There will be a International Diving Competition in Sail Banda 2010. The tournament will be competed by divers from Indonesia and countries all over the world. They will try to do their best to win the competition. Sail Banda 2010 held this tournament because the ocean and the sea in Banda Islands is very clean and beautiful that’s why they held this tournament to let people know how beautiful the ocean and the sea in Banda Islands. The event will be supported by PB POSSI and Cimas France.

Yacht Rally Race is he most awaited entertainment in Sail Banda 2010. This event is a Yacht Rally and Yacht Racing, but they merger it together to become Yatch Rally Race. Banda Islands is surrounded by seas and river and it will make a good condition to held the event. Yacht Rally Race exploit the yearly event of “Sail Indonesia”. The race will start from July 24 2010 from Darwin, Australia.

There are 2 routes for the rally, they are :

• Route 1 : Darwin – Banda – Ambon – Wakatobi – Labuhan Bajo – Bali – Kumei – Karimun Jawa – Jakarta – Belitung – Singapore

• Route 2 : Darwin – Kupang – Alor – Labuhan Bajo – Bali – Kumei – Karimun Jawa – Jakarta – Belitung – Singapore

The are 3 phase for the Yacht Race, they are :

• Race 1 : Darwin – Banda

• Race 2 : Banda – Ambon

• Race 3 : Ambon – Wakatobi

Yacht Rally Race will be participated by more than 150 yacht from countries all over the world.

The Banda Islands are a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140km south of Seram island and about 2000km east of Java, and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku. Ambon is usually the starting point for visitors to the Banda Islands. The Banda Archipelago is a cluster of 13 tiny islets spouting out of the deep Banda Sea. Located only eight hours away south east from Ambon (capital of Maluku Province, Indonesia) on a regular passenger sea liner. While direct flight in a small 18-seats airplane takes about 60 minutes.

Location : South East Asia
Coordinates : 4°35?S 129°55?E / 4.583°S 129.917°E / -4.583; 129.917
Archipelago : Maluku Islands
Area : 180 km²
Country : Indonesia
Demographics Population : 15,000

If you want to go to Banda Islands by Airplane, you must transit first in Ambon because there’s no flight from anywhere else besides Ambon. There are a lot of Airplanes that flight to Ambon, for example like Lion Air or Mandala Airlines. To get flights from outside Indonesia, you have to email your credit card details to a reliable agency. The risk is yours alone. Indonesian banks don’t issue secure web pages for payment. Banker’s drafts, money orders, etc. are a pain and expensive. You can get a reservation over the web for so many hours/days, but they will only hold it so long without payment. It’s not possible to book your onward travel from Ambon unless you are actually there, due to the payment problems and you can’t be sure if the flight to Banda will go Its worth getting your name down ask a local travel agents to do it. A good option would be to link in flights from Ambon airport directly to Langgur in the Kei Islands. There are daily flights to the Kei islands they have some fantastic beaches with accommodation. There is supposed to be an airport hotel in Ambon. Commercial flights to Bandaneira are on an 18-seat plane, Mondays only.

Ferries

If you want to go to Banda Islands by Ferries, unlikely you must travel first to Ambon because the ferry will only sail from Ambon. There are 2 ferries that sail from Ambon to Banda. They are KM Ciremai and KM Bukit Siguntang. Getting off the islands has to be planned. The Pelni ferry ships currently go to Ambon – Banda – Kei Islands, then around a small loop, two to four days back to the Kei Islands – Banda – Ambon.

Here are some travel agents in Ambon :

• P.T.Daya Patel Tour and Travel service, Jl Said Perintah No 53 Ambon. (+62-911-353444, +62-911-353287)

• Antamary Perkasa Tour & Travel, Jl Pertokoan Mardika (+62-911-341959)

• Barokah Grop Tour & Travel, Jl. AM Sangaji No. 65 (+62-911-355871, +62-911-351621)

• PT Suita Tour & Travel, Jl. Tulukabessy No. 32 (+62-911-343776)

• Wisata Amboina Express Tour & Travel, Jl. St. Babullah No. 3 (+62-911-310888, +62-911344494)

“I hope I hope there are no constraints, we schedule it in conjunction with the implementation of Banda Sail in August 2010,” said Chief Executive Ambon Produccer Plus Jazz Festival (AJPF), Samuel Samson, in Ambon, Sunday.

AJPF have been established as an annual event aims to become the Moluccas in addition to the City of Indonesian music, as well as a vehicle for artistic creativity of local youth, which gave birth to a powerful musicians from the Moluccas.

He said that besides development of art music, an international event as part AJPF will trigger the growth of tourism sector in the Moluccas.

“Hundreds and even thousands of people will travel to Ambon, this affects the improvement and growth of economic sectors in Ambon,” he said.

According to him, to succeed in various national and international events in the City entitled “manise” (advanced, safe, comfortable, beautiful, healthy, prosperous), the need to support local governments, especially to prepare a variety of means of support.

“First that needs improvement is the communications sector because many people want to watch AJPF, but is constrained due to limited transporasi flights to Ambon,” said Samson.

He said the implementation of a three-day diving AJPF overall a success despite there are still shortcomings. “This is the first biggest music event held in Ambon and the international class, so naturally there are many flaws and would be fixed for the next administration,” he said.

The new activity was first held in Ambon, and the second largest after the Java Jazz is, able to attract many spectators, not only citizens of Ambon city, but also from various regions in Indonesia.

“AJPF audience interest high enough. Provençal many came from Makassar, Jakarta, Kalimantan, Surabaya and Bali,” he said.

Musicians who attended the AJPF held 9-11 September 2009, including the band Soul ID, Pasto, T-Five, Saikoji, Dust nasid band, jazz maestro Indonesia Bubi Chen, Benny Likumahwa, Achsan Syuman, as well as international musicians that Wilkins Ramirez (Puerto Rico / USA), Michael Sembello (Philadelphia / USA) and Dutch bands that all personnel and Massada bloody Ambon Ambon local musicians.

Source : www.antaranews.com

Sail Banda 2010 launching event was marked by beating drums by the Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare Agung Laksono,  Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Fadel Muhammad, and the Governor of Moluccas KA Ralahalu.

There were also the Minister of Transportation Freddy Numberry, the Vice Chairman House of Representatives Leimena Melani, and the members of the DPD RI from the Moluccas, the regents/mayors of Moluccas and the Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare Office officials and the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries who attend the launching event.

Agung Laksono said, the government was determined to repeat the successful implementation of Sail Bunaken 2009 in Manado, North Sulawesi, by holding a similar event called Sail Banda 2010.

“Sail Banda 2010 was a development of marine and coastal community development and it will be held from July 24 until August 17,2010 with the themeSmall Islands for Our Future,” he said.

He explained that Sail Banda 2010 aims to show the outside world about the current condition of the Moluccas, an area peace and security, that is ready to become a gateway to Eastern Indonesia.

“Sail Banda 2010 was able to attract international attention and the business world so that later it can increase the welfare of the people in the remote islands of Moluccas region”said Agung.

Agung Laksono also admitted, Sail Banda 2010 main event will be held on August 3,2010 in Ambon City. “President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will carry out the inspection and receive respect from the entire ship Sail Banda 2010 participants who gathered in the Bay of Ambon” he said.

Meanwhile, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Fadel Muhammad, confessed that Sail Banda 2010 activities will be packaged in various forms activities, such as Operation Bhakti Surya Bhaskara Jaya to remote islands with ships, involving ships from the hospital TNI Navy, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the United States.

“KRI hospital ship Suharso-990 who was supported by the doctors, medical personnel and extension workers to carry out Operation Bhakti health, infrastructure development, extension, training, and delivery of bhakti community contact materials such as books educational, religious books, solar power systems, telecommunications systems and water purification for residents in remote areas,” said Fadel.

United States Navy will also deploy USNS Mercy T-AH 19. A ship with a length of 3 football fields will bring 956 doctors and paramedical personnel.

Fadel Muhammad also revealed, in order to enhance the spirit of love of the country, Sail Banda  2010 will also hold Lintas Nusantara Remaja Bahari from Sabang to Merauke using Banjarmasin KRI-592. “Representative student, youth and scouts from various provinces will join in this boat together activities along the waters of Indonesia and the dated August 17, 2010 will commemorate the HUT RI ke-65 Kisar Island, Southwest Maluku District.

Also, there will be Yacht Race from Darwin, Australia which will be followed by 200-sailboat.

Sail Banda 2010, he said, also will be filled with 7 national and international conferences including the Conference Co-operation Indonesia – Australia in the Field of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the International Coral Reef Conference and Small Islands, the Seventh National Conference of Managing District Coasts and Small Islands, Sago International Seminar, International Symposium of Science and Maritime and Fisheries Technology and Exploration Technology International Seminar on the Sea Bottom.

Fadel Muhammad admitted, he would invite the Prime Minister of Australia to attend the international conference.

Meanwhile, the Governor of Maluku, KA Ralahalu admitted during the main event of Sail Banda 2010 will be held on August 3, 2010 in Ambon City, Ambon. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also will be declared as the granary of Moluccas Province of national fisheriesand tourist destinations.

source: http://www.sailbanda.com

To be called Sail Banda 2010, the event would be the brainchild of Maritime and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi, Alex Retraubun, director general of coastal area and small island affairs at the maritime and fisheries ministry, said.

“The Banda Islands are known worldwide for their historical significance and undersea natural beauty, and therefore Maluku will host Sail Banda 2010,” Retraubun said in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon recently.

Banda is known as the original and only source of the once precious spices, nutmeg and mace, trade commodities that had a significant impact on world developments in the 15th century.

Early European reports described the tropical Banda Islands as a jewel-like cluster surrounded by crystal waters and brilliant coral reefs, and the most beautiful cluster of islands in Maluku.

Banda is made up of eleven small volcanic islands namely
Neira, Gunung Api, Banda Besar, Rhun, Ai, Hatta, Karaka, Manukan, Nailaka, Syahrir and Batu Kapal.

Syahrir island or formerly known as Pisang Island, and Batu Kapal Island which combine well for a morning dive, a picnic on the beach, and an afternoon dive are just 20 minutes by boat from the hotels on the town of Banda Neira.

All those Banda islands offer stunning tropical scenery, a remarkable history, friendly villages, and some of the globe`s most pristine, biologically diverse corral reefs which are good for that international event later next year.

Therefore members of Sail Banda 2010 international committee from various maritime countries will soon arrive to survey three locations in Maluku for consideration as the event`s venue.

Maluku provincial administration`s communication and information spokesman, Bakrie Lumbessy said in Ambon recently that the committee members would in the near future survey three locations, namely Lucipara islands in the Banda Sea, Banda Islands, and a diving site in Southwest Maluku district.

“Soon the international committee of Sail Banda 2010 will visit Maluku to survey the three locations in the province,” Lumbessy said.

He said the same committee had successfully organized the Sail Bunaken event in
North Sulawesi which was participated in by hundreds of sail boats and yachts from various countries last August.

According to Lumbessy, all the three locations for the Sail Banda 2010 offer undersea panoramas featuring many coral reefs and ornamental fish.

“Especially for an undersea flag raising ceremony, it will be conducted in one of the outlying islands in Southwest Maluku district,” Lumbessy said referring to Wetar, Kisar, Romang, or Maupora islands.

He said Sail Banda 2010 was scheduled to run from July 27 to August 28, 2010 and to be participated in by hundreds of sail boats and yachts from various countries around the world.

The Banda Sea which is known to have the deepest basin in the world also had areas abounding in colorful coral reefs and ornamental fish on which visitors could feast their eyes.

Banda islands also had various cultural tourist spots and famous historic sites that had been named by UNESCO as one of the world`s cultural heritages.

The Maluku provincial administration`s information and communication office had also asked for the active role of the press in the province and all elements of the public to jointly make Sail Banda 2010 a success.

Meanwhile, the national shipping company PT Pelni is also ready to help make the Sail Banda 2010 event a success by putting more ships into service on its route to the Banda Islands in Central Maluku, a spokesman said.

Bachtiar, head of PT Pelni`s Ambon branch office, said in Ambon that the national shipping company felt it bore the moral responsibility to support the international maritime event in Banda.

“The exact date of Sail Banda 2010 has actually yet to be confirmed but we at PT Pelni are ready to help make the event a success,” Bachtiar said.

He said the company was currently operating MV Ciremai and MV Kelimutu on its route to Banda in Central Maluku, Tual in Southeast Maluku, and a number of ports in West Papua and Papua.

Asked if the number of ships for Banda would be increased in the runup to Sail Banda 2010, Bachtiar said it was the responsibility of PT Pelni`s head office to decide.

“But because Sail Banda 2010 is an international event, I think there will be a good coordination between the transportation ministry and PT Pelni to increase the number of ships sailing to Banda,” Bachtiar said.

Meanwhile, Maluku Culture and Tourism Office spokesperson Florence Sahusilawane said Sail Banda 2010 is expected to reflect an international shipping expedition.

She said the international event is being designed by adopting the past period of “hongitochten”, punitive expeditions conducted by the Dutch to suppress uprisings in Seram, particularly in the clove-rich peninsula of Hoamoal and nearby islands with traditional boats.

Therefore, Sahusilawane called on villages across Maluku which have typical traditional boats to take part in and liven up the Sail Banda 2010.

She said the promotion of Sail Banda 2010 would not be very difficult because Banda islands had been known worldwide since the past as spice islands, and even UNESCO has named the islands one of the world heritages.

Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu said recently that some 150 sail boats from
various countries had been registered to take part in Sail Banda 2010.

“I met Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik in Jakarta recently and he said about 150 sail boats have signed up for the international maritime event in Maluku next year,” the governor said.(*)

Source: Antara News

Members of Sail Banda 2010 international committee from various maritime countries are expected to survey three locations in Maluku for consideration as the event’s venue in the near future.

Maluku provincial administration’s communication and information spokesman, Bakrie Lumbessy said here on Friday that the committee members would survey three locations, namely Lucipara islands in the Banda Sea, Banda Islands, and a diving site in Southwest Maluku district, soon after Lebaran or the Idul Fitri festivity.

“Soon after Lebaran , the international committee of Sail Banda 2010 will visit Maluku to survey the three locations in the province,” Lumbessy said.

He said the same committee had successfully organized the Sail Bunaken event in North Sulawesi which was participated in by hundreds of sail boats and yachts from various countries last August.

According to Lumbessy, all the three locations for the Sail Banda 2010 offer undersea panoramas featuring many coral reefs and ornamental fish.

“Especially for an undersea flag raising ceremony, it will be conducted in one of the outlying islands in Southwest Maluku district,” Lumbessy said referring to Wetar, Kisar, Romang, or Maupora islands.

He said Sail Banda 2010 was scheduled to run from July 27 to August 28, 2010 and to be participated in by hundreds of sail boats and yachts from various countries around the world.

The Banda Sea which is known to have the deepest basin in the world also had areas abounding in colorful coral reefs and ornamental fish on which visitors could feast their eyes.

Banda islands also had various cultural tourist spots and famous historic sites that had been named by UNESCO as one of the world’s cultural heritages.

The Maluku provincial administration’s information and communication office had also asked for the active role of the press in the province and all elements of the public to jointly make Sail Banda 2010 a success.

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