- Indonesia Touris Events - Sail Banda 2010
Soon, the International marine event called SAIL BANDA will be coming soon which has kicked off in Darwin on Saturday. Mr. Agung Laksono, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare markeed the start of the Sail Banda 2010 by flagged off 49 of 106 at Darwin’s Cullen Bay, Antara news agency reported.
Scheduled on August 3, A reception ceremony will be attended by President Susilo Bamabang Yudhoyono for participants and Mr Karel Albert Ralahalu, Maluku Governor said his administration would ensure order security during the event
Mr. Sahusilawane, Spokesperson for the Maluku Culture and Tourism Office Florence said “ participants of the event were scheduled to reach Banda Neira in on July 27 and all the yachts would also participate in a series of cultural festivals at different stopovers in Indonesia in the next three months, including the islands of Timor, Banda, Ambon, Buton, Lembata, Wakatobi, Flores, Sulawesi, Bali, Java, Borneo, Belitung and Batam or Bintan.
Located about 132 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital of Ambon, Banda Islands are made up of three larger islands and seven smaller ones perched on the rim of Indonesia`s deepest sea, the Banda Sea
