Hobie 16 Worlds day 1 - Aussies well placed

9:49 PM Mon 16 Aug 2010 GMT

'Opening ceremony panorama - Hobie 16 World Championships' Anthony Duchatel Click Here to view large photo

Hobie 16 Worlds - day 1 in Wehai, China. Sailing got underway in a very light offshore breeze after an amazing opening ceremony. Rod and Kerry Waterhouse of Australia lead in the Masters from William and Lucinda Edwards of South Africa and Park Byeong Ki/Youn Hae Kwang of Korea. Harry Handley/Peter Evrard of New Zealand lead Bruce Tardrew/Sarah Turnbull and Anthony Duchatel/Evelyn Curtis, both from Australia. Sailing got underway in a very light offshore breeze after an amazing opening ceremony. The Chinese hosts put on an unprecedented opening ceremony, choreographed by the person responsible for the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony. ...

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by Anthony Duchatel

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