ABW June 2019-1

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Despite last week’s ground-shaker the organizers and the
locals pushed on, the original plan was to have thirteen
boats and skippers participating in the Optimist class,
however the Singapore contingent had to drop out because
of last week’s earthquake. A total of 5 Optimists were sailed
by young skippers ages 11 to 15 provided by the Philippine
Sailing Association (PSA) and the Puerto Galera Yacht Club
(PGYC).
For the streaker class, there were a total of five boats, two
boats were sailed by PSA sailors and three
by Subic Sailing’s own young sailors.
Eight plywood Oz Goose sailboats were
brought up from the Taal Lake Yacht Club
(TLYC), however, it being a weekday, only
four Taal based skippers were able to go
to Subic, three other skippers from PSA
and one from Subic Sailing completed the
Oz Goose skipper roster.
Sailing conditions
were shiftier than
what the Taal lake
sailors were used to.
In the windsurf class four RS-X and seven RS-One windsurfers
competed in a trapezoid course along with the Oz Geese,
while the Optimists and the Streakers used a windward -
leeward course.
A total of seven races were planned for the series. Sailing
conditions were shiftier than what the Taal lake sailors were
used to, locals and the PSA athletes who’ve had experience
in the area clearly had an edge. PSA sailors Gerard Boyano
and Rhegielyn Boyano won the Optimist and Streaker class
respectively, while DJ Carabiles of Subic
Sailing prevailed the Oz Goose Class.
Windsurfers Yanoy Kaibigan and Joaquin
Geminez dominated in the RS-X and RS-
One classes.
On the third day of activities Broadwater
Marine and Red Paddle sponsored a Stand
up Paddle (SUP) Board fun race for the
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