Bajo, Ambon and Merauke.

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Surfing Made Awan wins Oakley Pro 2010 at Canggu Beach

The Jakarta Post, Tim Hain, Contributor, Canggu Beach, Bali | Thu, 04/08/2010 11:40 AM

Balinese surfer Made Awan has taken out the first event of this season’s Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour, the Oakley Pro 2010, after defeating Dede Suryana of West Java.

Awan received a Rp 10 million cash prize from Oakley and now sits at number one in the ISC Tour rankings, collecting a whopping 3,000 championship points.

He also received the Coca-Cola Best Maneuver Award for recording the highest wave score of the event, nabbing an extra bonus of Rp 1 million.

Back on the beach, drenched in a combination of Coca-Cola and San Miguel Light courtesy of the sponsors and his friends, Made was ecstatic, “I won. Thank God I won. I’m number one! The waves were so good and I had so much fun out there”.

When he heard he scored a 9 on his final wave, he said he knew he had a chance to beat his opponent Suryana.

“Last year I was up against Awan back at my home break of Cimaja in West Java, and I beat him just near the end of the heat, so I guess we are even now,” Suryana said laughing.

“The next ISC comp is in Sanur, so it will be very interesting because that is almost Awan’s home break. He is surfing really well and is a great competitor, so I’m happy for him that he won. We’ll see what happens next time though!” he added.

Suryana went home with a Rp 5 million cash prize and 2,750 ISC Championship points.

The competition was the fifth and final day of the Oakley Pro 2010, a six star rated Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour sanctioned event, the first of the 2010 Tour season, which took place at Canggu Beach, a few kilometers north of Kuta on Bali’s west coast.

Around 64 of Indonesia’s best pro surfers as well as 11 masters (35 years and older) surfers competed for prestige, prize money and points on some of the best waves in the world.

Prior to the Pro Final, four of Indonesia’s best masters surfers took to the perfect Canggu waves to compete in their final.

Coming back to the beach in first place was Wayan “Ompong” Budayasa, competing in his very first Master’s Division event. He also competed in the Pro Division but failed to advance beyond Round 3.

The next stop on the Coca-Cola ISC Tour will be the Rusty Rumble in Da Jungle at Sanur Beach with a waiting period starting on April 26 and ending on May 16.

Coca-Cola ISC Tour Pro Division

Made Awan (17.25 pts)
Dede Suryana (15.50 pts)
Marlon Gerber, Agus Frimanto

Coca-Cola ISC Tour Masters
Division
Wayan “Ompong” Budayasa
Ketut “Kombong” Juliarta
Made Lapur