Bali-Jakarta yacht race begins Saturday

Bali-Jakarta yacht race begins Saturday

JAKARTA (JP): Twelve nations are scheduled to participate in
this year's six-day, 600-kilometer (324 nautical miles) Bali to
Jakarta yacht race. It starts from Benoa, in south Bali, Saturday
and finishes at Peniki, one of the Seribu Islands in Jakarta.

Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Canada, Cyprus,
England, Switzerland, Finland, France, Germany and the
Netherlands are foreign countries represented.

Indonesia's Arung Samudera II, skippered by Capt. Suryono,
will also participate in the race, chairman of the organizing
committee Commodore Yoewarsono said yesterday.

He also said that the Navy will provide warships, helicopters
and medical teams for search and rescue purposes. (yan)