Darwin-Bali yacht race to resume

Darwin-Bali yacht race to resume

DENPASAR, Bali: The annual yacht race from Darwin in Australia
to Benoa in Bali starts on July 27, boasting no less than 40
participants, Antara reported.

Organizing committee spokesman Yos K. Amerta told the news
agency on Monday the first yacht was expected to cross the finish
line four days after the race begins in the Northern Territory
capital.

The Darwin-Benoa race will be part of the 2002 Marine Festival
jointly organized by the Association of Indonesian Marine Tourism
Businesspeople (Gahawisri) and the Indonesian Diving Association
(POSI).

The organizers has moved the original route between Darwin and
Ambon in the last two years due to security concerns surrounding
sectarian violence in and around the Maluku capital.

Meanwhile, Antara quoted South Southeast Maluku regent SJ
Oratmangun as claiming the regency was ready to welcome
participants of an international yacht race departing Darwin on
July 22. -- Antara