Sandeq race to restart<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Sandeq traditional boat race in South
\nSulawesi will resume next week after a two-year hiatus on the
\nsame course used in its inception in 1995.<\/p>\n
Race organizers said yesterday about 15 boats would be flagged
\noff in Majene, some 300 kilometers north of the South Sulawesi
\ncapital of Ujungpandang on Aug. 12. They will finish at Losari
\nbeach near the capital on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n
Using sandeq (usually translated as \"pointed\", referring to
\nthe sharp bow of the boats) outrigger crafts, the participants
\nwill have to sail a course over 200 miles. Overnight stays will
\nbe in Polewali, Ujung Lero in Pare-Pare and Garongkong in Barru.<\/p>\n
The annual race was canceled in 1996 and 1997 due to financial
\nshortages.<\/p>\n
This year's event is jointly organized by the Coastal
\nSocieties Research and Development, state-run Hasanuddin
\nUniversity, the Tadia Communication, Research and Social Program
\n(Resopa) non-governmental organization, the South Sulawesi
\nadministration and the Navy. They received sponsorship from a
\nprivate electricity company PT Energi Sengkang and Internet
\nprovider Forum Makassar Straits. (amd)<\/p>",
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