The Sandeq Race
Fearing that sandeq traditional sailboats would one day disappear, the people of West Sulawesi began organizing an annual sandeq race in 1995. The race, held in mid-August this year, is now known as the Festival Sandeq Race.
Prihandoko
September 25, 2018
HUNDREDS crowded the Labuang Beach in Majene, West Sulawesi, on the third Tuesday of August. As soon as the starting pistol was fired, they ran toward their sailboats and pushed them into the water. Shortly after, they jumped on the boats, paddled, and unfurled their sails to accelerate. Soon the sailboats had departed from the Labuang Beach.
A total of 22 boats set sail from the beach, on sailboats known as the sandeq. The traditional s
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