To commemorate the 14th anniversary of South Nias regency,
the provincial administrations plans to hold two interesting events
called South Nias Open Surfing Contest 2017 (NSOSC 2017) and South Nias
Regency Traditional Song, Culture and Tradition Festival.
The two events will be held for four days from July 25 to 28 at
Sorake Island. They are results of a partnership effort between the
provincial administrations through South Nias culture, tourism, youth
and sports department with South Nias Surfers Association (APNS) and
supported by tourism ministry.
“We’re going to hold a surfing competition and it’s open for local
and international surfers. The main goal is definitely to increase the
number of local and overseas tourists to South Nias,” explained South
Nias cuture, tourism, youth and sports department head Anggreani.
The surfing contest itself is an annual event and the last time it was held was last year at Ya’ahowu Party.
Other than providing winners with Rp 87 million worth of prizes,
NSOSC 2017 aims to scout new talents in Nias that can be trained to
compete in National and International leagues in the future.
“NSOSC 2017 is divided into three categories: Men’s (16 years and
above), women’s and grommet (men’s and women’s),” Anggreani added.
As for the festival, it will feature traditional dances and rituals of South Nias
such as faluaya, famadaya harimao, stone-jumping, moyo dance and fataelesa.
Sorake beach is a haven for surfers, it’s included in the 10 best
surfing spots in the world and said to be the second best after Hawaii.
During the months of June – July surfers flock the beach because the
waves are able to reach up to 10 to 12 meters high. Another uniqueness
of the beach: one will not find anything but coral reefs in it.
Nias island is reachable by sea using a ferry boat from Sibolga city
in North Sumatra with a distance of 85 miles or 12 hours. Travelers will
then arrive at Mount Sitoli, the biggest city in Nias Island. Continue
the journey from Mount Sitoli to Teluk Dalam city for about four hours
using a four-wheeled vehicle. However, for a shorter traveling time, a
flight is available from Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, North
Sumatra. (asw)
Source - TheJakartaPost
