Denpasar, Bali (Antara Bali) -- As many as 17 yachts from Australia
arrived at Bali`s Benoa port here after sailing in the Wonderful
Indonesia Fremantle to Bali trip from Perth.
"The yachts plan to stay in Bali until Saturday and will continue
their sailing tour of other islands around Bali," the president director
of port operating company PT Pelindo III, Djarwo Surjanto, told newsmen
here on Friday.
The yachts were seen off by Indonesian Consul General Ade Padmo
Sarwono on Friday, May 18, for the event, which is organized once in two
years.
He stated that the event is held in cooperation with the Indonesian
Ministry of Tourism, the West Australia Tourism and Health Ministry,
Fremantle Sailing Club, airline company Garuda Indonesia and Pelindo III
to develop destinations and infrastructure for cruise ships.
Members of the international yacht club headquartered in Australia
will be entertained with typical traditional Balinese art performances
while on the island, Surjanto added.
In addition, Commodore of Fremantle Sailing Club Bob Kucera pointed
out that 20 yachts had participated in the event, but due to some
technical difficulties, only 17 had successfully arrived in Bali.
Each luxurious yacht can carry six to 12 people on board. Besides
their family members who arrived separately earlier, nearly 500 yachting
tourists will visit the island for the event.
The seamen and their families will not only sail to Bali but will
also visit other islands, mostly those in the eastern Indonesian
regions, Kucera noted.
"Several Australians only consider Bali when they think about
Indonesia. However, Indonesia has other attractive islands, as well. In
view of that, we are encouraging seamen to also visit those islands," he
affirmed.
Benoa has now been included in the international electronic
navigation map, attracting a number of cruise ships to call at Bali.
This year, some 60 international cruise ships are expected to arrive in Bali. (WDY)
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