The sampam or wooden boat competition
The sampam which is make of woods, this
wooden boat has two types, one which is not very big and are use by small fisherman for fishing or a average which can accumulate about thirty person or called bot berhias are use by big fisherman for fishing in deeper sea.
This month June 2007 highlights was organised by the Penang Municipal Counsil in conjunction with visit Malaysia 2007. The Penang beach carnival was held in Batu Ferringhi with Fairchild semiconductor malaysia ddn bhd sailed away as the champion of a decorated sampan or wooden boat competition. Before the competition the organisers realeased twenty doves to signify peace and hundred ballons to symbolise the beautiful island of pearls, The Penang Island.
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