A total of 19 countries involving 106 small boats certainly follow the “Sail Indonesia 2010″ which is scheduled to take place 22 to 25 September 2010 in Bina Ria Beach tourist area of Lovina, Buleleng Regency, Bali.
Head of Culture and Tourism Buleleng, Putu Wijaya Tastra, in Singaraja, on Thursday (16/09/2010) says it has received confirmation of certainty the participation of 19 countries with about 250 crew members involved the display.
Countries that follow the international activities that include the United States, New Zealand, Australia, France, Austria, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Argentina, Italy, Canada, Japan, Netherlands and host Indonesia.
According Tastra, Sail Indonesia aims to promote Bali, Buleleng tourism potential in particular, with the hope to increase the number of tourist arrivals as well as the domestic.
Nationally, the activities of Sail Indonesia organized by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in cooperation with Yayasan Cinta Bahari who supported the local government as a competitor destination screen.
Sail Indonesia is an annual screen activities programmed rally lasted three months in order to explore the archipelago by sea tourism route, with the mission mempromposikan Indonesia as a maritime tourism destination.
For in Buleleng regency, the conduct of this year was the implementation of the fourth of eight times the implementation of international activities that are held since 2003.
Release of all participants was held last July 24 in Darwin, then across the continent of Australia to Asia, then entered Indonesia through Saumlaki / Banda and Kupang to Batam. This year there is the addition of several new destinations visited by the participants, such as District Ndao Rote, Sabu, East Sumba, West Sumba and Bau Bau.
While the Buleleng regency which has 155 kilometers long beach is known by his Lovina beach is calm, a meeting place for participants from western and eastern lines.
When asked why the area north coast of Bali was chosen as one of the goals of participants, Kadis Budpar Buleleng argues, Lovina has a beautiful, friendly community, and available equipment facilities.
“We want the guests from abroad will really be able to enjoy the convenience and beauty of this area,” he said.
Participants will be entertained Buleleng various traditional arts, such as Joged tube, art angklung, rindik, shadow puppets and performing arts colossal. Uniquely, the regatta participants will also be given the opportunity to follow courses Balinese cuisine.
