Hobie 16 Worlds Day 3 - Leaders extend

11:03 AM Wed 18 Aug 2010 GMT

'Waiting for a start on day 3 - Hobie 16 Worlds - Day 3' Anthony Duchatel Click Here to view large photo

Hobie 16 Worlds day 3 in Weihai, Shandon, China. Rod and Kerry Waterhouse extended their lead in the Masters as did Anthony Duchatel and Evelyn Curtis in the Grand Masters. The day dawned clear, a good sign for wind and sure enough by 10am a decent 10-12 knot offshore breeze had settled in and two races were put in the bag. The shifty offshore breeze had competitors digging deep for the best lines of breeze. After a lunch break the competitors were sent out into a double trapping 14 knot sea breeze. There was just enough time to get a ...

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