TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Makassar wins big at Selayar Fishing Tournament 2017
Below are the winners of Selayar Fishing Tournament 2017
Change Size
Enjoying the view: Sport fishing competitors sit on the deck of their ship during sunset. (JP/PJ Leo)
T
hree fishing clubs from Makassar dominated Selayar Fishing Tournament (SFT) 2017 that was held on Nov. 11 – 12 in Selayar Islands Regency and Taka Bonerate National Park located in the southern part of Sulawesi Island.
The starting point of the tournament was located in Appatanah Village.
Fortis-1 club was crowned as the winner of all categories with three awards, whilst PHH-1 and Gudang Sakti FC each bagged two awards.
“From the 10 categories, Fortis-1 took three awards for the all-around winner, Tenggiri/Wahu and best captain categories,” said Selayar tourism department head Andi Abdurrahman.
Meanwhile, PHH-1 was the winner in Amberjack and Kerapu categories and Gudang Sakti was the winner in Kakap/Kurisi and Escolar/Oilfish Special Species categories.
The tournament that was held to commemorate the 410th anniversary of Selayar and was joined by 53 teams/ships consisting of 210 people from different parts of Indonesia.
Selayar has several beautiful tourist attractions such as Bahuluang Island in Bontosikuyu district that offers white-sand beach and Makam Karang an island formed by fragments of dead corals and located in the middle of the ocean. What’s unique about this island is its shape changes every season.
Other than the two aforementioned places, there are the current “it” places according to the millennials such as Penyu Village, Pabbaddilang Beach, Punagaan Beach, Liang Kereta, Patikore Waterfall, Batau Karapu Beach and mangrove cluster.
Below are the winners of Selayar Fishing Tournament 2017
I. All-around Winner Classification
1. All-around Winner 1 Total weight 24.55 kg Fortis-1
2. All-around Winner 2 Total weight 20.75 kg Adhi Fishing Club
3. All-around Winner 3 Total weight 19.55 kg GT Fishing
II. Species Classification
1. Tenggiri/Wahu 17.60 kg Ilham/Fortis-1
2. Tuna 12.30 kg Ifan/BSM-1
3. Kuwe 4.6 kg Topik/Losari FC
4. Kakap/Kurisi 9.20 kg Surya/Gudang Sakti
5. Amberjack 6.70 kg Bambang/PHH-1
6. Barakuda 6.00 kg Achang/boeltap FC
7. Others/kerapu 6.10 kg Ardi/PHH-1
8. Bill Fish C& R
9. Escolar Special 35.35 kg Tato/Gudang Sakti
III. The best Captain: Boat No. 46- Usman/Fortis
(asw)
