4th Mindanao Caving Forum – Laak, Comval Province
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
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Photo courtesy Davao Speleological & Conservation Society |
The 4th Mindanao Caving Forum will be held at the Laak Camp site Comval Province, North of Davao, from 1st to 5th October, 2009. This is a new GetWet sport and a must for caving enthusiasts.
During the event you will: discuss caving in the Philippines in general and caving in Mindanao specifically; learn about the cave complexes around Laak; go caving through the Bongloy Cave & Vertical Cave, Anislag Cave 1 & Anislag Cave 2 and the Andap Cave System.
Philippine Kayaking Series 2009 Explore Cebu Bohol
Monday, September 21st, 2009
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Photo courtesy Martyn Willes |
The Philippine Kayaking Series 2009 continues with the third leg Explore Cebu to Bohol from 27th November - 3rd December. The Cebu to Bohol leg of the kayaking series will cover approximately 125 kilometers in marathon races over four days and there will be Novice kayaking races and Kayaking Clinics at each destination along the route, so that new paddlers can be initiated in the delights of the sport of kayaking.
The from Mactan Island, Cebu, a fleet of kayaking enthusiasts will go on an island hopping exploration of the smaller and larger islands in the Cebu-Bohol group - and get to see the famous Chocolate Hills of Bohol, the home of the cutest critter on the planet - the Philippine tarsier.
Puerto Galera Yacht Club Lawin Regatta 2009
Friday, September 18th, 2009
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Photo courtesy Peter Stevens |
The Lawin Regatta 2009 at the Puerto Galera Yacht Club on 31st October and 1st November, 2009, is the best fun kids and kids-at-heart can have in a sailing dinghy. Organized in conjunction with the Royal Heavylift All Souls Regatta, the Lawin Regatta is for two-person dinghy enthusiasts who want to test their mettle against the creme-de-la-creme of Puerto Galera's past and present sailing champions.
The Lawin sailing dinghy is built in Puerto Galera to a secret design that has a striking resemblance to the famous European, Mirror dinghy, except that the Puerto Galera Lawin sailing dinghy is virtually coral-reef-proof and far more comfortable on one's posterior.
36th Oasis Park Golf Classic Manila 2009
Friday, September 18th, 2009
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Photo courtesy Oasis Park Hotel |
The 36th Oasis Park Golf Classic will be teeing off this 16-20 November, 2009. Tourists, expats, businessmen and local golf enthusiasts are all invited to be part of this exciting golf event.
The Philippines is home to some of the best golf courses in Asia. This is why one of the top tourist attractions in the Philippines is the game of golf. Every year, the Oasis Park Hotel hosts a golf classic competition that tours its participants to FIVE amazing Manila golf courses over FIVE days!
Royal Heavylift All Souls Regatta 2009
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
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Photo courtesy Terry Duckham - Asiapix |
The Royal Heavylift All Souls Regatta in Puerto Galera marks the start of the Philippine sailing regatta season. The cooler northeast monsoon brings excellent sailing breezes and the waters off Puerto Galera's famous beaches are cut by the hulls of racing yachts, cruising yachts and sports boats of all shapes and sizes.
From 31st October to 2nd November, 2009, the Puerto Galera Yacht Club opens its doors to sailing enthusiasts of every age and from across the seven seas.
Dragon Boat Racing World Record Philippines
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
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Photo courtesy Philippine Dragon Boat Federation |
At the IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Prague, at the end of August, 2009, Team Philippines broke their own World record and firmly established the Philippines as the premier dragon boat racing nation in the 200-meter distance category.
Team Philippines set the previous World record in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. In Prague they shaved almost two seconds off their Sydney dragon boat racing World record and set the new bar at 40.03 seconds, for the 200 meter Premier Mixed category, beating Team China by just one tenth of a second.