Normally such layag is of handpainted cloth measuring some 10 feet x 8 feet. Others use multi-colored seda silk. Race is from Bachao-Ibaba or Ubong, Libtangin to Reyes Park, and of course, the fastest banca wins the major prize.
Some of Gasan's sail-propelled bancas
Use of paddle strictly not allowed, of course. And there they go!