Sail Bunaken to have 12 side events
by Antares News on 16 Jun 2009
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Twelve side events will be organized during the Sail Bunaken 2009 which will take place in Manado, North Sulawesi, August 12-20, 2009.
The side events would include a sailing pass, a fly pass, a city parade, and a diving record breaking to be participated in by more than 1,500 divers, Marietha Kuntag of the Manado administration, said here on Sunday.
Other events would be a seminar, an admiral dinner, water sports, traditional sports, a crew party, tourism and recreation, a cultural performance, and a food gathering of ship crew members, she said.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will officially open the foreign ship parade which will be held in Manado and Bitung, North Sulawesi.
Some 42 countries have confirmed their participation in the Sail Bunaken 2009, according to her.
The Sail Bunaken 2009 is aimed at strengthening seamen brotherhood and international relations, as well as promoting North Sulawesi as a gate of East Asia.
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