I am sure that some of you who read the previous post, and learned that I was not to attend the longboat racing, were thinking “what a shame Spike, I would love to see some of your shots of this excellent sporting enterprise”. The rest of you were thinking “spare us from yet more photos”.
For the more discerning visitors, I do have some images from last year. Sorry.
The format of the event is similar to the buffalo racing. Spectators eat and drink, competitors take an age lining up the boats, and then they race; although the races last considerably longer than a buffalo race.
It’s a colourful and noisy spectacle, with team supporters banging drums and a commentator who sounds like he has just been set on fire. And if you are in the Pattaya area right now, it’s on again tomorrow.