Hobie 16 World Championships - Semi Finals underway

11:31 PM Thu 26 Aug 2010 GMT

'Hobie 16 World Championships, Wehai, China' .

Hobie 16 World Championships in Weihai China. Thursday's racing at the Hobie 16 Worlds brought in the heavy hitters, with the pre-seeded teams from around the world joining the sailors who made the cut through the Qualifying round which concluded on Wednesday. The addition of the seeded teams certainly added to the pressure on the start line with each of the three races of the day taking three attempts to get away cleanly. PRO David Brookes set a square line with plenty of length, but with adrenalin running high, everyone was up on the line early, and eventually with the ...

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