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<strong>2023</strong> ALL SOULS REGATTA<br />
SIARGAO <strong>2023</strong> INT’L SURFING CUP<br />
<strong>2023</strong> BPI CORREGIDOR CUP<br />
JSAP <strong>2023</strong> NAT’L JET SKI CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
ROUND TAAL VOLCANO REGATTA <strong>2023</strong><br />
COMBING THE CORAL CARPET - PART 12<br />
BEACON EXPO <strong>2023</strong><br />
SIQUIJOR SELECTED FOR MARINE REHAB<br />
2024 DUSSELDORF BOOT SHOW<br />
1ST SND NAT’L FISHING TOURNAMENT<br />
SUN FAST 3300<br />
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DEC <strong>2023</strong> Vol. X I I Issue 4<br />
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from the editor’s desk<br />
Well, another year has flown by and was great to see. That sailing is<br />
back with a vengeance. And with the addition of the BPI Signature<br />
Series, makes the calendar even more attractive for 2024.<br />
We revisited Palawan this edition mainly to see the changes made<br />
since the pandemic, and to check out the new proposed marina and<br />
yacht club, which will be an awesome addition to sailing in Palawan<br />
and the Philippines if they get it right. It will take a couple of years<br />
to fruition but will be a great asset, at the moment the developers<br />
are looking for private investors.<br />
We have a full sailing book for 2024 with a lot of exciting events<br />
happening.<br />
In our next edition we will be looking at Talisay in Batangas as the<br />
destination, so watch out for that. In the meantime, as we close<br />
off this year, <strong>ABW</strong> Publishing would like to wish all our advertisers,<br />
readers, and supporters a great festive season and a prosperous 2024.<br />
WHAT’S INSIDE?<br />
<strong>2023</strong> All Souls Regatta 8<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> Siargao International 16<br />
Surfing Cup<br />
<strong>2023</strong> BPI Corregidor Cup 26<br />
JSAP <strong>2023</strong> National Jet Ski 34<br />
Championship<br />
BPI Private Wealth Signature 40<br />
Yacht Race Series<br />
Round Taal Volcano Regatta <strong>2023</strong> 42<br />
Combing The Coral Carpet - Part 12 47<br />
Siquijor Selected As Marine Rehabilitation 62<br />
Destination - PUERTO PRINCESA . 68<br />
SAN VICENTE . EL NIDO<br />
1st SND National Fishing Tournament 92<br />
<strong>2023</strong> Puerto Princesa Dragon Boat 96<br />
Festival<br />
<strong>2023</strong> Beacon Expo 100<br />
Lifesaving Sports in the Philippines 104<br />
And South East Asia<br />
Sailing Tips - Sails 112<br />
2024 Boot Show Dusseldorf 116<br />
Barry Dawson Editor<br />
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Cover photo courtesy of RAYOMARINE<br />
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All Souls<br />
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Because of dates and time frames, the All Souls<br />
Regatta held yearly at the Puerto Galera Yacht<br />
Club was held during the week, of November 1st<br />
to the 3rd inclusive. With meet and greet welcome<br />
ceremonies on the 31st of October.<br />
With 21 yachts racing it was back to some normality for<br />
the club after the upsets with the pandemic. Racing in<br />
this years event, in the PC class was, Seahawk skippered<br />
by Rose Amdai, Karis with Colin Mclean, Talang Gala –<br />
Jeremy Ockelford, SV Arlyn – Altair Casareo, Forever<br />
Young – Tom Vanhierden, Princess Arieta – Dale Godkin,<br />
Enterprise – Martin Kirk, and Dany 2 – Mel Smit. Racing<br />
in the Multihull division was Camille – Peter Griffith and<br />
Soniya – Kareem Magill. Anthea - John Quirk, Irresistible<br />
– Peter Stevens, Shangrila – Pong Reyes, Kambal – Oliver<br />
Scholer, Papaya Zero – Renie Ticson, Wild Honey – James<br />
Villareal, Sandoway – Alan Birrell, Slipstream 3 _ Bill Ashby,<br />
Emocean – Michael Raeuber and JKM – Joe Ordoveza,<br />
were all in the Racing Class.<br />
On the first day the wind gods looked down on the club<br />
with disfavour as there were little or no winds and the<br />
race committee decided that the cruiser class race had<br />
to be abandoned, while the other classes competed in a<br />
shortened course.<br />
The evening was spent enjoying a delicious BBQ dinner,<br />
with the junior’s awards given out to the winners, plus the<br />
day’s results were awarded.<br />
Words by BARRY DAWSON<br />
Photographs as Credited<br />
...the race committee decided<br />
that the cruiser class race<br />
had to be abandoned, while<br />
the other classes competed<br />
in a shortened course.<br />
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Again, Brian Calvert held an auction to raise much-needed<br />
funds for the sailing school at the club that teaches young<br />
boys and girls how to sail. This year over 100,000 pesos<br />
were raised, and the highlight of the Auction was a case<br />
of Colt 45 beer that has been recycled now for more than<br />
6 years as the winning bidder has donated the case back<br />
to be auctioned again<br />
This year over 100,000<br />
pesos were raised, and<br />
the highlight of the<br />
Auction was a case of<br />
Colt 45 beer that has<br />
been recycled now for<br />
more than 6 years...<br />
next year. This year<br />
this lowly case of beer<br />
was sold for 50,000<br />
pesos, a record price<br />
for a case of Colt 45<br />
Beer, with the bottom<br />
line benefiting these<br />
kids who want to<br />
learn how to sail.<br />
And this year under<br />
the guidance of one<br />
of the sailing instructors, Peter Stevens, these youngsters<br />
manned Irresistible to an overall 3rd place victory.<br />
Day 2 had better wind and saw some good racing by all, in<br />
the PC class Princess Arieta took 1st place while Sy Arkyn<br />
came in 2nd and Talang Gala secured 3rd spot. In the<br />
racing class, Irresistible took line honours coming in first for<br />
the day racing. On the final day, again good conditions and<br />
racing was enjoyed by all, after had finished for the day, it<br />
was back to the clubhouse to enjoy a few cold drinks in the<br />
happy hour, then a delicious evening meal and awards for<br />
the days’ winners.<br />
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The final day was a repeat of the previous day with some<br />
excellent racing during the day. After the racing was all over,<br />
it was back to the clubhouse for a few well-deserved drinks,<br />
luncheon, and awards, the winners of the day were, in the<br />
cruising class, Talang Gala was first, Enterprise second, and<br />
Dany 2 third. In the racing class, Wild Honey took first place<br />
honours, while JKM was second and Emocean third. The<br />
overall winners for what turned out to be another great<br />
regatta were JKM were the winners, Wild Honey second,<br />
and Irresistible third. Everyone went on their way back<br />
home looking forward to the next regatta at the Puerto<br />
Galera Yacht Club.<br />
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Irresistible-3rd Overall<br />
Emocean-4th Overall<br />
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GENERAL LUNA, Siargao, Philippines (Wednesday,<br />
November 1, <strong>2023</strong>) - John Mark Tokong (PHL)<br />
and Anon Matsuoka (JPN) have claimed victory at<br />
the <strong>2023</strong> Siargao International Surfing Cup, World<br />
Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 3000 event. The<br />
pair overcame a massive field of Asia’s best up-and-comers<br />
to take famous wins as Cloud 9 turned on super clean twoto-three-foot<br />
surf for Finals Day.<br />
John Mark Tokong (PHL) has taken back-to-back victories<br />
at his home break of Cloud 9, staking his claim as one of<br />
the most dominant surfers ever at an individual event, with<br />
today being his fourth win from five finals and seven starts.<br />
Tokong came up against Japan’s Joh Azuchi (JPN) in the<br />
Final, and although Azuchi looked in good touch, it was all<br />
about the local hero as Tokong posted a 16.25 two-wave<br />
total (out of a possible 20), which was the highest of the<br />
entire event. Tokong boosted huge airs and threaded long<br />
tubes for the score as he moved to 12th on the WSL Asia<br />
regional rankings ahead of the Taiwan Open of Surfing QS<br />
5000, which commences in just over a week.<br />
“I’m so stoked to win again this year,” Tokong said. “It was<br />
great taking on Joh in the final, but I just felt so confident<br />
going into the heat. I just focused on my plan and on myself<br />
and avoided mistakes. I competed on the Challenger Series<br />
this year, which was an incredible experience. I want to get<br />
back there again next year, and this win will do a lot for<br />
...although Azuchi looked in<br />
good touch, it was all about the<br />
local hero as Tokong posted a<br />
16.25 two-wave total (out of<br />
a possible 20), which was the<br />
highest of the entire event.<br />
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Anon Matsuoka Joh Azuchi<br />
my ranking. All of my family are here today, which makes<br />
the win even more special. I’m off to Taiwan next week, so<br />
after a celebration tonight, it’s back to competition mode<br />
and focussing on another big result.”<br />
back to competition mode and focussing on another big<br />
result.”<br />
Anon Matsuoka (JPN) came into the Siargao International<br />
Surfing Cup with a slim lead on the WSL Asia regional<br />
rankings and, with her win today, has consolidated the top<br />
spot as she looks to book a spot on the 2024 WSL Challenger<br />
Series. Matsuoka came up against 15-year-old phenom Sky<br />
Nilbie Blancada Sky Brown<br />
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John Mark Tokong<br />
Sky Brown<br />
Shohei Kato<br />
Kana Nakashio<br />
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John Mark Tokong<br />
Brown (GBR) in the Final, who, in the Semifinals, posted the<br />
second-highest heat total of the entire event to take down<br />
reigning event winner Nilbie Blancada (PHL). 17-yearold<br />
Matsuoka wasn’t phased, as the pair went tit-for-tat,<br />
exchanging waves and the lead until Matsuoka closed the<br />
door with three huge backside snaps to lock in her 12.00<br />
point two-wave total and the win.<br />
“I’m so happy to take this win,” Matsuoka said. “It was cool<br />
to come up against Sky (Brown) in the Final. She is also<br />
a goofy footer and one of my favourite surfers, so it was<br />
always going to be a challenge to overcome her. I have a big<br />
run of events coming up,<br />
Matsuoka came up<br />
against 15-year-old<br />
phenom Sky Brown<br />
(GBR) in the Final,<br />
who, in the Semifinals,<br />
posted the second-<br />
highest heat total of<br />
the entire event...<br />
so to start it off with a<br />
win feels really amazing.<br />
I’ve had an amazing week<br />
here in the Philippines,<br />
and this win really tops<br />
it off.”<br />
Although Azuchi and<br />
Brown fell short of the<br />
win, the runner-up finish<br />
was the best of Sky<br />
Brown’s career and was<br />
enough to put Azuchi at<br />
number 1 on the WSL Asia regional rankings.<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> Siargao International Surfing Cup QS 3000 ran at<br />
Cloud 9 in the Philippines from October 26 to November<br />
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Last weekend’s BPI Corregidor Cup started off the new BPI Private Wealth<br />
Signature Yacht Race Series with an almost audible bang! Three days of<br />
20kts breeze, 80% tropical sunshine, and the rich blue waters of the<br />
South China Sea made it a guaranteed success.<br />
It’s been a while since Sail-World Asia was covering a regatta in the Philippines,<br />
and this excursion was welcome was welcome indeed. Certainly the concept<br />
of BPI Series is a no-brainer – four regattas conducted among a small<br />
selection of the 7,000+ islands that make up the Philippines, sponsored<br />
by Bank of the Philippine Islands Private Wealth, the President and<br />
CEO of which is herself a sailor (thank you, Tere Marcial) is a pretty<br />
obvious hook-up as long as someone sees the potential.<br />
The constituent parts of the Series – Corregidor Cup, Busuanga<br />
Cup, Boracay 130 and Subic Bay Regatta – are all well-proven<br />
events in their own right. It’s the putting them together as<br />
a series that is the smart idea. “Over the last few years –<br />
thanks in no small part to the covid thing – we have got<br />
out of the habit of running regattas,” said PRO Jerry<br />
Rollin, who has officiated at all the relevant events<br />
before. “Time to get back on the horse, so to speak.<br />
So thank you to BPI Private Wealth for providing<br />
the leg up.”<br />
Corregidor Island in the gate guardian to<br />
Manila Bay, and has long been home to<br />
military fortifications. These reached a peak<br />
in WW2, with additional gun batteries on<br />
the small nearby islands. The forbidding<br />
bulk of Fort Drum (formerly El Fraile,<br />
but fortified beyond recognition<br />
starting in 1909), craggy Caballo,<br />
and ‘chicken feather’ Carabao<br />
are all now marks of the course<br />
for the Corregidor Cup races.<br />
There is heaps of history here,<br />
not least the fortifications<br />
on Corregidor itself which<br />
are phenomenal.<br />
The BPI Corregidor<br />
Cup is based out<br />
of Caylabne<br />
Bay Resort &<br />
Marina, a<br />
delightful<br />
<strong>2023</strong><br />
BPI Cor<br />
Words by GUY NOWELL<br />
Photographs by GUY NOWELL/BPI<br />
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“...we have got out of the<br />
habit of running regattas,”<br />
said PRO Jerry Rollin, who<br />
has officiated at all the<br />
relevant events before.<br />
“Time to get back on the<br />
horse, so to speak. So thank<br />
you to BPI Private Wealth<br />
for providing the leg up.”<br />
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Marcos-era hideaway, two hours by car from<br />
metropolitan Manila, that somehow got forgotten, but is<br />
now undergoing a substantial programme of renovation<br />
and resuscitation. It’ll be fab when it’s finished.<br />
Racing out of Caylabne Marina is nothing if not relaxed.<br />
With the start line a mere 0.5nm from the breakwater<br />
entrance, there’s<br />
time for breakfast<br />
All regattas should be on the lawn at<br />
Kites & Sails, a<br />
like this! With a steady<br />
cup of coffee, and<br />
daytime breeze from a leisurely stroll to<br />
030˚, most of the<br />
the pontoon. All<br />
regattas should<br />
course legs were<br />
be like this! With<br />
fetches and reaches. a steady daytime<br />
breeze from 030˚ ,<br />
most of the course<br />
legs were fetches and reaches. The spinnakers came out<br />
to get boats down to Carabao, and down the other side<br />
of Corregidor where tide-against-wind made for some very<br />
feisty sailing for the IRC Racing class, while the Cruisers<br />
and Multihulls contented themselves with the Caballo-<br />
Carabao-Drum triangle and one visit to Monja.<br />
Six boats contested the Racing class, with Ray Ordoveza’s<br />
venerable Karakoa, an Andrews 53, giving away the years<br />
as she displayed her pedigree off the line at top speed and<br />
led the fleet from wire to wire in every race. “She’s a bit<br />
of a freight train these days,” said Ordoveza, neglecting<br />
to include the word ‘express’. George Hackett’s Mills 43,<br />
Misty Mountain, and Jun Villanueva’s elegant Ice 52,<br />
Belatrix, did their best to hang on to her coat tails, but it<br />
was never going to be easy. It was close racing: after five<br />
races, second to fifth places were separated by just one a<br />
point each.<br />
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The Cruising division fielded four boats, and looked rather<br />
like an advert for Groupe Beneteau, with two Jeanneaus<br />
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James Villareal’s Oceanis 41.1, Wild Honey, and Rene<br />
Ticson’s Sun Odyssey 42, Papaya II, shared all the wins<br />
and second places, wrapping up the series with 8 points<br />
each and a countback, and the honours going to the<br />
former with three bullets. Neither of the two Multihulls<br />
dominated, so Tututango (Roman Azana, Fountain Pajot<br />
40) and Carino (Monchu Garcia, Leopard 40) finished<br />
just one point apart.<br />
The BPI Corregidor Cup <strong>2023</strong> wound up with a glorious<br />
sunshine lunch on the grass at Kites & Sails, the handing<br />
out of the sparkling prizes, and then it was all over in a<br />
heartbeat. If there was ever a reason to gear up for the<br />
next event in the BPI Signature Series (Busuanga Cup,<br />
25-28 January 2024) it’s the delightful success of the<br />
opener. Here’s looking forward to Punta Fuego and the<br />
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Each day ended in a<br />
climatic marathon race,<br />
most laps done in thirty<br />
minutes around the<br />
perimeter of the course,<br />
so full-on speed.<br />
The flag drops, the motors roar and the jet boats<br />
race into a cloud of sea spray. Side by side ten boats<br />
blast off together for the first turn, barely able to<br />
see through the haze, jockeying for position at the<br />
first marker. The field spreads out as the boat zig and zags<br />
around tight corners into the 100-kilometer an hour straight<br />
away. Lap after lap the excitement builds as the winner<br />
gets the checkered flag. This was the scene at the three<br />
weekends of racing at Subic Bay to determine the JSAP<br />
FILIPINO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.<br />
Words & Photographs by<br />
BRIAN CALVERT<br />
Racers from around Asia gathered at Subic Bay to compete.<br />
Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand all<br />
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epresented. The boats and drivers are divided into classes<br />
with events for youth, novices, women and experts.<br />
The boats are divided by size and power, either stock or<br />
modified. I watched as officials carefully inspected the nonmodified<br />
stock boats, ensuring no tricks.<br />
The National Champions: R/A RECLITE JR SLALOM (10-<br />
15) 1st NIGEL SARMIENTO NOVICE RUNABOUT STOCK<br />
VIENT BUHISAN RUNABOUT NATURAL ASPIRATED<br />
ANTON IGNACIO, EXPERT RUNABOUT STOCK: LOUIE<br />
BUHISAN, NOVICE RUNABOUT 1100 STOCK: KRISTINE<br />
KATE MERCADO. SKI GP: PAUL DEL ROSARIO. EXPERT<br />
RUNABOUT LIMITED: BJ ANG, AERO ASWAR, EXCEL<br />
TORRES. WOMEN RUNABOUT 1100 STOCK: KRISTINE<br />
KATE MERCADO, EXECUTIVE RUNABOUT CLASS (40),<br />
YANICK ELNAR. NOVICE SKI: KIRY KRAHL DEL ROSARIO.<br />
Each day ended in a climatic marathon race, most laps done<br />
in thirty minutes around the perimeter of the course, so fullon<br />
speed. This excruciating test of endurance for both driver<br />
and machine, the final results: STOCK ANTON IGNACIO<br />
OPEN: RYAN CHIAWAI YUEN<br />
As in any action sport, there is a presence of danger, flying<br />
across the water on a rocket has an element of risk. We<br />
witnessed one crash and, a rider injured. The Rescue Team<br />
They GOooo!<br />
T ET SKI SKI CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
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Flying Mercado sisters<br />
leaped into action, placed the wounded rider on a floating<br />
board, and brought to high ground. A team of paramedics<br />
and an ambulance were standing by. This rider was lucky,<br />
only minor injuries, after a thorough going over by the<br />
paramedics and a bit of rest he was back<br />
up on his feet. I talked to one of the<br />
leading lady riders, Julie Kiener, who was<br />
sitting this one out due to a past racing<br />
injury but was eager to get back on the<br />
water, all part of the game.<br />
We can be proud of our Filipino riders<br />
who will compete internationally at the<br />
Lake Havasu, USA races. Seven Filipinos<br />
included the famed “Flying Mercado<br />
Sisters” Kayla and Kristine. Making a<br />
magnificent “come back after a successful run in the 1990s,<br />
Ira Kiener will go head-to-head with the younger racers at<br />
Lake Havasu. After the Havasu races, they will compete<br />
in Thailand for the King’s Cup, celebrating the birthday of<br />
As in any action<br />
sport, there is a<br />
presence of danger,<br />
flying across the<br />
water on a rocket has<br />
an element of risk.<br />
the King. Filipino racers have also victoriously competed in<br />
France where Louie Buhisan won his category at the grand<br />
prix of Vichy, pro runabout 1100 open.<br />
Along with many long-time experienced<br />
racing veterans emerge the Flying Mercado<br />
sisters, Kristen Kay and Kayla Marie. The<br />
sisters only started racing last year but have<br />
already found a place of dominance and<br />
a vast following in the racing world. Fans<br />
love to see the two sisters race against each<br />
other, only to remain as close as sisters can<br />
be after the race.<br />
Sisters racing against each other, married<br />
couples, young riders, and entire families<br />
from beginners to veteran experts, this is a sport open to<br />
all. One seasoned rider told me a used entry-level boat can<br />
be bought in the 300,000pp range whereas as new 1100cc<br />
open class will run 500k to one million. This is a fraction of<br />
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the cost of any other kind of power race boat, opening up<br />
this sport to sport riders with no sponsorships. Some of the<br />
major players in the industry do sponsor riders at a higher level.<br />
in the realm of power boat racing, jet skis provide an affordable<br />
option opening up competition for many excluded from the<br />
extravagant costs of power boat or sailing yacht racing. Children<br />
can start riding in races as early as 13 years old. Women take<br />
a clear position in this type of racing, winning both nationally<br />
and internationally. With lower purchase costs, often quick<br />
learning curve, simple modifications and ease of transport, all<br />
while providing heart-pounding excitement, thrills and spills,<br />
it is easy to see why jet ski racing has become a major Filipino<br />
event. We can be proud of the Filipino riders who competed<br />
in the <strong>2023</strong> SBT WGP-<br />
1 World Finals, at Lake<br />
Pinoy racers placed Havasu, Arizona, USA.<br />
October 2-8.<br />
in every class offered,<br />
going head to head<br />
Pinoy racers placed<br />
with ski jockeys<br />
in every class offered,<br />
coming from over going head to head with<br />
fifteen countries.<br />
ski jockeys coming from<br />
over fifteen countries.<br />
Capturing first place<br />
honors; Novice runabout, 1100 Stock, Anton Ignacio and Ski<br />
Mod Lights, Pual del Rosario. Beating a strong USA team,<br />
Del Rosario also took home second place in the Amateur<br />
Veterans Ski GP. Placing in their classes also: BJ Ang, Angelo<br />
Ventus, and Vient Buhisan. Making a dramatic comeback,<br />
Jet Ski racing legend, Ira Kiener, placed in the top eight in<br />
the Master Ski GP class.<br />
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BPI Private Wea<br />
Yacht Race<br />
Series<br />
Words by BARRY DAWSON<br />
Photographs as Credited<br />
Puerto de sol Busuanga<br />
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alth Signature<br />
Consisting of four main events, the BPI Signature<br />
Series has become synonymous with the Philippine<br />
racing calendar.<br />
The first event of the BPI Signature series calendar was<br />
the BPI Corregidor Cup, held on 16th-<br />
19th November 2013 at the beautiful<br />
Caylabne Bay Resort and Marina, on<br />
the Luzon coast near Fort Drum, better<br />
known as the Concrete Battleship.<br />
Fort Drum along the forts on Carabao,<br />
Corregidor, and Caballo constituted the<br />
defences of Manila Bay during the war,<br />
and now serve as turning marks for the<br />
races of the Corregidor Cup. This race<br />
takes the fleet of competitors into<br />
the very heart of World War 2 history,<br />
passing under the guns and batteries of<br />
the fortifications. Regatta supporters will enjoy a day trip to<br />
Corregidor itself.<br />
Memorial Race, followed by a post-race rally and cruise.<br />
Busuanga Bay is in a scatter of tiny islands that make for<br />
the most picturesque racing and cruising imaginable.<br />
The third race in the series is the BPI Boracay 180, held on<br />
February 22nd to 24th 2024, which<br />
involves another overnight race<br />
from Subic Bay to Boracay via the<br />
Verde Passage and finishes at one<br />
of the most well-known islands in<br />
the Philippines: Boracay, where the<br />
white sand beaches are practically<br />
endless, and the breeze always<br />
blows. This event has attracted<br />
plenty of overseas competitors in the<br />
past, and now that the Boracay Cup<br />
is firmly back on the calendar, let’s<br />
hope that the nomads will return.<br />
For several years, the Boracay Regatta enjoyed an enviable<br />
reputation for wind, sunshine, and après sail festivities.<br />
This race takes the<br />
fleet of competitors<br />
into the very heart of<br />
World War 2 history,<br />
passing under the<br />
guns and batteries of<br />
the fortifications.<br />
The next race in the 2024 series is the BPI Busuanga<br />
Cup (25-28 January 2024), which is a 145-nautical-mile<br />
overnight race from the beautiful Punta Fuego Marina in<br />
Nasugbu Batangas to Busuanga’s Marina del Sol on Coron<br />
Island, where the fleet will regroup and compete in an<br />
inshore racing series around the Busuanga Islands in the<br />
northern part of Palawan. This includes the Doni Altura<br />
Last in the current series is the Subic Regatta April 2024<br />
which wraps up the 2024 BPI Signature Yacht Race Series,<br />
This final race is joined by competitors of the famous Rolex<br />
China Sea Race comes into Subic Bay, bringing with it many<br />
of Asia’s top racing boats. The BPI Subic Regatta will consist<br />
of round-the-island racing for grand prix boats, and anyone<br />
else who cares to join in.<br />
China sea race<br />
Caylabne beach resort<br />
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Not having the<br />
circumnavigation course<br />
was welcomed by the racers<br />
as they knew it would take<br />
them less than three hours<br />
to complete the long race,<br />
compared to at least double<br />
that if they were to do a<br />
full RTV.<br />
Round Taa<br />
Regatta<br />
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T<br />
he Taal Lake Yacht Club’s signature event is the<br />
Round Taal Volcano Regatta. Nowhere else in<br />
the world can you circumnavigate a volcano in a<br />
freshwater lake in a sailboat race. The RTV is an<br />
event small boat sailors anticipate and have been blocked<br />
off on their calendars. The RTV happens every third weekend<br />
of November, a weekend known for fresh Amihan breezes<br />
blowing between 12 and 20 knots. Veteran TLYC sailors term<br />
heavy breezes in this range as RTV weather.<br />
The weather forecast for 19 November was pretty much RTV<br />
weather, there was even a chance that the regatta might be<br />
postponed because of a weather system that was developing,<br />
that system fizzled out and the forecast for the weekend was<br />
14 to 25 knots. Still well within the range that the home<br />
buildable Oz Goose sailing dinghy can handle.<br />
For this year’s RTV it was decided by race management to<br />
split the two active fleets of the club, The Oz Goose fleet<br />
and the Hobie 16 fleet, and the Goose racing fleet was to<br />
be divided further between racers and cruisers. The split<br />
was done for safety purposes, the speed disparity between<br />
Hobies and Geese is so significant that monitoring the whole<br />
fleet will place a huge burden on the safety crew. The Cruiser<br />
class is for sailors who have less experience in racing but are<br />
interested in participating in a well-known regatta like the<br />
RTV. The cruiser course is closer to shore where the wind<br />
and waves can be less troublesome. The Goose part of the<br />
RTV was to happen on 19 November and the Hobie 16 RTV<br />
was to happen the following Sunday, the 26th. As usual, the<br />
Governor’s cup is the long race at the RTV regatta, in-shore<br />
races are included in the RTV series to determine the regatta<br />
champion.<br />
A total of 12 skippers participated in this year’s RTV regatta<br />
Goose class, four of whom were doing it for the first<br />
time. With the weather being on the high side of a fresh<br />
breeze, race management decided to forego the volcano<br />
circumnavigation course and went with an around Bubuin<br />
island course instead, while a cruising course was set up for<br />
cruisers in the fleet.<br />
Not having the circumnavigation course was welcomed by<br />
the racers as they knew it would take them less than three<br />
hours to complete the long race, compared to at least double<br />
that if they were to do a full RTV. Eleven skippers registered<br />
Words by ROY ESPIRITU<br />
Photographs as Credited<br />
l l Volcano<br />
a <strong>2023</strong><br />
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to do the round Bubuin race and one skipper registered for<br />
the cruising class. After the pre-race briefing, it was off to<br />
the races.<br />
As usual, some boats were sailed single-handed while some<br />
boats sailed with the crew, some skippers put in a single<br />
reef while some racers opted to go with the full sail. Those<br />
sailing with full canvas found themselves overpowered at<br />
times, with several pig-rooting events going downwind.<br />
Pig rooting is when the boat’s bow digs into the water, and<br />
with the Goose’s flat bow, it can really slow a boat’s forward<br />
momentum.<br />
The boats had to round the cans before taking the beam<br />
reach to Bubuin Island, as soon as they were on that reach<br />
the Geese were planning in the fresh breeze. First to round<br />
Bubuin was David followed by Roy and Thom, the fish cages<br />
on the lee side of the island challenged those who turned<br />
early, while those who turned late saw the clear channel<br />
to sail through the cages. David turned into Pirapiraso not<br />
realizing he’ll be exiting the area further downwind than he<br />
wanted to be.<br />
First to finish in the Governor’s cup was Thom followed by<br />
teenagers Axis and Quint, both of whom at their first time<br />
sailing together and first RTV, while their Dads raced on<br />
Geese of their own. Axis’ Dad, Pong raced with his daughter<br />
Sam, while Martin, Quint’s father, sailed solo. Third to cross<br />
the line was boatbuilder Job. Roy with Putchoy capsized in<br />
the middle of the lake after Bubuin and had to wait for rescue<br />
as Roy can’t self-rescue because of his injured shoulder and<br />
Putchoy being only 11 years old doesn’t have the strength<br />
yet to assist his skipper back into the boat.<br />
After the Governor’s cup race, it was one more round the<br />
cans in shore race before retiring for lunch. In the second<br />
race, David redeemed himself and took line honors in the<br />
final race. Paolo with Ella came in second and Job once again<br />
took third.<br />
A scrumptious barbecue lunch was provided by Broadwater<br />
Marine for the racers, all of whom had a great time. Despite<br />
the boat-breaking weather, all boats came back in one piece,<br />
the sailors shared their RTV experiences over the meal before<br />
the awards.<br />
The overall winner of the <strong>2023</strong> RV regatta was Job Ferranco,<br />
his two 3rd place points were just enough to edge out<br />
second placer David Waring. In third place was Thom Keliss<br />
who actually tied in points with David.<br />
The Hobie 16 RTV race scheduled for the Sunday after this<br />
event was postponed because of heavier-than-expected<br />
weather. You’ll hear about it in the next issue of Active<br />
Boating and Watersports Magazine.<br />
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Lifestyle magazine was always<br />
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sadly passed away April 17th 2020.<br />
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COMBING THE<br />
CORAL CARPET<br />
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This amazing adventure continued on into the Philippines when he first arrived in 1988. It was<br />
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iquijor Province has been chosen as one of the focus<br />
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and Scientific Partnership at RRREEFS, in conducting a<br />
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enhancement of this marine sanctuary, benefiting both the<br />
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commitment to<br />
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marine and terrestrial<br />
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Coral Mountain<br />
Coral reef Siquijor<br />
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Siquijor Maite dive site
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Executive Director and staff of CCEF in Cebu City. The<br />
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On the other hand,<br />
practical people attribute<br />
the name to the<br />
geographical advantages<br />
of the place as a seaport<br />
naturally protected the<br />
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DESTINATION<br />
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The City of Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Philippines<br />
is located 306 nautical miles southwest of Manila.<br />
Legend attributes the name Puerto Princesa to a<br />
princess-like maiden who in the early days is said<br />
to have roamed around the place on certain nights of the<br />
year. On the other hand, practical people attribute the name<br />
to the geographical advantages of the place as a seaport<br />
naturally protected the whole year round and endowed<br />
with a depth that can accommodate any size of shipping<br />
a royal heaven for vessels or a virtual princess of ports as<br />
thus indicated by Spanish Colonizers on the countries map.<br />
Historically, the place was named after Princess Eulalia of<br />
Spain, born in 1864 to Queen Isabel II and her consort,<br />
Dr. Francisco de Asis. When the princess suffered an<br />
untimely death, the Queen changed the name to Puerto<br />
de la Princesa. Eventually, the name was reduced to Puerto<br />
Princesa as it is known today.<br />
Now in his fourth term as Mayor of Puerto Princesa The<br />
Honorable Lucilo “Cecil” R. Bayron, has made dramatic<br />
changes to the City and is now distinguished as being a<br />
model city in cleanliness, environmental protection and<br />
conservation, and local governance in general. Some<br />
of the changes are a new proposed bridge through the<br />
bay, and a private enterprise is looking at converting the<br />
Trinity University site into a yacht club, hotel and marina.<br />
Something that is badly needed in the town, and so, with a<br />
responsible leader and an inspired citizenry, the tradition of<br />
RINCESA<br />
E .. EL NIDO<br />
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Night scene at the capital city<br />
PUERTO PRINCE-<br />
Puerto Princesa being a beautiful and clean city will live on.<br />
The city is very environmentally conscious as is in the forefront<br />
of eco-tourism, which gives them a distinct advantage over<br />
other places in the Philippines. The boardwalk is a classic<br />
example.<br />
The beautiful coastal city of Puerto<br />
Princesa is a base for boat trips through<br />
the massive limestone caves and<br />
Underground River of the biodiverse<br />
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River<br />
National Park.<br />
There are also many dive sites dotted<br />
around Puerto Princesa Bay, the home<br />
to long-nosed dolphins, sea turtles, manta rays, and other<br />
exotic marine life. These dive sites are located from 5 to 40<br />
minutes away from the beach by speedboat inside Puerto<br />
Princesa Bay. The closest dive sites are White Beach and<br />
Red Cliff, both located inside Puerto Princesa Bay. These<br />
are preferred sites for open water training dives as they<br />
offer slopes and walls that begin 20 feet from the surface.<br />
Colorful reef fish are common and various coral colonies can<br />
be observed in one dive. Turtles and rays are usually sighted<br />
amongst soft corals and sandy portions of the site.<br />
Manta rays, whale sharks, hammerhead sharks and other<br />
mega fauna have been sighted in these waters. But<br />
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But because these<br />
animals are wild<br />
and free-swimming,<br />
the dive organizers<br />
cannot promise you<br />
an encounter...<br />
because these animals are wild and free-swimming, the<br />
dive organizers cannot promise you an encounter or set a<br />
schedule of their appearance. Suffice it to say you may be<br />
diving with one of nature’s most fantastic marine creations<br />
in Puerto Princesa!<br />
Puerto Princesa Bay<br />
Is located mid-east of the city, tricycles<br />
within the city proper can take visitors to<br />
the port where you can enjoy a leisurely<br />
walk in the glow of a magnificent sunrise<br />
and catch a glorious view of the sun rising<br />
over the waters of the bay, or when going<br />
to other destinations within the bay area.<br />
The area is a major entry point by water access to the City<br />
of Puerto Princesa. It offers first impressions to the traveler.<br />
The site is ideal for bay and mangrove cruises. Bayside<br />
resorts provide accommodation and dining facilities with a<br />
panoramic view of the bay. Others also offer water-based<br />
sports activities. The bay is also the home of the Iron Man<br />
and Dragon Boat Racing held in November each year.<br />
The annual celebration of Layagan, a boat sailing contest<br />
and festival that commences from San Rafael off Honda Bay<br />
culminates at the bay area. Puerto Princesa bay is a major<br />
port of call for smaller ships and boats going to Sulu Sea<br />
destinations such as the Cuyo islands and Tubbataha Reef,
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a divers’ paradise that is located 150km southeast of Puerto<br />
Princesa City, at the heart of the Coral Triangle, the global<br />
centre of marine biodiversity in the Sulu Sea, Philippines<br />
– at the geographic center of world marine biodiversity –<br />
lies an underwater<br />
...at the geographic<br />
center of world<br />
marine biodiversity<br />
– lies an underwater<br />
nature reserve...<br />
nature reserve<br />
that is considered<br />
both a mecca for<br />
scuba divers and<br />
model for coral reef<br />
conservation. The<br />
reef is a marine<br />
protected area<br />
of some 97,000<br />
hectares. Tubbataha<br />
is composed of two huge coral atolls – the north atoll and<br />
the south atoll – and the Jessie Beazley Reef, a smaller coral<br />
structure about 20 kilometers north of the atolls.<br />
The reefs of Tubbataha and Jessie Beazley are considered<br />
part of Cagayancillo, a remote island municipality roughly<br />
130 kilometers to the northeast, inhabited mainly by<br />
fisherfolk. Water sports in Puerto Princesa is a fast growing<br />
industry, so much so that it has attracted the largest marine<br />
dealer in the Philippines Broadwater Marine to set up a<br />
showroom in Puerto Princesa to be able to give first class<br />
service to the industry in Palawan.<br />
Puerto Princesa bay<br />
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Entrance to the underground river<br />
Puerto Princesa Underground River<br />
When in Puerto Princesa a must do is, Get to see the<br />
amazing Puerto Princesa Underground River and experience<br />
the beauty of nature in Palawan. The best way to see it is<br />
to book a guide trip which can be done from your hotel. An<br />
8-hour guided trip will take you to the longest navigable<br />
underground river in the world.<br />
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a<br />
protected area of the Philippines located about 80 kilometers<br />
north of the city center of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The<br />
river is also called the Puerto Princesa Underground River.<br />
The national park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain<br />
Range on the western coast of the island. It is bordered by<br />
St. Paul Bay to the north and the Babuyan River to the east.<br />
The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the<br />
National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean<br />
river is a short hike or boat ride from the town Sabang.<br />
In 2010, a group of environmentalists and geologists<br />
discovered that the underground river has a second floor,<br />
which means that there are small waterfalls inside the cave.<br />
They also found a cave dome measuring 300 meters above<br />
the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep<br />
water hole in the river, more river channels, and another<br />
deep cave, as well as marine creatures and more. Deeper<br />
areas of the underground river are almost impossible to<br />
explore due to oxygen deprivation.<br />
On November 11, 2011, Puerto Princesa Underground River<br />
was provisionally chosen as one of the New 7 Wonders of<br />
Nature. This selection was officially confirmed on January<br />
28, 2012.<br />
The park has a limestone karst mountain landscape. St. Pauls<br />
Underground River Cave is more than 24 km (15 mi) long<br />
and contains an 8.2 km (5.1 mi) long underground section<br />
of the Cabayugan River. The river winds through the cave<br />
before flowing directly into the West Philippine Sea and is<br />
navigable by boat up to 4.3 km in from the sea. The cave<br />
includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites,<br />
and several large chambers, including the 360-meter-long<br />
Italian’s Chamber with approximate 2.5 million square<br />
meters volume. It is one of the largest cave rooms in the<br />
world. The lower portion of the river up to 6 km from the<br />
sea is subject to tidal influences. Until the 2007 discovery<br />
of an underground river in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, the<br />
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River was reputed to be the<br />
world’s longest underground river.<br />
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Inside one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature<br />
The area also represents a habitat for biodiversity<br />
conservation. The site contains a full mountain-to-the-sea<br />
ecosystem and has some of the most important forests in<br />
Asia. It was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site<br />
on <strong>Dec</strong>ember 4, 1999.<br />
The park has a range of forest<br />
formations representing eight of the<br />
thirteen forest types found in tropical<br />
Asia, namely forest over ultramafic<br />
soils, forest over limestone soils,<br />
montane forest, freshwater swamp<br />
forest, lowland evergreen tropical<br />
rainforest, riverine forest, beach forest,<br />
and mangrove forest. Researchers have<br />
identified more than 800 plant species from 300 genera and<br />
100 families. These include at least 295 trees dominated by<br />
the dipterocarp species. In the lowland forest, large trees such<br />
as the Dao (Dracontomelon dao), Ipil (Intsia bijuga), Dita<br />
(Alstonia scholaris), Amugis (Koordersiodendron pinnatum),<br />
and Apitong (Dipterocarpus gracilis) are common. Beach<br />
forest species include Bitaog (Calophyllum inophyllum),<br />
Pongamia pinnata, and Erynthia orientalis. Other notable<br />
plant species include Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis),<br />
Kamagong (Diospyros pulganensis) Pandan (Pandanus sp.)<br />
Anibong, and Rattan (‘Calamus sp.).<br />
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The tour is done at<br />
night as the glow<br />
the fireflies emit<br />
can better be seen<br />
during this time.<br />
Birds comprise the largest group of vertebrates found in the<br />
park. Of the 252 bird species known to occur in Palawan,<br />
a total of 165 species of birds were recorded in the park.<br />
This represents 67% of the total birds and all of the 15<br />
endemic bird species of Palawan. Notable species seen in<br />
the park are the blue-naped parrot<br />
(Tanygnathus lucionensis), Tabon<br />
scrub fowl (Megapodius cumunigii),<br />
hill myna (Gracula religiosa), Palawan<br />
hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei),<br />
white breasted sea eagle (Haliaeetus<br />
leucogaster).<br />
There are also some 30 mammal<br />
species that have been recorded.<br />
Most often observed in the forest canopy and along the<br />
shoreline feeding during low tide is the long-tailed macaque<br />
(Macaca fascicularis), the only primate found in the area.<br />
Other mammal species in the park are the bearded pig<br />
(Sus barbatus), bearcat (Arctictis binturong), Palawan<br />
stink badger (Mydaus marchei) and the Palawan porcupine<br />
(Hystrix pumila).<br />
19 species of reptiles have been identified, eight of which<br />
are endemic.[5] Common species in the area include large<br />
predators like the common reticulated python [Python
eticulates], the monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) and the<br />
green crested lizard (Bronchocoela cristatella). Amphibian<br />
fauna include ten species. The Philippine woodland frog<br />
(Rana acanthi) is the most dominant and frequently<br />
encountered. One species, Barbourula busuangensis,<br />
endemic to Palawan was also observed in the area.<br />
Notable are the nine species of bats, two species of swiftlets<br />
and whip spider (Stygophrynus sp.) found in the cave, and<br />
the sea cow (Dugong dugon) and the hawksbill sea turtle<br />
(Chelonia mydas) that feed in the coastal area of the park.<br />
Puerto Princesa Underground River was entered as the<br />
Philippine entry - and topped the first round of voting -<br />
in the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition. On July 29,<br />
2011, after the second round of voting, it was declared 1<br />
of 28 finalists. On November 11, 2011 it was provisionally<br />
chosen as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
On January 28, 2012, Malacañang expressed elation on over<br />
the official inclusion of the Puerto Princesa Underground<br />
River (PPUR) in the world’s New Seven Wonders of Nature.<br />
Confirmation that the Puerto Princesa Underground River<br />
is one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature was welcome<br />
news indeed for Puerto Princesa.<br />
Island Hopping<br />
Hit the beach in style with and spend the whole day with<br />
a fun filled island hopping tour of the islands and reefs of<br />
Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa. With its rich marine biodiversity,<br />
Honda Bay is touted as the Philippines’ Last Frontier. On this<br />
type activity, you’ll get to bask under the tropical sun, listen<br />
to the calming waves of the sea and get to meet different<br />
people in your tour group. Snorkeling is part of the fun in<br />
these types of tours, so if you do not have equipment, you<br />
can rent from many of the numerous places at the pier we<br />
recommend making the investment as you wouldn’t want to<br />
miss out on the fun of snorkeling in these pristine waters.<br />
A delicious buffet lunch is supplied on board as the tours<br />
take all day.<br />
Firefly Cruises<br />
Enjoy some of nature’s most wondrous creations: Fireflies!<br />
Learn fascinating facts about them while enjoying the cruise<br />
in one of Puerto Princesa’s rivers. Since this is a night time<br />
activity, you can also get to see the stars above; a sight that<br />
is often overpowered by the bright lights of the city.<br />
It is best to join an organized tour as they will arrange<br />
everything. The tour is done at night as the glow the fireflies<br />
emit can better be seen during this time. A tour coordinator<br />
will pick you up from your hotel at around dusk, be waiting<br />
in the lobby as they usually inform the front desk of your<br />
hotel the time of pick up. Once you arrive at the jump<br />
off point with other guests booked on the tour. Your tour<br />
coordinator will assist you in registering for the cruise. If<br />
boats are readily available to accommodate your tour group,<br />
you will then proceed to having your cruise on the river; this<br />
lasts about an hour. The boatmen who will paddle for you<br />
during the length of the cruise are village locals and will also<br />
serve as your tour guide. They will provide you information<br />
about the fireflies and will bring you to their resting place so<br />
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you can marvel at them. If you’re lucky, you might even be<br />
able to catch one of them but, make sure to release them<br />
back so they can still breed and increase their numbers.<br />
Once the cruise is over, your dinner will be waiting for you<br />
in a local restaurant. They serve sumptuous Filipino meals<br />
that you will definitely enjoy.<br />
Palawan Butterfly Ecological Garden<br />
and Tribal Village<br />
A visit to the Puerto Princesa City Palawan Butterfly Eco-<br />
Garden and Tribal Village is a must. It is one of the most<br />
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popular and most frequented tourist destinations in the city.<br />
Formerly known as the Butterfly Garden, this one of a kind<br />
attraction continuously draws more and more tourists to visit<br />
their place for an environmental and a cultural experience.<br />
This ecological garden promotes environmental awareness by<br />
means of showcasing a variety of butterflies, other insects<br />
and some other endemic and endangered species. Inside the<br />
garden you can find a diversity of flora and fauna. In the heart<br />
of the butterfly garden is this wooden stand which holds and<br />
showcases the different stages of butterfly metamorphosis.<br />
Unfortunately at the present time there are slightly fewer<br />
butterflies in there now as compared to how many butterflies<br />
they used to have there before. It’s just sad that the butterflies<br />
are not that many anymore and they’re not that big.<br />
But in spite of that, you can still enjoy the presence of the<br />
butterflies and the other insects and animals in there. As there is a<br />
wide variety of fauna added to the attractions of the Eco-Garden<br />
are animals and insects like the stag beetle, giant scorpions,<br />
geckos, stick insects, turtles and baby saltwater crocodiles.<br />
Palawan Wildlife Rescue and<br />
Conservation Center<br />
The Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center is<br />
located south of Puerto Princesa city center. As the park is<br />
too far for the tricycles to go you will have to hire or ride a<br />
jeepney or a multicab and is about 30 minutes to the south of<br />
the city and a few short distance from the Iwahig Penal Farm.<br />
The Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center was<br />
formerly known as the Crocodile Farm and Nature Park, and
is the sanctuary of the Philippine Crocodile that is endemic<br />
to the country, which is currently included in the endangered<br />
species list and the conservation center is trying to increase<br />
the numbers. As well as crocodiles, the center also takes care<br />
of other animals like ostriches and animals of Palawan like the<br />
bearcat. Behind the entrance of the park, is a sign greeting<br />
guests to the center. There is a mini reservoir surrounded<br />
by a roadway just in front of the main building. Situated in<br />
the hall of the main building, you will see a skeleton of a<br />
huge saltwater<br />
crocodile<br />
encased in a<br />
There is a sign warning<br />
on guests to not extend<br />
any body part into the<br />
basins as the baby crocs<br />
snap and sometimes leap<br />
from the basin.<br />
glass chest,<br />
with the skin<br />
of this giant<br />
hanging on<br />
the wall beside<br />
the crocodile<br />
skeleton. This<br />
shows how<br />
big saltwater<br />
crocodiles can grow. Evidently this particular crocodile<br />
was caught somewhere on the island and was killed after it<br />
devoured a child.<br />
Displayed near the crocodile casing is the skeleton of a<br />
sperm whale, the skeleton was retrieved from a dead whale<br />
found on the shores of Puerto Princesa. There is also a<br />
small museum about crocodiles and other fossils.<br />
Just a few meters from the main hall, is the Hatchling House.<br />
Here, crocodiles are cared for by the conservation center and<br />
are segregated into different levels of maturity from egg to<br />
a few months old. The hatchling house has a main passage<br />
in the middle where visitors are allowed to walk through and<br />
see the basins on each side of the path that contain up to 15<br />
to 20 crocodile hatchlings. Further into the building, you will<br />
see the older crocodile hatchlings. There is a sign warning on<br />
guests to not extend any body part into the basins as the<br />
baby crocs snap and sometimes leap from the basin.<br />
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Outside near the hatchlings is a concrete enclosure for the<br />
more mature crocodiles. There is a metal path over the top<br />
of the enclosures where visitors may walk across the top to<br />
the other end. The enclosure is divided into sections where<br />
some contain the huge saltwater crocodiles. Then, there<br />
are two larger sections that contain dozens of smaller adult<br />
crocodiles.<br />
After the crocodile enclosures, visitors are also able to view<br />
other animals that the center have rescued and taking<br />
care of. There are also ostriches, Philippine cockatoos and<br />
bearcats housed at the center. Visitors to the center also have<br />
an opportunity to have pictures taken with the crocodiles of<br />
the center. For a small fee and the assistance of center staff<br />
you may take hold of a baby crocodile and have your picture<br />
taken.<br />
Ugong Rock<br />
Taking its name from the reverberating echoing sounds<br />
of the rocks and stalactites that is produced when tapping<br />
the rocks is located in the northern part of Puerto Princesa.<br />
Ugong Rock is a 75-foot limestone formation in the midst of<br />
farmlands and karst forests or forests growing on limestone<br />
substrate in Barangay Tagabinet, a community of indigenous<br />
people from Palawan. Many travel tours offer this as part<br />
of the day tour to the undergrounds river. Where you can<br />
climb up through the steep rocks, passing through narrow<br />
chasms of cliff rock and experience the zip line, which has<br />
been stated as the fastest zip line in the country.
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Ugong rocks<br />
Bakers Hill<br />
Before leaving Puerto Princesa City in Palawan, make sure<br />
you stop by Bakers Hill-a place where you can buy yummy<br />
baked goods for pasalubong! Their fare is absolutely delicious<br />
they really are! Their chocolate crinkles were so moist and<br />
rich in chocolate flavor. Another bonus is that they sell these<br />
goods for very affordable prices! So it is with little wonder so<br />
many tourists are buying boxes of Bakers Hill’s best sellers,<br />
Hopia. There are many varieties of hopia flavors you can<br />
choose from: Hopia Monggo, Hopia Baboy, Hopia Ube, and<br />
a lot lot more! Make your friends envious of your holiday by<br />
bringing them back some of these mouth watering treats.<br />
San Vicente<br />
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Commune with nature in San Vicente, Palawan. The town is<br />
located on the northwestern side of Palawan Island, about<br />
3 hours’ drive from Puerto Princesa and features one of the<br />
longest beach fronts (14.7 kilometers) on the island. Unlike<br />
the popular beaches of the Philippines, San Vicente offers a<br />
more laid-back and less crowded beach vacation. Unspoiled<br />
beaches and everything the sea has to offer, awaits you in<br />
this laid back paradise of peace and serenity. This beautiful<br />
Idyllic setting has so much to offer the discerning holiday<br />
maker. <strong>ABW</strong> had the pleasure of being hosted by Alex of<br />
the Turublien Long Beach Inn, this unique resort is on the<br />
long beach and offers peace and serenity. Port Barton<br />
is one of the villages in San Vicente town. However, the<br />
main attraction in this part of town is underwater, as Port<br />
Barton is an established marine park that covers 750 square
kilometers that is protected by law. There is a no fishing<br />
policy around the park and the reefs are also protected<br />
against reef poaching.<br />
The best way to explore Port Barton is to hire a boat and a<br />
guide for the day so that you can go snorkeling in several<br />
pristine sites namely Aquarium 1, Aquarium 2, Wide Reef,<br />
Twin Reef and Sanctuary. Since these sites are not yet<br />
frequented by many people, snorkeling can be a totally<br />
relaxing experience. In between your undersea explorations,<br />
you can stop at any of the small islands around the park<br />
- German Island, Paradise Island and Exotic Island are the<br />
more popular ones.<br />
Bigaho Falls<br />
Located in Sitio Bigaho, in Port Barton. The falls can be<br />
reached by taking a 20-minute boat ride from Port Barton<br />
to the white sand beach of Bigaho. From the beachfront,<br />
a 10 to 15-minute hike up the mountains will bring you to<br />
the waterfalls. The waterfalls have a total of 14 levels, where<br />
water cascades down rock formations. However, only two<br />
levels are accessible to the public and these are the ones that<br />
are most photographed. After the trek, you will be tempted<br />
to take a dip in the lagoon at the foot of the falls and let<br />
the cool mountain spring water cool you down. Dispose of<br />
your garbage correctly to protect the environment, it is also<br />
recommended you bring your own food and drink as there<br />
are no stores nearby.<br />
Manta Ray Reef<br />
Manta Ray Reef is one of the areas in Port Barton. However, the<br />
reef deserves a separate mention because it is the largest area of<br />
coral reef in San Vicente, covering an area of 150 hectares. The<br />
nearest island to the reef is Capsalay Island, so you can either<br />
use this as a jump-off point for the reef or you can arrange for a<br />
boat to take you to the reef from anywhere in Port Barton. You<br />
can spend a good two to three hours just exploring the reef and<br />
taking in this awesome snorkeling adventure.<br />
Long Beach<br />
Long Beach, is so named because it’s 14 kilometer (8.7<br />
mile) long beach front, and is one of the longest white sand<br />
beaches in the Philippines. It is over three times longer than<br />
the beach in Boracay and 1000 times cleaner, it actually<br />
straddles three villages in San Vicente. Here you can literally<br />
have the beach all to yourself. You can choose to hire a<br />
motorcycle and drive from one end of the beach to the<br />
other. Or if you prefer to take it slow, just walk along the<br />
beach. If you get tired, sit on the fine white sand and if you<br />
get hot, take a quick dip. There are limited facilities nearby<br />
so it is best be prepared with water and some snacks.<br />
Bigaho Falls<br />
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San Vicente Long Beach<br />
Manta Ray Reef<br />
Boayan Island<br />
Dalpac Cove, Boayan Island<br />
Boayan Island is close to the centre of San Vicente, so it’s<br />
easy to hire a boat from the town, proper, to Boayan. When<br />
hiring a boat ask your boatman to dock at the north side<br />
of the island where the beaches are sandier. The island was<br />
part of a project which involved major rehabilitation of<br />
the coral reefs around<br />
This giant rock at the<br />
top of a mountain in<br />
Sto Niño gives a<br />
majestic and<br />
unbelievable panoramic<br />
view of the entire area<br />
of San Vicente.<br />
the area and was<br />
closed off to visitors<br />
for quite some time so<br />
that the rehabilitation<br />
could be done. That<br />
closing off paid off, as<br />
Boayan is now one of<br />
the most spectacular<br />
island environments in<br />
Palawan. It is actually<br />
part of the Boayan<br />
Island Daplac Marine Reserve. Sink beneath the surface and<br />
see first-hand about the conscientious efforts done to save<br />
the beautiful Palawan waters and personally witness how<br />
these beautiful colorful coral reefs were rehabilitated.<br />
Bato ni Ningning<br />
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This giant rock at the top of a mountain in Sto Niño San<br />
Vicente, Palawan, gives a majestic and unbelievable<br />
panoramic view of the entire area of San Vicente. This<br />
area was not always known, but because it was one of the
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The view<br />
from Bato ni<br />
Ningning<br />
Bato ni Ningning<br />
Kapamilya locations ‘Lively’ teleserye in 2015, it became<br />
known as the “Rock of Luster. “” It’s the spot where they<br />
always go shooting especially Janna Agoncillo. Ever since<br />
he became popular locals called him Ningning’s Stone, “said<br />
Lucy Panagsagan of the San Vicente Municipal Tourism<br />
Office. But it’s not just<br />
El Nido is currently<br />
ranked #4 in Condé<br />
Nast Traveler’s<br />
list of “20 Most<br />
Beautiful Beaches in<br />
the World.”<br />
a huge rock but it’s a<br />
breathtaking overlooking<br />
view. At the top of the<br />
hill where the Trees of the<br />
Shade are located, you can<br />
see the 360-degree view<br />
of the area, overlooking<br />
Sto. Niño Beach, the vast<br />
ocean, Mount Capuas,<br />
Imuruan Island and the other part of the mountains. Sto,<br />
Nino Beach. The air is fresh clean and invigorating will make<br />
you feel alive and refreshed so the effort is well worthwhile<br />
to take part in it, you can also go up to the top of Ningning’s<br />
Stone to get a perfect selfie spot. It is also good to get 360<br />
views of the entire area. When in San Vicente this is one<br />
spot not to be missed.<br />
Inandeng River<br />
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San Vicente is also endowed with rich mangroves, which<br />
are an important part of the marine ecosystem. Mangroves<br />
are protective breeding grounds for fish, enabling them<br />
to propagate and ensuring better fish supplies for the<br />
community. For a closer look at the mangroves, you can<br />
take a mangrove river tour on the Inandeng River. This river
is found near Long Beach, so you can include this in your<br />
itinerary.<br />
Go to the village of New Agutaya where a new resort<br />
opened in 2019, you can take small boats or rent kayaks<br />
to go through the river. Guests are advised to wear longsleeved<br />
shirts or rash guards to protect themselves from the<br />
sand-flies. As you go through the river, marvel at the thick<br />
mangrove forests and the sound of wildlife around you.<br />
El Nido<br />
El Nido is a Philippine municipality on Palawan island. With<br />
many resorts being built to cater for the increasing tourism<br />
in the area. El Nido is known for white-sand beaches, coral<br />
reefs and as the gateway to the Bacuit archipelago, a group<br />
of islands with steep karst cliffs. Miniloc Island is famed<br />
for the clear waters of its Small and Big lagoons. Nearby<br />
Shimizu Island have fish-filled waters. The area has many<br />
dive sites, including Dilumacad Island’s long tunnel leading<br />
to an underwater cavern... Situated about 238 kilometers<br />
north-east of Puerto Princesa, this hidden paradise is a<br />
must visit place when in Palawan. Together Pension House<br />
catered for our accommodation needs in El Nido this is a<br />
gem of a pension house with superb accommodation.<br />
El Nido is currently ranked #4 in Condé Nast Traveler’s list<br />
of “20 Most Beautiful Beaches in the World.” And has the<br />
reputation of the Best Beach and Island destination in<br />
the Philippines for its extraordinary natural splendor and<br />
ecosystem. The Poblacion, consisting of barangays Buena<br />
Suerte, Corong-corong, Maligaya and Masagana, sits in a<br />
sheltered bay with a pier at one end along a crescent beach,<br />
and is flanked by the area’s famous limestone cliffs on the<br />
Enchanting<br />
El Nido<br />
eastern section and hills on the western side. It is a small<br />
town center with tree-lined streets, and the lifestyle is<br />
laidback. Because El Nido was quite remote from most of<br />
the inhabited islands in the Philippines, its pristine beauty<br />
was hidden to the world until 1979 when a sea accident<br />
happened in Bacuit Bay. As the story goes, “a tuna line<br />
disabled a dive boat’s propeller in the middle of the night<br />
forcing it to drop anchor in an inlet. The following morning,<br />
the divers woke up to an amazing scenery of skyscraping<br />
dark cliffs, thick green forest, white sandbeach, sparkling<br />
water and, rising above it, a series of magnificently sculpted<br />
jade islands.<br />
In 1983, a dive station was established in Miniloc Island<br />
by a group of divers who were on board the diveboat M/V<br />
Via Mare. In the same year, major tourism commenced in<br />
El Nido, when the Ten Knots Development Corporation, a<br />
Filipino-Japanese joint venture company, opened a divers’<br />
Large lagoon<br />
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Island Hopping in El Nido<br />
resort on Miniloc Island, and an airstrip at Villa Libertad on<br />
the mainland. In 1992, the company set up a second resort<br />
on Pangulasian Island, and in 1998, the third and largest Ten<br />
Knots resort on Lagen Island. The opening of the third resort<br />
coincided with the destruction of the Pangulasian Resort by<br />
fire. During this period several other tourism establishments<br />
were developed, paving the way for tourism to become a<br />
thriving economic sector.<br />
El Nido is a showcase of the Philippines’ geological and<br />
biological diversity. In recognition of the importance of its<br />
unique ecosystem, the Philippine government made the<br />
entire area of El Nido first to a turtle sanctuary in 1984, then<br />
to a marine reserve park in 1991,and finally in 1998, to that<br />
of a managed resource protected area.<br />
El Nido is amongst the best in the Philippines for Island<br />
hopping, with so many diverse islands, each unique in its<br />
own special way. Islands like Secret Lagoon where you can<br />
swim through the hole and this island lives up to its name<br />
as an experience to savor. The Large Lagoon in El Nido is a<br />
magical place. The pristine waters here are one of a kind color<br />
surrounded by tall rock formations. And is nothing short<br />
of breathtaking. A true tropical paradise. Secret beach is a<br />
pristine piece of sand hidden from sight by large limestone<br />
When the tides are<br />
right snake island<br />
has a thin strip of<br />
sand wiggling its<br />
way through the bay,<br />
pointing right at<br />
snake island.<br />
cliffs on all sides. Once<br />
inside it feels like you<br />
are the only people on<br />
the planet. Secret beach<br />
is one of the best things<br />
to see in El Nido hands<br />
down. A trip to hidden<br />
beach is accessible on<br />
selected El Nido tours<br />
Snake Island is another<br />
great example of the beauty of El Nido. What makes snake<br />
island so special isn’t necessarily the island itself, but the<br />
strip of sand leading up to it. When the tides are right snake<br />
island has a thin strip of sand wiggling its way through the<br />
bay, pointing right at snake island. No matter what Islands<br />
you visit, an Island Hopping tour is a must do when in El Nido<br />
and indulge in the island hopping activities like snorkeling,<br />
kayaking, paddle boarding, and don’t forget the camera to<br />
record the magic of this awesome adventure.<br />
Puerto Princesa City Hall<br />
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Puerto Princesa Cathedral<br />
Balay Cuyonon Museum<br />
Balay Cuyonon, or the House of Cuyonon Culture, Located<br />
in barangay Sibaltan, El Nido, Palawan, the Balay Cuyonon<br />
is a place where curiosity about the past is cultivated in order<br />
to build a better future. The Balay Cuyonon is traditionallybuilt<br />
bamboo structure with a thatch roof made of Nipa<br />
palm filled with all the items that one might find in a<br />
Cuyonon home at the turn of 20th Century. Discover East<br />
El Nido, the cultural side of this paradise region of Palawan.<br />
West El Nido with its dramatic karst islands and stunning<br />
beaches in Bacuit Bay may be the main draw for tourist<br />
but there’s fulfillment in discovering the quiet side of El<br />
Nido East with unspoiled beaches, island and incomparable<br />
marine life than the other side. The perfect home base in<br />
discovering the wonders of the east is Tapik Beach Park, a<br />
rustic, family-run, beachfront lodging in Sibaltan El Nido<br />
offering traditional native beach huts accommodation to<br />
more sophisticated beach cottages with elaborate designs.<br />
There is also bag weaving done on the premises and you<br />
can purchase locally made hand crafts at very realistic<br />
prices. Just a short 15 minute walk from the museum is the<br />
Pangko Museum.<br />
Pangko Maritime Museum<br />
Pangko is a Cuyonon term for “sakayan” which means “to<br />
ride or a ship”. It is also what they call the traditional boat<br />
used by Cuyonons to venture the seas from Cuyo Island<br />
to Palawan. With little agricultural land left on the small<br />
island, Cuyonons decided to explore the mainland of El Nido<br />
Palawan and use it to rice planting. Pangkos were then used<br />
regularly both as a passenger and merchandise vessel from<br />
mainland to Cuyo island vice versa. Some Cuyonons opted<br />
to stay in Palawan since then. Pangkos were used until the<br />
1950s but the heavy storms which often caused the vessels<br />
to capsize lead it to evolve to motorize boats to manage<br />
navigating on rough seas. “Lantsa” modern motorized soon<br />
replaced the pangko and eventually ceased to be used.<br />
Cuyonon Anthropologist, Carlos Fernandez, asked SHC if<br />
there are still existing pangko in Sibaltan when he visited<br />
in 2012. Sadly, there was non but research yielded detailed<br />
descriptions care of the elders who used them before. The<br />
idea to build a replica of a pangko materialized when SHC<br />
received funding from the American Alliance of Museums<br />
through the project proposal from Ms Lace Thornberg for<br />
“Ancient Shores, Changing Tides” in July 2013. It was in<br />
April 2014 when five carpenters began construction of the<br />
pangko replica led by Mr Pablo Eleazar, the only carpenter<br />
currently alive who have experience building a pangko.<br />
Diving in El Nido<br />
El Nido is rich in marine life. You are likely to see an array<br />
of wildlife including dugong, turtles, manta rays and the<br />
occasional whale shark plus many corals, walls & tunnels.<br />
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There are over 30 dive sites to choose from ranging in depth<br />
from six metres to 30 metres plus, giving the avid diver plenty<br />
to see. Some of the dive sites in El Nido are Tres Marias where<br />
you can experience a rewarding dive and a good snorkeling<br />
site with lots of reef fish and colorful corals. Also of interest<br />
is the endemic Pomacanthus annularis, an angelifish with<br />
an extra stripe, found only here and at nearby Inambuyod<br />
Boulders. Abdeen’s Reef is known to have a variety of fishers<br />
and good corals. Table, Hard, Staghorn and Mushroom are<br />
abundant in the site, while Garden eels, butterflies, dumsel,<br />
fusiliers, rabbits, wrasses, unicorns and angels and other<br />
tropical fishes roam around. While Miniloc Island offers four<br />
sites, Tagbao Island, Biet Point, Twin Rocks and The Wall, all<br />
of which are relatively calm and sheltered year-round. Both<br />
sides are good training grounds for novice divers and can<br />
also be appreciated by experienced snorkelers.<br />
UERTO PRINCESA<br />
Places to Stay<br />
Puerto Princesa. There are many hotels to choose from<br />
ranging from budget pension houses to five star. Some of the<br />
better places to stay are the Daluyon Beach and Mountain<br />
Resort, Palo Alto, Centro, Balay Tuko and Microtel all offer<br />
excellent accommodation and service.<br />
San Vicente. Has a number of places that are well worth the<br />
money like Sunset Beach Resort, Peace and Love Resort and<br />
the native style Turublien Long Beach Inn. With the long beach<br />
right at your doorstep for that early morning refreshing dip.<br />
El Nido boasts numerous resorts of varying standards to<br />
suit every type of budget like the Together Pension House,<br />
Doublegem Beach Resort, El Nido Cove, Casa Kalaw and<br />
Stunning Republic just to name a few. But whatever your taste<br />
and where ever you are in the tropical paradise of Palawan<br />
there are a number of places for you to choose from.<br />
Places to Eat<br />
Depending on your taste buds there is so much to choose<br />
from wherever you are. Cafes and grill bars are in abundance<br />
in Puerto Princesa and El Nido. The crème d la crème of<br />
Puerto Princesa would have to be Captains Ribs at Manalao<br />
Extension while in El Nido the top spot would surely be the<br />
Art Café. In San Vicente although a smaller township the<br />
most delicious meal can be savored at Mangos Bar and Grill<br />
opposite the Tourism Office.<br />
How to Get There<br />
From Manila there are regular daily flights to Puerto<br />
Princesa from the Major Airlines, or if you prefer to cruise<br />
the Islands to Puerto Princesa 2GO Travel departs pier 4<br />
at 1.30pm Every Tuesday and Friday. The trip takes About<br />
32 hours. From Puerto Princesa there are regular van and<br />
bus services to Port Barton, San Vicente, and El Nido. With<br />
some very good news Air Juan has started this August one<br />
regular flights from Puerto Princesa check there website for<br />
updated schedules.<br />
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MAP of PALAWAN<br />
MANILA<br />
PALAWAN<br />
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eld in the Province of LANAO DEL NORTE, in the<br />
municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo. The event<br />
was organized by event organizer Alaister Shaun<br />
P. Sandria and well assisted by his budget officer<br />
Ading M Dimaporo, and tournament director Jesser Kench<br />
D. Badiang.<br />
With the full support of the Iligan Anglers Club, SND LGU<br />
Office, and the Province of Lanao Del Norte, and sponsored<br />
by Mayor: Hon. Motalib M. Dimaporo, Vice Mayor Ulwan M.<br />
Dimaporo and Congresswoman Site Aaporo, QND District<br />
L.O.N.<br />
With substantial prize money of 1st. 75,000, 2nd 50,000 and<br />
3rd 25,000 pesos the event attracted 116 anglers from all<br />
over the Philippines attended the event. Other sponsors of<br />
this prestigious event include the Local Government Unit<br />
of Sultan Naga Dimaporo Lanao Del Norte.<br />
Business sponsors included Estrogen Beach Resort, KYND<br />
Fishing Tackle, Apollo Home Depot, Shirley’s Catering<br />
Service, More Bites Pizza, Angler Armor, C Resort, Kenny’s<br />
Tackle Shop, Jigaholic Tackle Store, Richard Molina Fishing,<br />
Eastern Tackles and Fishing Supply, Shell. One Cafe, Azuka,<br />
ICI-Your Skins, Your Success, BUK KLAN JIGS, Ryoshi Pro<br />
outfitters, DLIG, V BrosLures and Tackle, GC, SND Halal,<br />
Agila Suprisa, Bookworm Tutor Center, Philippine Eagles<br />
Club, and the Iligan Anglers Club.<br />
Excitement filled the air as the 116 anglers along with officials<br />
and organizers started to arrive at the foreshore of the Estrogen<br />
Beach Resort, in preparation for an awesome weekend of<br />
competition fishing. The excitement of this inaugural fishing<br />
event was evident and increasing by the minute as more and<br />
more anglers started to arrive. The afternoon was filled with<br />
excited chatter and some welcome drinks, that were being<br />
enjoyed by all. Around 5.15 pm things ground to a halt when<br />
Words by BARRY DAWSON<br />
Photographs as Credited<br />
They say nothing<br />
deters a keen<br />
fisherman, and<br />
these anglers<br />
Champion<br />
certainly proved that<br />
reeling-in<br />
1st<br />
moment<br />
saying to be true...<br />
SND Na<br />
SND Nat<br />
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Champion<br />
tional Fishing<br />
Tournament<br />
It brings together an<br />
international group of<br />
maritime, off-shore, and<br />
supporting industries from all<br />
over Asia to Manila to present<br />
the latest developments in<br />
maritime technology...<br />
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Second placer<br />
Third placer<br />
the skies opened up and extremely heavy rains sent everyone<br />
running for cover, Fortunately, it abated to a slight rain after a<br />
short time, and the welcoming ceremony got underway in the<br />
resort’s pavilion, with acknowledgments and the welcoming<br />
speech, followed by<br />
The final day was very<br />
rough wet weather,<br />
and the adventurous<br />
anglers were prepared<br />
to brave the elements<br />
again...<br />
an explanation of the<br />
tournament rules and<br />
questions and answers<br />
conducted by the<br />
tournament Director<br />
Jesser Badiang, who<br />
answered all the anglers<br />
queries precisely,<br />
honestly and with<br />
confidence to everyone’s delight. After the ceremonies<br />
were done a sumptuous meal provided by Shirley’s Catering<br />
Services was enjoyed by all.<br />
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The first day was a very early start for everyone as the<br />
anglers were excited to get into the fray at 3 a.m... with a<br />
delicious breakfast and coffee supplied by Shirley’s Catering<br />
Services, who were the official caterers for the event. The first<br />
catch was weighed in at 6 a.m. by Kevin Soco and was an<br />
11-kilo Squid. As the day went on the catch recorded was<br />
quite substantial with many different sizes and species being<br />
recorded. In the evening there was fun and frivolity with the<br />
anglers enjoying the activities planned by the organizers. The<br />
highlight was the open Bikini with plenty of eye candy for<br />
the anglers to enjoy with eye candy galore parading before<br />
the judges. After the eye candy bikini open was completed<br />
a sumptuous dinner was served by the official caterers with<br />
dancing and entertainment continuing till late.
They say nothing deters a keen fisherman, and these anglers<br />
certainly proved that saying to be true as at 4.30am these<br />
keen anglers set pout to try their luck at catching a prize<br />
winning fish in heavy rains and choppy seas. Some of them<br />
were rewarded with good catches to include in the final<br />
count.<br />
The final day was very rough wet weather, and the<br />
adventurous anglers were prepared to brave the elements<br />
again, unfortunately, the weather was against them and all<br />
efforts were abandoned by 10 am. The Awarding was in the<br />
afternoon and the final results of the weekend were:<br />
JIGGING CATEGORY<br />
CHAMPION Jefrey Osman of Vincenzo Sagun Zamboanga<br />
Del Sur Fish Caught & Weight: Dogtooth Tuna 20kg Reel:<br />
Ocea Jigger 4000 Rod: Panther Warrior Line: Tukoryo<br />
Monster P.E 5<br />
Jig: Full Luminous fast 300g<br />
2ND Place Christopher S. Abarilla Jr. of Unhook Habagatan<br />
Jiggers of Digos City Fish Caught & Weight: Dogtooth Tuna<br />
15kg Reel: Ocea Jigger 2000NRHG Rod: Goofish Black 500g<br />
Line: Asuka<br />
Jig: Blue Pink Zebra Slim Fast Jig by Buklan 400g<br />
3RD Place Kibin Ocos ( Kevin George Soco ) of Misamis<br />
Occidental Anglers Club Fish Caught & Weight: Giant Squid<br />
11kg Reel: Ocea Jigger F Custom 2001NRHG Rod: Ocea<br />
Jigger Full Bend B-60-5 Line: Siglon 80lbs Jig: JC Claro<br />
270g by Goodcatch Fishing Supply<br />
4TH Place Xidrahc M Cam (Richard Caminse) of Iligan Anglers<br />
Club Fish Caught and Weight: Giant Trevally 7.9kg Reel: Ocea<br />
Jigger F Custom 3000 NRHG Rod: Ecooda black expert<br />
Line: Sunline ULT Jig: GC Claro 230g Goodcatch Fishing Supply<br />
5TH Place Rodrigo Eran OF TAWTAW TACURONG ANGLERS<br />
Fish Caught & Weight: Pacific Promfet 7kg and Wahoo Fish<br />
7kg Reel: Accurate Boss Fury Rod: Tokayo SJ3 SE Power 2<br />
Line: EASTERN HUNTER POWER BRAID 50LBS BY Eastern Tackles<br />
Jig: Hugot Blue Pink Zebra 150kg by Goodcath<br />
CASTING CATEGORY:<br />
Champion Nymrie Dela Cerna Fish Caught & Weight: Giant<br />
Trevally 1.165 Reel: Sharky 3 2000series Rod: Capung 762 Gen<br />
3 Line: Eastern Hunter 10lb x8 Gen 2 Lure:Micro jig 10g Blue<br />
2nd Place Joven Motas Fish Caught & Weight: Blue Fin<br />
Trevally 255g Reel: Shimano Sahara 5000s Rod: Major Craft<br />
Solpara Line: Shimano Kairiki 25lb lure: 27g<br />
3rd Place Erik R. Baliwag Fish Caught & Weight: Needle Fish<br />
| 250 grams Reel: Bullzen Gamer Assassin PRO Rod: Bullzen<br />
Zantetsu Elite UL Line: Ashconfish 6lbs 8 strands Lure: micro jig 7g<br />
If this weekend was an indication of things to come, I for one<br />
can hardly wait for the 2024 tournament, which the editor of<br />
this magazine feels has the potential to attract international<br />
anglers looking for excitement, adventure, and a great fishing<br />
tournament.<br />
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T<br />
he Dragon Boat Festival is an international event<br />
drawing a score of locals and tourists alike. To the<br />
outsider, the festival appears to be about racing<br />
dragon-shaped boats. Not many people know<br />
that the Dragon Boat Festival is in fact a homage to a<br />
beloved poet who lived over 2,000 years ago. The festival<br />
originated as a search for his body.<br />
History and lore offer several competing theories on the<br />
origins of the Dragon Boat Festival. The stories involve a<br />
mix of everything — dragons, loyalty, spirits, and of course,<br />
food. Out of all these legends, one remains the most<br />
popular and widely accepted as the true origin story — the<br />
story of Qu-Yuan.<br />
The Dragon Boat Festival is over 2,000 years old. Many<br />
people believe the festival began during the period of the<br />
Warring States and, in particular, with Qu Yuan..<br />
During exile, Yuan wrote beautiful poems about his country<br />
— verses that sang praises of China and its beauty. But<br />
dark clouds loomed on the horizon for the kingdom when<br />
the Qin state conquered the Chu capital. A distraught Yuan<br />
committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River.<br />
The grieving people of Chu set out in their boats to search<br />
for his body but to no avail. They rowed their boats up and<br />
down the river, continually beating drums and hitting the<br />
water with paddles to scare evil spirits away. Legend has<br />
it that they threw rice balls into the river so the fish would<br />
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have food and keep Yuan’s body intact. The story explains<br />
why the main elements of Dragon Boat festivities today are<br />
wooden boat races and eating sticky rice balls or zongzi.<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> Puerto Princesa International Dragon Boat<br />
Festival took place on November 19th with teams from<br />
Chinese Taipei, Manila, Cebu, and Siargao Island took<br />
center stage at the recently concluded 200-meter event<br />
of the 2nd International Dragon Boat Festival <strong>2023</strong> held in<br />
Puerto Princesa on November 19.<br />
The paddlers secured the championship in a gripping final<br />
showdown that left the audience in excitement.<br />
In the Women’s Category, the Alliance of Masters from<br />
Manila claimed the championship, with the Philippine Titans<br />
– Manila as 1st runner-up, Fire Dragons A – Manila as 2nd<br />
runner-up, and Rampage – Manila as 3rd runner-up.<br />
In the Men’s Category, the fierce competition was led by Mr.<br />
Canoe from Chinese Taipei, followed by Philippine Titans,<br />
Dagun Pilipinas A, and Alliance of Masters securing the<br />
second, third, and fourth positions, respectively.<br />
The Mixed Category witnessed the triumph of Siargao<br />
Dragons from Surigao del Norte, with Alliance of Masters<br />
securing the second position, Hongkong China Canoe as<br />
third, and SAG-1 from Manila as the fourth.<br />
Words by BARRY DAWSON<br />
Photographs as Credited<br />
Not many people know that the Dragon Boat<br />
Festival is in fact a homage to a beloved poet<br />
who lived over 2,000 years ago.<br />
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The Masters Category, featuring participants aged 40 and<br />
above, saw the Sugbo Mighty Dragons from Cebu claiming<br />
the championship. Alliance of Masters secured the second<br />
position, Rampage as third, and Blue Phoenix from Manila<br />
as fourth.<br />
Meanwhile, the Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragon Boat<br />
Federation (PCKDF) leadership received commendation for<br />
organizing the international sports event, and Mayor Lucilo<br />
Rodriguez Bayron was lauded for the city’s undeniable<br />
success in hosting such competitions.<br />
Mayor Bayron expressed gratitude, saying, “It wasn’t<br />
easy, but with the support of department heads, city hall<br />
employees, and the community, we proved that we could<br />
win these significant international events.”<br />
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<strong>2023</strong><br />
Beacon<br />
Expo<br />
Beacon <strong>2023</strong> will<br />
include a static display<br />
of state-of-the-art<br />
products and services<br />
from domestic and<br />
international maritime<br />
industries...<br />
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Words by BARRY DAWSON<br />
Photographs as Credited
T<br />
HE Blue Economy Annual Trade and Conference<br />
(Beacon) <strong>2023</strong>, the first of its kind in the<br />
Philippines, opened its doors on the 6th of<br />
September <strong>2023</strong> at the SMX Convention Centre,<br />
Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.<br />
The three-day international maritime conference and<br />
exhibition is organized by The Maritime League in<br />
partnership with the Department of Transportation.<br />
The event will jumpstart the celebration of Maritime<br />
Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month institutionalized by<br />
Presidential Proclamation 316, Series of 2017.<br />
Themed “Philippine Blue Economy: Insights and<br />
Foresights,” the expo hopes to advance the interests of<br />
the country’s maritime sector through information sharing,<br />
marine technology exhibits, and the active participation of<br />
various stakeholders, including those from the government,<br />
maritime associations, and the maritime industries.<br />
All of the things we do are ‘Blue’ because they start from<br />
the sea. We need to enrich and protect our marine resources<br />
and their potential for the next generation.<br />
The economic sectors of the Blue Economy include marine<br />
transportation (shipping and ports), maritime construction,<br />
ship and boat building, marine and coastal tourism, the<br />
cruise ship industry, defence and security, renewable energy,<br />
marine biotechnology, food security, offshore, deep seabed<br />
mining, fishery and aquaculture, seawater desalination,<br />
maritime research, and education.<br />
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Beacon <strong>2023</strong> will include a static display of state-of-theart<br />
products and services from domestic and international<br />
maritime industries and a three-day set of conferences<br />
on International Maritime Organization policies and<br />
compliances, Philippine maritime administration, and<br />
maritime security and defence that feature C-level speakers<br />
and participants from the maritime sector.<br />
Some of the top exhibitors were, Broadwater Marine Yacht<br />
parts and Services, Torqeedo electric outboards. Rayomarine<br />
Yacht sales. Marnav, Tmes, Maybank, Petron, Geometra,<br />
Pacific Fortia, Gaya, Fast-cat, Als Marine, Polymer Products,<br />
Team Nonino, pisopay , Mercury, Subic Bay Marine, and<br />
Scan Marine, are some of the many exhibitors with the<br />
latest innovations and products on display.<br />
The first Beacon expo held in Manila was a huge success<br />
with many thousands attending the 3 day expo. Team<br />
Nonino a local Boat Builder from San Pedro had his latest<br />
creation on display, While Raymarine has the latest in<br />
luxury boating and Torqeedo had a massive response on<br />
the electric out board motors. If this year’s expo is a sign<br />
of things to come. The response in 2024 will be massive.<br />
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Lifesaving sports are relatively new to the Philippines,<br />
with Zambales active in competitions since 2012<br />
when operation with the Philippine Life Saving<br />
Society and first competed in their Great Titan event<br />
is 2012, which had been run each 2 years since abound 2008.<br />
Zambales also started it’s first competition in 2012 as did the<br />
Cebu Lifeguard Rescue Challenge and others followed, such<br />
as the Festival of the winds in Boracay in 2013 also Thailand<br />
with the Phuket Lifesaving Championships in 2016.<br />
However many have fallen by the wayside for various reasons<br />
or become available only to members of that particular<br />
association, such as The Festival of the winds that would not<br />
allow outside teams to compete with non-organizer teams,<br />
so those who arrived had to compete separately and in fact<br />
could not be awarded positions, this even applied to junior<br />
lifesavers, who despite placing in most major events, were<br />
only issued a Certificate of Participation as they were not a<br />
member of the organizing association, Philippine Red Cross,<br />
it appeared that after that one event it either did not continue<br />
or was only available to Philippine Red Cross participants.<br />
Cebu had it’s Cebu Rescue Challenge, which operated until<br />
2018 when the results were disputed due to the awarding<br />
of all major placings to local Red Cross teams, based on<br />
“Bonus Points” which were never in the regulations, however<br />
it was soon emphasized that the regulations stated that the<br />
Words by BARRY DAWSON<br />
Photographs as Credited<br />
Lifesaving Sp S<br />
Philippines and S<br />
“Lifesaving Sports<br />
should be about<br />
perfecting the art of<br />
Lifesaving, by improving<br />
techniques and<br />
lifesavers performance,<br />
it should not be about<br />
politics...“<br />
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judges decision is final, which effectively ended the Zambales<br />
Lifesavings 5 year reign as Champions and appears to have also<br />
ended the competition as it appears it has never been run again.<br />
Which brings us to what are, are should Lifesaving: Sports<br />
be about and for:<br />
We spoke with Roger Bound, the founder of the Zambales<br />
Lifesaving organization and he had the following to say,<br />
“Lifesaving Sports should be about perfecting the art<br />
of Lifesaving, by improving techniques and lifesavers<br />
performance, it should not be about politics, preferences or<br />
ego and should be open to all, no matter whose or what<br />
training organization they trained under, it should be about<br />
doing the job to the best of your ability and to share ideas<br />
and improvements with others, so as to promote the value<br />
of lifesaving and those involved in their actual performance<br />
as a lifeguard or lifesaver.<br />
In the Philippines at least it appears that the above is not<br />
the case, or as Mr. Bound says, it appears that others do not<br />
want to finish anything but first and if others may be able to<br />
beat them, it is best to exclude their participation.<br />
However this helps no one, as if you only ever compete<br />
against yourself, you will never improve, Zambales Lifesaving<br />
has a policy that lifesaving sports have to be affordable,<br />
thus it’s regulations are based on a 2 person team, this<br />
ports in in the<br />
South East Asia<br />
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can be men, women or one man and one woman, which is<br />
generally in most cases the extent of available lifeguards,<br />
where as others use teams of 5, four men and one woman,<br />
such as it the regulation for the Great Titan event.<br />
Which logistically is two and a half times more expensive<br />
that a team of two, another advantage of teams of two is<br />
that it makes the competitors train and learn to be more all<br />
rounded in swimming, rescue board operation and running,<br />
thus they stay more fit.<br />
In reality, it is actually rare that a lifeguard has to make a<br />
rescue or perform CPR, as glamorous as the job appears it<br />
can in fact be boring, so the more opportunities a lifeguard<br />
can have to actually practice real life rescue scenarios the<br />
better they will be prepared to handle a real rescue situation.<br />
Training data from Zambales Lifesaving annual reassessments<br />
show that of lifeguards who have learned CPR, 34% fail on<br />
first attempt after one year, at two years this jumps to 86%<br />
so have competitions increases their expertise, this making<br />
them a more effective lifeguard, it is actually recommended<br />
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in Zambales Lifesaving training that, any lifeguard should<br />
practice CPR at least once a month.<br />
Most lifeguards in the Philippines come from Swimming<br />
or Surfing backgrounds, all of which have competitions of<br />
some sorts during the year, this is another are that needs<br />
some attention as there is fat too<br />
often clashes in events that cause a<br />
competitor to have to choose what to<br />
compete in when events clash, as there<br />
is no liaison between these groups<br />
as to setting dates that do not clash,<br />
a perfect example is that in March<br />
Zambales Lifesaving set and advertised<br />
it’s dates for moth it’s Nippers Carnival,<br />
lifesaving sports for kids 5 years to 17<br />
years and its Lifeguard Challenge for<br />
November 27 and 28 respectively, only<br />
to recently find out that a National<br />
swimming event and a surfing event were also scheduled<br />
some time later for the same dates, which has forced<br />
Zambales Lifesaving to reschedule these events to January<br />
27 and 28 next year, due to lack of participants brought<br />
about by the events being scheduled on the same dates.<br />
Ideally in the near future all organizations can get together<br />
and set dates that do not clash, this giving competitors more<br />
opportunities to compete.<br />
The Lifesaving Challenge run by Zambales Lifesaving is open<br />
to all lifeguards and all surfers that hold a water safety and<br />
rescue certification, additionally only<br />
The Lifesaving<br />
Challenge run by<br />
Zambales Lifesaving is<br />
open to all lifeguards<br />
and all surfers that<br />
hold a water safety and<br />
rescue certification...<br />
one team member has to be certified<br />
to help spread lifesaving sports<br />
throughout the community and<br />
encourage more people to become or<br />
be capable of becoming lifesavers.<br />
Zambales Lifesaving involvement in<br />
lifesaving sports is quite impressive,<br />
competing in events in Zambales,<br />
Cebu, Boracay, Bantayan Island,<br />
Negros and Phuket Thailand, a total<br />
of 21 events in the past 9 years<br />
(excluding the 2019-2021 Covid years when nothing was<br />
permitted to be run) results as follows:<br />
Boracay: 1 year:2nd in Non-PRC (outsiders) division.<br />
Cebu: 6 years, Champions 5 consecutive years. 1 No place<br />
due to “Bonus Points”<br />
Great Titan: 2 years, 2 teams, 2 X 1st . 1 X 2nd . and 1 X 4th.<br />
Phuket Thailand: 3 years, 2 X 2nd. , 1 X 1st. Plus 1st. in the<br />
Female division. 2018<br />
Zambales: 9 years, 2 teams, 8 X 1st. , 9 X 2nd. and 1 X 3rd.<br />
The Zambales events have hosted entries from Boracay,<br />
Cebu, Manila, Dumaguete, Singapore and Sabah Malaysia<br />
and many Zambales resorts.<br />
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Since 2013 all Lifeguards and Lifeguard training is by the<br />
Philippine Coast Guard and accredited training organizations,<br />
such as Zambales Lifesaving Inc. however as yet we have<br />
not seen a Philippine Coast Guard team compete is any<br />
lifesaving sports competitions that we know of, it would be<br />
nice to see them send a team sometime.
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Sailing Tips<br />
Article<br />
excerpts reprinted from the book<br />
CRUISER HANDLING<br />
by BOB BOND & STEVE SLEIGHT<br />
You’ve always been interested to sail, but you know little about boat parts, the confusing techno-babble, and what<br />
little you know is making your head spin in four different directions! Worry no more. This continuing series of articles<br />
is for you: it covers tips regarding hardware present on most boats, as well as common sailing techniques, terms and<br />
definitions, the names of the different pieces of hardware, and much more. This will keep you informed about most<br />
things you will need before you begin your own sailing excursion. Be sure to consult with an experienced sailor and someone<br />
knowledgeable about boats.<br />
Junk rig<br />
If you are a keen cruising sailor and<br />
want to get the best performance out of<br />
your boat, it pays to have a good set of<br />
sails, properly cut and of the appropriate<br />
quality for cruising.<br />
Developments in sail-making have<br />
produced tougher and more stable<br />
clothes that hold their shape better than<br />
light.<br />
the earlier ones did, and modern sail<br />
design and construction have helped both reduce distortion<br />
and to increase sail life. Although sail cloths with a hard finish<br />
are commonly used for racing, the soft finish cloths are more<br />
suitable for cruising, the sails are easier to handle and stow,<br />
and are more durable. Some cruising skippers mistakenly try<br />
to copy the small wardrobes of racing boats. The requirements<br />
of cruising are quite different. Ease of handling, durability<br />
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Since sails are expensive,<br />
you must look after<br />
them carefully, don’t<br />
leave them rigged and<br />
uncovered– the cloth<br />
will deteriorate if left<br />
exposed to ultraviolet<br />
and versatility are the priorities of the<br />
cruising yachtsman, whereas the racing<br />
boat skipper can usually spend more,<br />
carry a larger sail wardrobe, and concern<br />
himself solely with efficiency.<br />
One of the questions that perennially<br />
crops up with cruising sailors is whether<br />
to carry a spinnaker. Although it is simple<br />
enough to use the engine when traveling<br />
downwind in light breezes, it is much more enjoyable, and<br />
cheaper, to use a special downwind sail, or, failing that, to<br />
pole out a genoa or boom out two head sails, one on either<br />
side of the boat. Although cruising skippers who sail regularly<br />
with a reasonably competent crew may find it worthwhile to<br />
invest in an all-round spinnaker, those with a less able crew<br />
may prefer a bottomless cruising chute.
Genoa sails<br />
Since sails are expensive, you must look after them carefully,<br />
don’t leave them rigged and uncovered– the cloth will<br />
deteriorate if left exposed for any length of time to ultraviolet<br />
light. If possible, take the mainsail off and stow it after each<br />
outing. A typical cruising sail wardrobe is shown here and the<br />
essential fittings to control the sail shape.<br />
Bermuda ketch sail rig<br />
Sail Wardrobe<br />
The sail wardrobe your boat carries will depend on a number<br />
of factors, the rig, the relative experience of your crew, and<br />
the nature and extent of your cruising. You will have to carry a<br />
range of head sails to cover wind strengths varying from light<br />
to strong, and the number you carry will be determined by<br />
whether or not you possess a headsail reefing system. If you<br />
do, you may manage with two or three headsails. The selection<br />
shown here is a typical one for a medium-sized cruiser with a<br />
relatively experienced crew, but without headsail reefing gear.<br />
A family cruiser might dispense with the spinnaker and carry a<br />
cruising chute instead.<br />
Junk rig<br />
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Spinnaker<br />
Rig Variations<br />
Although the majority of modern cruising boats are sold<br />
with a Bermuda sloop rig, there are a number of alternatives.<br />
This particular rig,<br />
Other rigs, like the<br />
wishbone and the junk<br />
rig, which are un-<br />
stayed, are easier to<br />
handle...<br />
although very efficient<br />
on windward courses,<br />
relies on large headsail<br />
for power off-wind.<br />
Short-handed crews<br />
sometimes find the<br />
large genoas difficult to<br />
handle unless a furling<br />
system is fitted. Other<br />
rigs, like the wishbone and the junk rig, which are un-stayed,<br />
are easier to handle, although the junk rig is less efficient<br />
than the Bermuda rig. The traditional gaff rig, which sails well<br />
off-wind, is making a minor comeback. The ways in which the<br />
sail area can be divided up are numerous. Some people prefer<br />
a variation of the Bermuda rig, such as the cutter, which<br />
carries two headsails, or the ketch rig, which splits the sail<br />
area between two masts. It all depends on personal taste.<br />
And the kind of sailing you are likely to go in for, as<br />
well as the type of waters you will be sailing in.<br />
For short cruises in variable wind conditions.<br />
Spinnakers<br />
Gaff Cutter<br />
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2024 Boot Sho<br />
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elcome dear visitors to boot Düsseldorf! With<br />
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mix of workshops and boot activities, both for the leisure<br />
sportsman and for experts, make the fair unique worldwide<br />
Boot Dusseldorf 2024 is headed for a top result. The international<br />
market leaders will again be on board from 20 to 28 January<br />
2024, and the world’s largest yachts and water sports show will<br />
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Boats and Yachts<br />
From boats up to 10 meters to yachts up to 30 meters<br />
in length – nearly every watercraft can be found in the<br />
exhibition halls at boot Düsseldorf.
ow w Dusseldorf<br />
ht and and Watersports Show<br />
Boot Dusseldorf 2024 is<br />
headed for a top result.<br />
The international market<br />
leaders will again be on board<br />
from 20 to 28 January 2024,<br />
and the world’s largest yachts<br />
and water sports show will<br />
follow on from its excellent<br />
pre-pandemic results.<br />
Words by BARRY DAWSON<br />
Photos supplied by BOOT MEDIASON<br />
This watersports fair is the meeting place for boat<br />
manufacturers, dealers, owners, and anyone interested in<br />
boats. Here, visitors not only find out everything they need<br />
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More than 370 exhibitors from the categories of. Sailing<br />
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Current Developments and Trends in the<br />
Boat and Yacht Industry<br />
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the boating industry has<br />
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Smart mobile tech has long since been integrated in boat<br />
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technologies provide skippers with valuable information and<br />
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Sustainable boat building starts with the use of<br />
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Whether for rowing, rafting, canoeing or kayaking – visitors at boot<br />
Düsseldorf will find all the right gear for a long expedition or to get<br />
started in the sport. They can also take advantage of on-site services<br />
offering tour tips, travel reports, and tourism advice.<br />
Current trends in paddle sports<br />
The popularity of kayaking, canoeing, rafting, and rowing<br />
is on the rise – and so is the market for the corresponding<br />
equipment. On the one hand, this type of water sport<br />
satisfies the need to be active in nature while spending<br />
time with friends and family. On the other hand, people are<br />
becoming more aware of the health and fitness benefits of<br />
these activities. Paddle sports are an effective cardiovascular<br />
workout, improve balance and coordination, provide<br />
endurance training and at the same time increase muscle<br />
strength. As these benefits become more widely recognized,<br />
more people.<br />
Diving<br />
A varied stage program for beginners and advanced divers<br />
awaits you at the Dive Centre: Dive centres and beautiful<br />
dive sites from all over the world introduce themselves<br />
and the latest diving equipment and trends are presented.<br />
Experience the stars of the scene up close on stage and in<br />
the new, glass diving tower. Dive with us!<br />
Whatever your interests are in Watersports, The annual<br />
boot show has it all, and if you are lucky enough to be in<br />
Dusseldorf, Germany at the time make sure it is one place<br />
that is a must.<br />
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