#Victory day ri 2021 pro#
#Victory day ri 2021 series#

The BPI Corregidor Cup is based out of Caylabne Bay Resort & Marina, a delightful Marcos-era hideaway, two hours by car from metropolitan Manila, that somehow got forgotten, but is now undergoing a substantial programme of renovation and resuscitation. There is heaps of history here, not least the fortifications on Corregidor itself which are phenomenal. The forbidding bulk of Fort Drum (formerly El Fraile, but fortified beyond recognition starting in 1909), craggy Caballo, and ‘chicken feather’ Carabao are all now marks of the course for the Corregidor Cup races. These reached a peak in WW2, with additional gun batteries on the small nearby islands. BPI Corregidor Cup 2023 - photo © Guy Nowell / BPIĬorregidor Island in the gate guardian to Manila Bay, and has long been home to military fortifications. Many thanks to BPI Private Wealth for providing the impetus.” “Time to get back on the horse, so to speak.

#Victory day ri 2021 pro#

“Over the last few years – thanks in no small part to the covid thing – we have got out of the habit of running regattas,” said PRO Jerry Rollin, who has officiated at all the relevant events.

#Victory day ri 2021 series#

It’s the putting them together as a series that is the smart idea.

The constituent parts of the Series – Corregidor Cup, Busuanga Cup, Boracay 130 and Subic Bay Regatta – are all well-proven events in their own right. Certainly the concept of BPI Series is a no-brainer – four regattas conducted among a small selection of the 7,000+ islands that make up the Philippines, sponsored by Bank of the Philippine Islands Private Wealth, the President and CEO of which is herself a sailor (thank you, Tere Marcial) is a pretty obvious hook-up as long as someone sees the potential. It’s been a while since Sail-World Asia was covering a regatta in the Philippines, and this excursion was welcome was welcome indeed. Last weekend’s BPI Corregidor Cup started off the new BPI Private Wealth Signature Yacht Race Series with an almost audible bang! Three days of 20kts breeze, 80% tropical sunshine, and the rich blue waters of the South China Sea made it a guaranteed success. BPI Corregidor Cup 2023 © Guy Nowell / BPI