International Sailing Festival in Mui Ne, which is the first ever to be
held in the southern province of Binh Thuan , from Dec. 8-11.
The festival entitled “"Yachts-Sea-Sun" will include an exhibition of
200 yachts of international groups, demonstration of professional
yachtsmen and art performances by artists from Vietnam , the US , the
Republic of Korea , Australia and Russia .
During the event, a seminar on building Vietnam marine trademarks will be held.
In
announcing the festival on Oct. 7, Deputy Chairman of the Binh Thuan
People’s Committee Nguyen Van Thu said that the event was aimed at
promoting Vietnam ’s sea tourism, particularly Binh Thuan and Mui Ne
to domestic and foreign visitors, as part of the national sea strategy
till 2020.
He also said that the festival is expected to become
an annual event in Binh Thuan, along with the international paragliding
and windsurfing tournaments.
With 192 km of coastline, Binh Thuan
has many beautiful beaches, historical and cultural relics and a lot of
unique traditional festivals, which are an advantage for the province
in developing sea tourism.
Mui Ne beach in Binh Thuan is rated as one of the best for sailing in Asia by the International Yacht Association./.
