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        "msgid": "students-to-join-atlantic-challenge-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-05-15 00:00:00",
        "title": "Students to join Atlantic Challenge",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Students to join Atlantic Challenge The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eighteen students -- all from the Surabaya Technology Institute (ITA) -- will set out for the Atlantic Challenge in the United States, with a mission geared more toward the spirit of friendship rather than competition. It sounds like a competition to cross the Atlantic Ocean, as a participant, at Tuesday's press conference at the Kartika Chandra Hotel, admitted that he mistakenly perceived it to be.",
        "content": "<p>Students to join Atlantic Challenge<\/p>\n<p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen students -- all from the Surabaya Technology Institute<br>\n(ITA) -- will set out for the Atlantic Challenge in the United<br>\nStates, with a mission geared more toward the spirit of<br>\nfriendship rather than competition.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like a competition to cross the Atlantic Ocean, as a<br>\nparticipant, at Tuesday's press conference at the Kartika Chandra<br>\nHotel, admitted that he mistakenly perceived it to be.<\/p>\n<p>\"The Atlantic Challenge features the boats, taking the<br>\nprototype of those used by France in its attempt to sail across<br>\nBritain's sea in 1796,\" Muhammad Habibie, one of the team<br>\nmembers, said.<\/p>\n<p>When held for the first time in New York in 1986, the Atlantic<br>\nChallenge saw only participants from France and the United<br>\nStates.<\/p>\n<p>The number of participating countries has since been growing<br>\nand the upcoming race, which will take place in Rockland, Maine,<br>\nwill see 10 countries with 17 boats.<\/p>\n<p>Habibie said that the competition, which is scheduled for July<br>\n11 to July 17, would incorporate nine tests of seamanship,<br>\nincluding the rowing race, sailing race, oar and sail race, man<br>\noverboard, slalom, jackstay transfer, captains gig, navigation<br>\nand knots and splices.<\/p>\n<p>The two latter events are carried out on land. The competition<br>\nwill cover a total of 20 kilometers.<\/p>\n<p>\"The spirit of the race is not about competition but<br>\ninternational friendship. To become the fastest participants is<br>\nnot the goal of this race. What we should show is team<br>\ncooperation and leadership,\" Habibie said. He was accompanied by<br>\nanother two members of the team, Anjar Ciptandini and Mangoloi M.<br>\nSiallagan.<\/p>\n<p>Anjar said that among the team members for each participating<br>\ncountry, six must be under 21 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>The uniqueness of the competition is that the participants<br>\nhave to design and build their own boats, but with common<br>\nspecifications.<\/p>\n<p>As for the students, they said they had finalized 95 percent<br>\nof the layout of their boat, which is 11.76 meters in length.<\/p>\n<p>The boat will be launched in Surabaya, East Java, on May 21<br>\nbefore it is shipped over on June 5.<\/p>",
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