E-NEW YORK, eNew York - I-Carnival ise-Caribbean njengoba izinhlanzi zisondela olwandle - eyodwa ngeke ibe khona ngaphandle kwenye. E-Martinique, isifaniso sithathwa isinyathelo esisodwa esiqhubekayo lapho ezemidlalo nolwandle kuhlanganiswa ndawonye ukuze kube nomgubho ongafani nanoma yimuphi omunye, umjaho odumile we-Yawl Boat Race (Tour des Yoles Rondes). Okugqamile kwaminyaka yonke ekhalendeni lezenhlalo laseMartinican, kuzoqhudelwa i-Yawl Boat Race kulo nyaka phakathi kukaJulayi 29 no-August 5, ezungeza ngokoqobo i-Isle of Flowers ngomoya wenjabulo ongenamkhawulo, ogcwele isigqi esinamandla, iziphuzo ezidabukisayo, namaphathi anganqamuki.
"Lona umcimbi wamasiko waseMartinican oyingqayizivele onikeza ukubonakaliswa okumangalisayo kwendawo yethu yasolwandle kanye nokubaluleka okusabanjwe nsuku zonke emphakathini wethu," kusho uMuriel Wiltord, uMqondisi Wamazwe aseMelika weMartinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA, " Ngesikhathi esifanayo, iphathi emnandi enemigubho yansuku zonke kuso sonke isiqhingi evulekele wonke umuntu.”
Izikebhe ze-Yawl ezivezwe kulo mjaho zakhiwe ngemininingwane ebabazekayo ngokwesiko elikhulu lemikhumbi yokudoba yase-Martinican eyasungulwa izingcweti zendawo ngeminyaka yama-70s. Umkhumbi ngamunye undiza onombala ogqamile ongunxande phezu kwemikhumbi eyindilinga efana nesikebhe eyenziwe ngezihlahla zamaPear. Njengoba zihlukile ngesitayela njengoba zinzima ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, izikebhe ezisheshayo nezisheshayo zivivinya ngisho namatilosi anolwazi olunzulu, imilenze yawo eyindilinga iqinisekisa ukugingqika ngokushesha uma kwenzeka imikhumbi kufanele ime olwandle.
Umjaho walo nyaka usuka endaweni ebukekayo egudle ulwandle i-Le Robert, uqhubeke ngendlela ephikisana newashi ezungeze isiqhingi ngezigaba eziyisikhombisa. Amaqembu amele amadolobha ahlukahlukene kulo lonke elase-Martinique ayaqhudelana nabaqhudelana namazwe ngamazwe abavela eziqhingini ezingomakhelwane. Izivakashi nabantu bendawo baphuma ngezinkulungwane zomjaho usuku ngalunye ukuze banikeze ukwesekwa okushisekayo futhi bajabulele imikhosi.
Njengoba kwenzeka ngemikhosi yendabuko esekelwe emhlabeni, i-Yawl Boat Race iwumbukwane wombala. Umkhumbi ngamunye uhlotshiswe ngokukhazimulayo kulo mcimbi nabadlali bezemidlalo abafana nezingubo zomjaho ezixhaswe yinkampani ezifana nalezo zeqembu lomjaho leFormula One. Ukudla kwasendaweni, umculo okhuthazayo nemidanso kugcizelela ukunqoba kosuku ngalunye ngombukwane omkhulu kunayo yonke egcinelwe isiphetho somjaho kanye nokuklonyeliswa komnqobi ophelele.
Kuwo wonke umjaho, iphathi idlulela olwandle oluphakeme lapho amakhulu ezikebhe, ama-catamaran, izikebhe ezisheshayo, neminye imikhumbi yangasese ilandela abagijimi, iphathisa endleleni. Abaqhubi bezikebhe ze-Charter bahlinzeka ngamaphakheji omjaho athengekayo, okuhlanganisa ukudla, uhambo lokuya emabhishi angasese, nokunye, okuvumela izivakashi ukuba zizibonele umjaho eduze naselwandle.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unolwazi lwasemhlabeni noma olwandle, i-Yawl Boat Race iwumdlalo we-Martinican ohlukile womgubho wendabuko wase-Caribbean ongafanele uphuthelwe.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngo-2012 Yawl Boat Race, okuhlanganisa imininingwane yakamuva mayelana namaphakheji okuvakasha namaphakeji, ukuthunyelwa kwabasebenzeli bezokuvakasha, nokunye, sicela uthinte i-Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA kuTel: 212-838-6887, noma i-imeyili: [i-imeyili ivikelwe] .
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “This is a uniquely Martinican cultural event that gives a wonderful expression of our seafaring environment and the importance that the daily catch still holds in our society today,” said Muriel Wiltord, Director of the Americas for the Martinique Promotion Bureau/CMT USA, “At the same time, it's a great party with daily celebrations across the island open to all.
- As distinctive in style as they are challenging to sail, quick and agile yawl boats test the mettle of even the most experienced sailors, their rounded hulls ensuring an instant capsize if ever the vessels should come to a stop at sea.
- A yearly highlight of the Martinican social calendar, the Yawl Boat Race will be contested this year between July 29 and August 5, literally encircling the Isle of Flowers with a boundless spirit of joy, replete with pulsating rhythms, prodigious libations, and nonstop parties.
