The Sail Banda 2010 will kick off July 24 with a yacht rally. Around 200 boats will set sail from Darwin, Australia. The first leg will finish on Banda Islands, the second leg will commence from Banda to Ambon and the third will be to Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi.

Sail Indonesia is an annual sailing rally now in its tenth year that departs from Darwin in the middle of July and is followed by a three month program of linked events across Indonesia. This year these events are managed jointly by Sail Indonesia, Sail Banda, The Navy Force of Indonesia, The Indonesian Marine Foundation Yayasan Cinta Bahari and The Indonesian Sailing Federation.

To promote tourism potency in Indonesia each year ”ADWINDO (Asosiasi Duta Wisata Indonesia)” make a contest to select “Duta Wisata” (Tourism Ambassador) from each province in Indonesia. This year Moluccas Province get an honour as host of the event. The event followed by the representative of 21 provinces in Indonesia.

Maluku archipelago, a province on the eastern part of Indonesia is also famous for its underwater world. More than 20 dive spots are found along the coastal line of Ambon island, where the capital city of Maluku province is located.