100 windsurfers to compete in Bali

100 windsurfers to compete in Bali

JAKARTA (JP): About 100 professional and amateur windsurfers
from overseas and Indonesia will compete in the four-day
Aerowisata Windsurfing Challenge 2000 at Sanur beach, Bali,
beginning on Jan. 26.

Competition spokesman Jaumat Dulhajjah told The Jakarta Post
on Monday the 100 windsurfers consisted of 80 foreigners and 20
Indonesians. The foreign windsurfers come from Asia, Australia
and Europe.

Oka Sulaksana, a world-class windsurfer from Bali, will take
part in the competition.

"The purpose of holding the competition is to promote
windsurfing in Indonesia and overseas. We hope the competition
will eventually become an international event. Apart from the
competition, we also want to promote Bali," Jaumat said.

The tournament will feature the Downwind Slalom Open, Masters,
Rookie and Free Style events.

A total cash prize of US$2,200 (Rp 186 million) and the
Indonesian Windsurfing Association (Porlasi) trophy will be up
for grabs.

"The Porlasi trophy and the other trophies will have a
Balinese style, so they can be souvenirs for the winners,"
Jaumat.

The competition is organized by state-owned tourism company
Aeorwisata, Porlasi and the Blue Oasis Beach Club, a local
windsurfing club.

Aerowisata, a subsidiary of national flag carrier Garuda,
manages the Hotel Sanur Beach in Bali, Hotel Senggigi Beach in
Lombok and Hotel Grand Preanger in Bandung. It also runs a
catering service in Denpasar, Jakarta, Medan and Surabaya, and
owns the Satriavi travel agency.

Prior to the competition, two well known Japanese magazines,
Windsurf Club Magazine and High Wind Magazine, will send a team
comprising two professional windsurfers, photographers and
writers to windsurf in Bali. Oka will accompany the team, which
is scheduled in Bali on Oct. 7.

Those interested in participating in the competition may
register with the Blue Oasis Beach Club at phone: (361) 288011
ext. 1792; or fax: (0361) 288106. You may also register by e-
mail: blueoasisc@geocities.com.

Registration fee is $100 per person. (lnt)