ABW Dec 2023-1

alth Signature
Consisting of four main events, the BPI Signature
Series has become synonymous with the Philippine
racing calendar.
The first event of the BPI Signature series calendar was
the BPI Corregidor Cup, held on 16th-
19th November 2013 at the beautiful
Caylabne Bay Resort and Marina, on
the Luzon coast near Fort Drum, better
known as the Concrete Battleship.
Fort Drum along the forts on Carabao,
Corregidor, and Caballo constituted the
defences of Manila Bay during the war,
and now serve as turning marks for the
races of the Corregidor Cup. This race
takes the fleet of competitors into
the very heart of World War 2 history,
passing under the guns and batteries of
the fortifications. Regatta supporters will enjoy a day trip to
Corregidor itself.
Memorial Race, followed by a post-race rally and cruise.
Busuanga Bay is in a scatter of tiny islands that make for
the most picturesque racing and cruising imaginable.
The third race in the series is the BPI Boracay 180, held on
February 22nd to 24th 2024, which
involves another overnight race
from Subic Bay to Boracay via the
Verde Passage and finishes at one
of the most well-known islands in
the Philippines: Boracay, where the
white sand beaches are practically
endless, and the breeze always
blows. This event has attracted
plenty of overseas competitors in the
past, and now that the Boracay Cup
is firmly back on the calendar, let’s
hope that the nomads will return.
For several years, the Boracay Regatta enjoyed an enviable
reputation for wind, sunshine, and après sail festivities.
This race takes the
fleet of competitors
into the very heart of
World War 2 history,
passing under the
guns and batteries of
the fortifications.
The next race in the 2024 series is the BPI Busuanga
Cup (25-28 January 2024), which is a 145-nautical-mile
overnight race from the beautiful Punta Fuego Marina in
Nasugbu Batangas to Busuanga’s Marina del Sol on Coron
Island, where the fleet will regroup and compete in an
inshore racing series around the Busuanga Islands in the
northern part of Palawan. This includes the Doni Altura
Last in the current series is the Subic Regatta April 2024
which wraps up the 2024 BPI Signature Yacht Race Series,
This final race is joined by competitors of the famous Rolex
China Sea Race comes into Subic Bay, bringing with it many
of Asia’s top racing boats. The BPI Subic Regatta will consist
of round-the-island racing for grand prix boats, and anyone
else who cares to join in.
China sea race
Caylabne beach resort
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