By DYAN CASTILLEJO-GARCIA

From the party island of Boracay, Sports Unlimited celebrates its 9th year on air aboard the magnificent M/S Vianelle.

Long-time friends of the show plus many of the fun, fun Boracay visitors and some of the coolest island residents are all on board for this celebration.

So boys and girls, let's get this party started!

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Let Sports Unlimited be the first to introduce you to the Vianelle, a stunning 72-foot yacht with a luxurious 33-foot wide deck. It's the newest party boat in Boracay that can accommodate over 100 people.

Partying comes naturally to the owners of the Vianelle.

Meet Arne Johansen, a proud Viking by ancestry, and Marcello Keiser, who comes from the Principality of Leichtenstein, a country that only has 20,000 citizens.

Arne and Marcello mean business. When it comes to the art of creating fun, the golden rule on their boat is that everyone has to have a good time.

We left the main beach before lunch and our first stop was Baling Hai where we were to spend a few hours playing with some of the wacky water toys Boracay has to offer, all of them courtesy of our new friend Jun of Bora Sea Sports.

Jun pulled out all the stops just for our 9th anniversary. He brought every water toy you could possible fancy having on the beach

Having fun is what this boat is all about. This yacht from any angle is a stunner. Sports Unlimited is very privileged to be the first TV crew to be invited on board the Vianelle.

This boat is definitely a beauty. Speaking of beauty, there is no lack of beauty on board the Vianelle that day and the guys on board were no push-overs either. Needless to say the boat's official photographer, Peter, had a field day snapping away.

Sports Unlimited is no stranger to all kinds of boats but leave it to us to find the best of the best.

Let it be known, there are absolutely no average parties held on this yacht and this special Sports Unlimited party is proof to that.

When it comes to fun in the water, everyone on our guest list is a go-getter. The minute the crew dropped anchor in Baling Hai, our guests wasted no time in putting the jet skis to work

My son Matthew was the most "kulit" of all. “Mommy Mommy can I get on the jet ski now? "

I told Mat he was not big enough to drive the jet ski on his own so he settled for the next best thing: ride with mommy.

I have to say speed does not seem to intimidate Mat. The faster the jet ski, the bigger his smile.

Christine San Diego, another long-time friend of Sports Unlimited is the type of mom, like myself, that does not want her kids to be too sheltered and is not the nervous type at all. She likes her kids to try all kinds of adventure stuff.

Her daughter Alyssa will soon be a certified diver at her young age and before she gets underwater she enjoys all the fun stuff you can do on the water like jet skiing.

You can bet your bottom dollar that if you are Marc Nelson's girlfriend and you take a trip with him to the beach, you will find yourself on a jet ski.

Warning: if you decide to go piggy back with Marc on a jet ski, he gets very adventurous which can many times lead to bodies behind him being thrown off the jet ski.

Mind you, though, when it comes to being adventurous, his girlfriend Priscilla is right up there with Marc This beauty queen can do so much more than win beauty titles.

Holy Molly! That jet ski just tipped over! Oh its Geoff Eigenmann driving it. That figures.

We were so glad to have Michael De Mesa and Julie on Sports Unlimited for the first time and what a show to be on.

Anyone who grew up with Mike and his family, like the Castillejos did, knows that they are beach people so anything that has to do with water sports is almost second nature to Mike. He looks very at ease on that jet ski.

Mylene Dizon and Paolo Paraiso have been part of the Sports Unlimited family for a long time and there was no way they were not going to be present during our 9th anniversary party.

Any opportunity this couple has to come to Boracay and play in the water, they take.

Paolo and Mylene are tailor-made for adventure and we're sure that little Tomas will be on a jet ski just like mom and pop sooner than we know

"Crazy man" is a common description used before mentioning the name Alvin Anson. Of course when we call him this, we use this description as a term of endearment. If Alvin is crazy-funny on land, he's scarily insane on the jet ski.

Do not ask what a jet ski can do for you but what Alvin can do with a jet ski.

For heaven's sake Alvin and everyone else's sake on board the yacht: Slow down, boy!

Getting on jet skis is always a great adrenaline rush no matter how fast or how slow you go. These machines are a must to bring along when it comes to partying on board the Vianelle.

What went on after the jet skiing was fantastically spontaneous and very entertaining.

We absolutely love unpredictability when we shoot our shows and this summersault contest was exactly the unpredictability we look for during a celebration like this.

Oh what fun it is to jump ship!

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Did we say earlier that we had all the water toys to satisfy everyone's fancy?

How lucky are we that we had previously made the acquaintance of Governor Lee Verceles of Catanduanes and he happened to be back on the island during our anniversary celebration.

We were even luckier that the governor is a big time wakeboarding enthusiast and the luckiest part of it all is. He happened to bring his decked-out speedboat.

The wakeboarders in the group like Marc and Geoff were grinning from ear to ear when they saw the governor's speedboat pull up.

No wakeboards, no problem.

Governor Lee made sure that the speedboat came fully equipped for all to enjoy wakeboarding.

Say whatever you want to say but when push comes to shove, swimmer or non-swimmer, it's hard to resist a banana boat ride when your with a big group in Boracay. And contrary to popular opinion, you are never too old to get on a banana!

From being with Geoff on so many of our shows throughout the years, we can count with one hand how many times he is serious about anything he does or anything he says. But word has it that Geoff has officially been bitten by the wakeboarding bug.

Geoff has become such a trooper when it comes to extreme sports and we would like to think that Sports Unlimited had a little bit to do with that.

Geoff took this pretty bad fall and cut his mouth up pretty badly. We're talking blood. Check this out. Geoff makes no big deal about it. A little ice and a little TLC from his lovely woman and he was back in the water in no time wakeboarding and lookin' mighty good.

Due to too much unpredictability and the extreme spontaneity on Koy's part before he jumped we cannot air that part of the video but just by taking note of everybody's shocked and blushing faces you can pretty much imagine the vision we all saw very unexpectedly right before Koy made the jump you just can't write this stuff.

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If you're the fun and adventurous type and have graduated from the thrill you get from riding the banana boat, we highly recommend the sea biscuit as the next step higher up on the challenge ladder.

It was Matthew's first time to get on the sea biscuit and I must say, he hanged in there like a big boy.

The problem though was not getting Mat on the sea biscuit, but getting him off.

I had to remind him that we needed to give our other guests a chance to ride.

A biscuit has never brought me so much excitement before.

Trust us, being on a banana boat is a lot more fun than it looks. And it's extra fun when you go with a group of crazy buddies like these.

For what it's worth, you will always have a guaranteed funny story to tell after each run.

Now the sea biscuit is a different story. To hang on during this ride is a lot tougher than it looks. Just ask Priscilla.

Lets admit it: wakeboarders look cool and they swear that once you try the sport, you will most likely get addicted to it.

Find yourself on a wakeboard somewhere whenever you have free time.

I wonder how much practice it takes to be able to do a tandem criss-cross stunt like this.

We told you earlier that Alvin was a crazy man and we mean that in the most wonderful way.

If it wasn't for Alvin's signature personality this scene would never have happened

Here's an FYI for all of you: Alvin is related to "Mr. Pure Energey" himself, Gary Valenciano.

But Alvin and Alvin only has earned the title: "Mr. Excess Energy."

This is what parties on this yacht are all about. Uninhibited Fun with a capital "F. "

The Vianelle has the capability to transform ordinary celebrations and create something extraordinary.

Owners Arne Johansen & Marcello Kaiser take pride in the reputation they are gaining on the island that their Vianelle is the ultimate party boat.

The fun you see everybody having is unmistakable.

Even the R & B prince Jay-r who has the reputation of being a "shy guy" is shedding that shyness and feeling the fun. Believe you me. Alvin's " excess energy" can rub off on you real quick.

Governor Lee is our kind of politician outgoing, fun, and loves the outdoors.

To be completely honest, when he is in Boracay, you would assume he was a competitive wakeboarder rather than a government official.

Now that's a good thing in our book. Check out the gov do the impressive moves.

Now, don't get us wrong: Gov. Lee; as we fondly call him, loves our country first and foremost but he will be the first to tell you very honestly that wakeboarding comes in a very close second.

Hats off to Priscilla when she rode the sea biscuit with Marc. Talk about "hanging on to your man" literally.

If no one tells Marc to get of that biscuit he could be on it till sunset. After witnessing this scene for a while, we started to pitty poor, pretty Priscilla.

But then again we thought, “the couple that sea biscuit's together...stays together." Ouch!

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Anyone who spends a lot of time in the water knows that when you get out, you are hungry.

When you have your parties on the Vianelle, if you like they can prepare their own comfort food for you or you have the option to bring your own food on board.

In our case, our generous and forever loyal friends from Nigi-Nigi Nu Nu gave us two of their humungous signature seafood platters. Looks delish!

We also took into consideration those on board that were not very fond of seafood so we called on an old friend of the show, Sandy Javier who made sure his tasty Andoks chickens were part of our feast.

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Don't let the name fool you. Yes, it's called "The Flying Fish" but you will not see any fish flying the entire time you are on this ride.

My sister, Jackie, figured that if there was anything that was going to fly during this ride, it would be her tiny 90-pound body. So before the fish even began to fly, she chickened out and jumped off the ride and swam for her life.

Word from the wise: When it comes to picking your riders on the flying fish, make sure you have a few that are over a hundred pounds just so your chances of tipping over are not 100 percent.

Our group had a lot of light weights so look how close we are to tipping over.

The second group that went on the flying fish learned a good lesson from us and made sure they had a few guys that packed in the pounds as riders. No offense guys, just making an observation.

Very scary feelings creep up on you while on this ride but I guess it's the fear factor that makes the flying fish way fun.

After all was said and done at the end of the day, the group consensus was this: You have not partied fully in Boracay till you have partied on the M/S Vianelle.

Everyone had a "raging" good time.

We could not have asked for a better way to celebrate our 9th year on air.

We had the kind of fun that will keep us talking about this day at least till the next party we attend on this big beautiful boat.

You know when you really get right down to it, the Vianelle is not just a sailboat. It’s a great place to be when you choose to be out at sea.

Before we called it a day, there was still one last surprise. A memorable juice bar champagne toast that was the picture perfect way to describe how special we all felt to have been part of this great affair on board this phenomenal boat.