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Travel Samut Prakan Bang Phli Boat Race
http://www.hotsia.com > Travel Samut Prakan > Bang Phli Boat Race Travel information about Samut Prakan by Mr.Hotsia The Lotus Throwing Festival - Lotus Receiving at Bang Phli, Hia Dam Noodle at Bang Bo, Competing with Idiots and An Nae Mr.Hotsia recommends good and affordable hotels with discounts in Samut Prakan. The Mad boat is a dugout canoe without outriggers, with a flat and wide bow (less curved than the horse paddle boat and not as narrow as the pig boat). It comes in various sizes. Large sizes are used to carry unhusked rice, firewood, and stones, propelled by paddling.
Smaller sizes are used to carry lighter loads, fish (surrounding nets), or the sleek Mad boats used for racing. These small Mad boats are paddled through fields or rowed, typically carved from Takian or teak wood, and represent an ancient local boat style of Central Thailand. They are still commonly seen today (http://www.skn.ac.th). In my home at Bang Bo, Mad boats are used to transport rice during the flood season. Nowadays, Mad boats are rarely used as rice farming has declined.
Most people now use long-tail boats with engines instead. In Bang Phli Yai district, these boats are raced during the Lotus Throwing Festival of Luang Pho To, with nearby sub-districts sending teams to compete. It is a fun event that locals enjoy watching. When I attended the festival, I looked for my home sub-district Ban Rakat but didn’t find it, so I cheered for Bang Phli Noi instead. The Mad boat racing atmosphere is visible every year at the Lotus Throwing Festival, held before the main lotus throwing day.
Mr.Hotsia October 2011 Mad Boat Race at Bang Phli Yai 13°36'11.141"N, 100°42'45.083"E GPS coordinates (POI) Bang Phli boat race along Samrong canal 13°36'11.999"N, 100°42'44.573"E The floating tray seen is for paying respects to the boat spirit mother 13°36'11.639"N, 100°42'42.827"E Bang Phli Noi Sub-district, Village 6 and 7 13°36'12.017"N, 100°42'42.905"E The real atmosphere of boat racing 13°34'56.52"N, 100°53'7.17"E Before the race starts 13°36'11.213"N, 100°42'44.874"E
Wat Luang Pho To by Samrong Canal 13°36'11.394"N, 100°42'45.023"E Vendors selling goods on boats 13°36'11.369"N, 100°42'45.023"E 13°36'11.255"N, 100°42'44.957"E Modern two-section boats popular today 13°36'10.967"N, 100°42'44.885"E 13°36'11.351"N, 100°42'44.993"E 13°36'11.261"N, 100°42'45.09"E 13°36'13.415"N, 100°42'44.477"E Outdoor movie shows are rare nowadays 13°36'12.281"N, 100°42'42.731"E
