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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

North Bali Island No Longer Part of Sail Indonesia

A slight change has been made to the itinerary of the Sail Indonesia 2012 Yachting Regatta. This year, Pantai Lovina which is located on Bali’s northern shore in the Buleleng Regency will no longer be included in the abovementioned yachting regatta. This is primarily because the contract to include Lovina had already ended last year.

“In addition to the expiration of the contract with Love Indonesia Foundation (Yayasan Cinta Indonesia) who operate the event, we have also not received an allocation to operate Sail Indonesia from the State Budget (APBN),” said the chief of the Culture and Tourism Office for Buleleng, Jro Ketut Warkadea.

This is after the Lovina Beach in Northern Bali had been a part of the ports-of-call for the Sail Indonesia yachting activity for the past three consecutive years. This is done by those who decide to have an extended visit to Indonesia.

In mid-October of this year, Yayasan Cinta Indonesia had been invited by Buleleng to operate Festival Lovina. This said festival is no ordinary one as it has received support from the Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy. The amount of Rp 100 million, or roughly US$10,500 from the said organization will be given the same amount by the Buleleng Regency’s budget.

The Sail Indonesia, an annual sailing rally, is now on its thirteenth year. It is during every middle of July when the rally begins in Darwin, Australia. It is the commencement of a three-month program that is composed of linked events in Indonesia. The participants will then be able to see the Bali luxury villas, Bali villas resort, and private villas in Bali, among others. The Indonesian Central Government, as well as the Local Government Centers, supports the said activity.

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