Paraw Regatta 2012

Aside from the fact that Iloilo is an ideal place to go to for the beaches around it, it should also be noted that Iloilo holds a Paraw Regatta which is not just a mere race of sailboats, but this is also an event that boasts the creativity and art of Ilonggo craftsmanship. The sailboats are also judged by their artistic beauty, because the sails are usually painted with colorful, wonderful, and artistic designs. Aside from the regatta itself, there are also various concerts and parties that go along with this event.

Of course there is also the Sinamba sa Paraw Regatta which is a dance and parade festival that celebrates the Paraw Regatta festivities. One may describe this as a combination of the Brazilian Carnival parade and the Dinagyang format. While it is a festival-add-on that was made just a couple of years ago, it obviously has the makings of a festival that would be as scorchingly intense as the Dinagyang festival.

2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival Schedule of Activities [updated]

2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival
Schedule of Activities
February 13 to 20, 2011

February 13, 2011 (Sunday)
07:00 AM - Mass Offering / Villa Arevalo Parish Church
09:00 AM - Fellowship Breakfast / Tatoy’s Manokan
03:00 PM - Formal Opening Program: 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival / Robinsons Place Fountain Area
04:00 PM - Presentation of Official Candidates: 2011 Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival
05:00 PM - Opening of The Photo Exhibit (Feb 14 to 20, 2011)
05:15 PM - Opening of The Miniature Paraw-Making Contest (Feb 14 to 20, 2011)
05:30 PM - Opening of The Iloilo Watercraft Association Exhibit (Feb 13 to 19, 2011)
06:00 PM - Cocktails

February 14, 2011 (Monday)
10:00 AM - Start of The “Pinta Layag” Sail Painting Contest / Robinsons Car Park
04:00 PM - 2011 Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta Pre-Pageant: Festival Costume & Swimsuit Pre-Judging Competitions / Robinsons Fountain Area

February 15, 2011 (Tuesday)04:00 PM - Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta Pre-Pageant: Evening Gown & “Darling of the Press” Pre-Judging Competitions / Robinsons Fountain Area

February 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
04:00 PM - Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta Pre-Pageant: Talent Competition / SM City

February 17, 2011 (Thursday)
06:00 PM - Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival Torch Parade / Major City Streets
08:00 PM - “Sinamba Sa Paraw Regatta” Mardi Gras Semi-Finals – Freedom Grandstand
February 18, 2011 (Friday)
12:00 NN - 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Rowing & Paddling Competitions / Along Iloilo River
07:00 PM – 2011 Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta Pageant Coronation Night / Freedom Grandstand

February 19, 2011 (Saturday)
07:00 AM - Send-Off Mass of The Governor’s Cup Deep-Sea Fishing Competition / Fort San Pedro Drive Inn   
07:00 AM - Start of The 2-Day Sports Photo Contest / Villa Regatta Resort
08:00 AM - Iloilo Paraw Regatta Slalom / Main Festival Stage, Tatoy's Villa
08:00 AM - 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Women’s Beach Volleyball Eliminations / Villa Regatta Resort  
08:00 AM - 1st Iloilo Paraw Regatta Airsoft Competition - Eliminations / Punta Villa Resort Hotel  
09:00 AM - 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Men’s Beach Football Eliminations / Villa Regatta Resort
09:00 AM - 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Beach Ultimate (Frisbee) Eliminations / Villa Regatta Resort
09:00 AM - 1st Iloilo Paraw Regatta Jet Ski Competition / Breakthrough Restaurant Beach Front
06:00 PM - Gma Network’s “Reggae-Ta” and Kapuso Night Beach Party / Main Festival Stage Tatoy’s Villa
06:00 PM - Abs-Cbn Beach Party / Breakthrough Restaurant Beach Front   
07:00 PM - Welcome Dinner to The Norwegian Ambassador & Press Conference / JBLFMU - Arevado
07:00 PM - The 1st Iloilo Paraw Regatta “Chairman’s Ball” / Consejo Hall, Tatoy's Villa 
10:00 PM - Arevalo Pyrotechnics Association’s Fireworks Competition and “Luces By The Sea” Fireworks Display / Main Festival Stage Tatoy’s Villa    

February 20, 2011 (Sunday)
06:00 AM - “Pinta Layag” Final Judging / Villa Beach Shoreline
06:00 AM - Festival Photo Contest (Awarding On March 4 at Tatoy’s Manokan, Villa Beach, Arevalo, Iloilo City) / Villa Beach Shoreline
06:00 AM - Main Paraw Regatta Event: Registration of Participants and Measurement of Participating Paraws / Villa Beach
07:00 AM - Opening Program and Opening Declaration of Race / Main Festival Stage Tatoy’s Manokan
07:30 AM - 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta - 39th Edition Grand Take-Off / Main Festival Stage Tatoy’s Manokan
08:00 AM - “Sinamba Sa Paraw Regatta” Mardi Gras Finals / Punta Villa Resort
08:00 AM - “Pintawo” A Body-Painting Competition / Villa Regatta Resort
08:00 AM - Mini Paraw Beach Race / Breakthrough Restaurant
08:00 AM - 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Women’s Beach Volleyball Finals / Main Festival Stage Tatoy’s Manokan
08:00 AM - 1st Iloilo Paraw Regatta Airsoft Competition - Finals
08:00 AM - Sports Photo Contest / Villa Beach Shoreline
08:00 AM - Rapid Chess Tournament / Breakthrough Resto
09:00 AM - 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Men’s Beach Football Finals
10:00 AM - 2011 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Women’s Beach Football Finals
10:00 AM - 2011 Iloilo Beach Ultimate Finals (Frisbee) / Villa Regatta Beach Front
12:00 NN - Arrival of The Deep-Sea Fishing Competition Participants / Breakthrough Restaurant Beach Front
03:00 PM - Awarding Ceremonies / Main Festival Stage Tatoy’s Manokan
05:00 PM - ABS-CBN Beach Party / Main Festival Stage Tatoy’s Manokan
05:00 PM - GMA Network Beach Party / Breakthrough Restaurant

the Iloilo Paraw Regatta 2010

The Race
Now on its 37th year, the Iloilo Paraw Regatta is the oldest traditional craft event in Asia, and the largest sailing event in the Philippines. The Iloilo Paraw Regatta Foundation currently organizes the activities, with leading support from the Iloilo City and Provincial Governments and the Department of Tourism, along with private sector donations. Activities have been expanded to spread over a week. On the Saturday of the climactic

The Festival
Samba de Regatta is a celebration of Ilonggo seafaring ingenuity! It is a celebration expressed in music and dance. The Samba de Regatta Music and Mardi Gras Competition is hoped to be slowly developed into another tourism spectacle of the city. Conceived to be a special event after the take-off of the competing “Paraws” to entertain the anxious spectators, it has gained the acceptance and enjoyment of the witnessing regatta. The Pinta Tawo Competition is a body painting contest that celebrates the human skin as a perfect venue to showcase art. It is one of the special events organized by the Iloilo Paraw Regatta Foundation, Inc together with the Junior Chamber International Iloilo (JCI-Iloilo).
[photos by Christian Lozañes]

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

FEBRUARY 17, 2010 WEDNESDAY 1600 hrs (4 pm) - Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta Pageant: Talent Competition / SM Activity Center

FEBRUARY 18, 2010 THURSDAY 1800 hrs (6 pm) – Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival “Samba De Regatta” Torch Parade / Major City Streets
FEBRUARY 18, 2010 THURSDAY 2000 hrs (8 pm) – “Samba De Regatta” Music & Mardi Gras Competition / Freedom Grandstand

FEBRUARY 19, 2010 FRIDAY 1200 hrs (12 noon) – Rowing & Paddling Competition / Iloilo River
FEBRUARY 19, 2010 FRIDAY 1900 hrs (7 pm) – Miss Iloilo Paraw Regatta Pageant: Coronation Night / Freedom Grandstand

FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 0700 hrs (7 am) - The Governor’S Cup Fishing Competition / Fort San Pedro
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 0800 hrs (8 am) - Paraw Slalom Competition: Registration Of Participants Measurement Of Participating Paraws Slalom Championship Race / Paraw Regatta Center Stage Tatoy's Manokan
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 0900 hrs (9 am) - 1st Iloilo Paraw Regatta Jet Ski Competition / Iloilo Fishing Port Complex
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 0900 hrs (9 am) - 2010 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Beach Volleyball Competition / Villa Regatta Beach Front
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 1000 hrs (10 am) - "UNLEASHED" 2010 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Frisbee Elimination / Villa Regatta Beach Front
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 1300 hrs (1 pm) - “Pinta Layag” Sail-Painting Contest / Tatoy's Carpark Areas
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 1800 hrs (6 pm) - GMA Network's "Reggae-Ta" Night Beach Party / Breakthrough Restaurant Beach Front
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 1800 hrs (6 pm) - ABS-CBN Beach Party / Le Gress Beach Front
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 SATURDAY 2200 hrs (10 pm) - Fireworks By The Sea / Paraw Regatta Center Stage Tatoy's Manokan

FEBRUARY 21, 2010 SUNDAY 0600 hrs (6 am) - "Pinta Layag" Final Judging & Photo Contest / Villa Beach Shoreline
FEBRUARY 21, 2010 SUNDAY 0730 hrs (7:30 am) - Iloilo Paraw Grand Regatta Race Take-Off / Paraw Regatta Center Stage Tatoy's Manokan
FEBRUARY 21, 2010 SUNDAY 0800 hrs (8 am) - "Sinamba sa Paraw Regatta" Mardi Gras Finals / Paraw Regatta Center Stage Tatoy's Manokan
FEBRUARY 21, 2010 SUNDAY 0800 hrs (8 am) - "Pintawo" A Body-Painting Competition / Breakthrough Restaurant
FEBRUARY 21, 2010 SUNDAY 0800 hrs (8 am) - Mini Paraw Beach Race / Villa Beach Shoreline
FEBRUARY 21, 2010 SUNDAY 1000 hrs (10 am) - "UNLEASHED" 2010 Iloilo Paraw Regatta Invitational Frisbee Finals / Villa Regatta Beach Front
FEBRUARY 21, 2010 SUNDAY 1400 hrs (2 pm) - 2010 Paraw Regatta Awarding Ceremonies / Paraw Regatta Center Stage Tatoy's Manokan