Hobie 16 - The countdown to the 19th Hobie 16 World Championships

4:16 AM Wed 14 Jul 2010 GMT

'Venue for Hobie 16 Worlds in Weihai City, China - Hobie 16 World Championship' Anthony Duchatel

The first Hobie 16 Worlds was held in Hawaii in 1976 and the 19th event will be held in Weihai City, China, around 250km north of Qingdao. It is being billed as one of the top international events in China following the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 Shanghai World Expo. It is likely to be the largest single class catamaran series ever to be held with up to 400 sailors from nearly 30 countries participating in youth, women's, masters, grandmasters and open competition. The Weihai Hobie 16 Worlds has the support of ...

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