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BAROTO SA LUTAC FESTIVAL

   

Photo from: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/06/25/barotac.viejo.sails.on.holds.3rd.open.baroto.sa.lutac.race.html

 

Held every June 28 in Barotac Viejo, Baroto sa Lutac Race is an annual event developed to celebrate Barotac’s rich history. The race is participated by pairs representing corresponding barangays. The participants then compete in a de layag race, wherein the race boat has sails, or race using using paddles in the de bugsay category.

It is believed that the municipal’s name came from the word baroto, and lutac, which means boat and mud, respectively. The words words describe much the lifestyle of the people of Barotac then. Being a fishing community Barotacnons depended on boats for fishing and transportation. Mud was was abundant in the shores where the river meets the sea, the Barotacnons cradle of civilization. Read More: http://localphilippines.com/events/baroto-sa-lutac-race

 

Photo from:  http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/06/25/barotac.viejo.sails.on.holds.3rd.open.baroto.sa.lutac.race.html

 

Barotac Viejo, a 4th-class town, 60.4 kilometers away from Iloilo City traces its history with the town’s gifted ship-builders and adventurous seafarers. Founded in 1754, the town is the gateway to the northern part of the province where fishing and agriculture are its thriving industries.

Always long on originality, the town’s more whimsical attractions include the annual boat race called Baroto sa Lutac. It is a race among the crews representing the 26 barangays of the town. Grouped into nine teams, the race begins at San Juan Beach, a private resort located in Barangay San Juan that attracts an approximate of 20,000 local and foreign tourists annually.

The rules limit the crews to use “tagduhaan” boats where it can only accommodate two persons. The boat race is usually held over a closed course marked by buoys. The size and shape of the course vary according to the body of water on which the race takes place. Closed-course races normally range in distance from 4.8 to 16 kilometers. Speed tests also take the form of races run against the clock over a straight kilometer course. The course of the race is over an outline of floating bouys. The boat race is divided into two categories: (a) De Layag or boats with sail, and; (b) De Bugsay or those using paddles.  Read More:  http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/06/25/barotac.viejo.sails.on.holds.3rd.open.baroto.sa.lutac.race.html

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Have a Taste of Iloilo’s Culinary Specialties

Where is Iloilo and How to Get There

Discover Interesting Places in Iloilo

Join the Vibrant and Exciting Festivals of Iloilo

Have a Feast of Good Foods in Iloilo

Enjoy a Lot of Fun Times in Iloilo

Iloilo Photo Gallery

Iloilo Video Collection