12noon February 24, 2025
Reconfirmed: Line Honors go to Ray Ordoveza’s ‘Karakoa’, skippered by his son Francis, ahead of Romain Barberis’s catamaran ‘Maelie’ and James Villareal’s ‘Raw Honey’. ‘Karakoa’ set a new course record for the BPI Boracay 200 Race: 21hrs 11min 59sec. While not quite as fast as the all-time record of 14hrs 23min 17sec set by Syd Fischer’s Maxi yacht ‘Ragamuffin 90’ in 2015, it is still an outstanding performance for a yacht that is less than half in length of ‘Ragamuffin 90’ at the waterline.
The final results in IRC Racing class were ‘Karakoa’ in 1st Place, James Villareal’s ‘Raw Honey’ in 2nd Place , and last year’s winner, Jun Avecilla’s ‘Selma Star’, in 3rd Place. Bobby Benares’s ‘Sabad’ took 4th Place, followed by James Villanueva’s ‘Belatrix’ in 5th Place and Albert Altura’s ‘Hurricane Hunter’ in 6th Place..
In Cruising Class, John Quirk’s ‘Allusive’ is confirmed in 1st Place with Padlum Lobregat’s ‘Despacito’ in 2nd Place and Richard McGonegal’s ‘Neptunus III’ in 3rd Place. Technically ‘Neptunus III’ joined the Sailing / Motoring Class (Sailing Instructions Rule 13.2) on the evening of the first day when they were forced to use their motor to gain shelter in Puerto Galera harbor to replace their failed main halyard. This means they were also technically 1st in Sailing / Motoring Class.
The Ocean Multihulls Class was dominated on the water during the race by Romain Barberis’s catamaran ‘Maelie’. Monchu Garcia’s catamaran ‘Carino’ struggled through the Verde Island Passage and eventually finished in 2nd place from a field of two multihulls.
A very impressive performance once again with Puerto Galera Yacht Club (PGYC) members’ yachts recording four of the five available 1st places in the BPI Boracay 200 Race 2025. Congratulations to all !
On Day 1 of the Inshore races there was only one race but ‘Karakoa’ dominated in the IRC Racing class, ahead of ‘Sabad’ and ‘Selma Star’. ‘Allusive’ also repeated 1st place in Cruising Class ahead of ‘Despacito’ in 2nd place with ‘Neptunus III’ in 3rd Place. Only ‘Carino’ was entered in the Ocean Multihulls, so she won 1st Place. Day 2 of In-shore racing was cancelled due to weather.
For more information about the BPI Boracay 200 Race, In-shore races, or the upcoming PGYC Easter Regatta 2025 to be held in the Verde Island Passage from April 18-20, 2025, please contact the Puerto Galera Yacht Club at clubhouse@pgyc.org or call 09175205874.
