Hobie 16 Worlds - Qualifying racing continues

10:28 PM Tue 24 Aug 2010 GMT

'Hobie 16 World Championships' .

Hobie 16 World Championships continued today in Weihai, China, with day two of the three day Qualifying Series. Competitors were greeted this morning with cooler conditions than earlier in the week and with a solid onshore breeze of about 15 knots. Race Officer Tony Lu (CHN) commented that 'With such stable good wind, and with waves that were not as big as yesterday we decided to run three races in the morning to take advantage of the excellent conditions. It was obvious as the sailors crossed the finish line that they were having a good time, so we kept them ...

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