BORACAY ISLAND, Malay, Aklan (PNA) - All roads lead to this world-famous resort island, reputedly the country’s premier holiday beach destination, for the Boracay Island Paddlers Association (BIPA)- hosted 6th Boracay International Dragon Boat Festival to be held April 26-28.
The BIPA said around a thousand paddlers from Australia, mainland China, Canada, United States, Singapore, The Netherlands and Hong Kong have already confirmed their participation in the event.
The local sports association said it has also invited Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ramon Jimenez to grace the event. Officials and members of the Philippine Kanoe Kayak Federation are expected to also come to the Boracay Island for the three-day sports hoopla.
For several years now, the BIPA, which is a group comprised of local boat paddlers based in Boracay with some 300 members, has successfully held and hosted the annual dragon boat festival on the island, contributing substantially to Boracay’s reputation as the Mecca for water sports in the country.
Aside from the Dragon Boat fest, Boracay, mainly through the initiative of champion Philippine female windsurfer, Boracay native Ms. Nenet Graf has, for the past 22 years, been hosting an international windsurf and kiteboard competition, now officially known as the Neil Pryde Boracay International Funboard Cup.
source: mb.com.ph
