The Sandeq Race
Tuesday, 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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