With the 21st Hobie® 16 World Championships concluded it is hard to know where to start with the highlights. From the opening ceremony with the athletic Lion Dancing which enthralled the audience, to the closing ceremony the 21st Hobie 16 World Championship was nonstop action, fun, excitement and friendship.
Those unable to attend could have followed all the action and excitement through Hobie Media, which added stories, photos and videos daily. The IHCA Facebook page and the Hobie Worlds web site has all the stories, photos video and of course the results, and captured the special memories of the sailors.
The podium was:
Grand Masters
1 Rod and Kerry Waterhouse AUS
2 Mick and Patrick Butler AUS
3 William and Lucinda Edwards RSA
Youth World Champions
1 Auxence Thomas and Noa Ancian FRA
2 Ben Brown and Emily Rathburn USA
3 Léo Belouard and Théo Bore FRA
Women World Championships
1 Krystal Weir and Georgia Warren-Myers AUS
2 Nina Curtis and Haylee Outteridge AUS
3 Haylie Andrews and Amelia McFarlane AUS
Grand Masters
1 Rod and Kerry Waterhouse AUS AUS
2 Anthony Duchatel and Evelyn Curtis AUS
3 Mike Montague and Kathy Ward USA
Great Grand Masters
1 Grahame Southwick and Sharon Rayner FIJ
2 Blair Wallace and Alexandra Spiegel USA
3 Bruce Tardrew and Nick King AUS
21st Hobie 16 Open World Champion
1 Daniel Bjornholt and Josephine Frederiksen DEN
2 Orion Martin and Nadine Wieland FRA
3 Fletcher Warren-Myers and Georgia Warren-Myers AUS
While we honor those that finished on the podium we acknowledge and congratulate ever sailor that competed. Everyone that competed is a true Hobie champion. While everyone would like to win, all those that competed have made friends for life. The Hobie family was extended even further at these worlds. We had many father-son and and father-daughter combinations. To see the next generation of young Hobie sailors come through and embrace the lifestyle shows what an exciting future the Hobie Class has.
Also during the Hobie Worlds the IHCA had their AGM. We are pleased to announce Hobie 14 and Hobie Wild Cat World Championships, Hobie Dragoon International Cup (which may change to a World Championships subject to World Sailing approval) and Hobie 16 Europeans in Zeilvereniging, Noordijk, Netherlands 2017. Dates to be announced soon.
Hobie World Wide have given their commitment to host the 2018 Hobie 16 World Championships in Europe.
The IHCA awarded Erik Olsen Life Membership for his contribution to the IHCA Rules Committee for over 15 years.
The Americas Cup Endeavour youth and sailing program will be finalising a Notice of Race very soon for young sailors to compete on the Hobie Wave during the America Cup in Bermuda. More of this exciting news very soon.
2017 Hobie®16 North American Championships Announced
The HCANA is pleased to announce the 2017 Hobie 16 North American Championship will be held will be Yankton, South Dakota at the Lewis and Clark Reservoir, June 19-23 2017 so plan your holidays for this special event.
2016-17 Australian Hobie® Championships
The 2016 Australian Championships have been announced for Hervey Bay, Queensland. Hervey Bay is a well known tourist destination with a large natural bay sheltered by Fraser Island. Hervey Bay is about a 3 1/2 drive North of Brisbane. Not only is Hervey Bay one of the best sailing destination in Queensland it has all the facilities for a family holiday. With a short trip to heritage listed Fraser Island to the long bikeway on the foreshore. A full range of accommodation is available.
As the sailing season moves to to full action in Europe as the 2016 Hobie® European Calendar has all the action.
The European Hobie Class has produced a calendar of Hobie racing for 2016. Designed to help sailors maximise their time to attend as many Hobie events as possible.
Hobie Cat Multieuropeans 22nd to 30th July, Lake Neusiedl
A calendar with the links can be found here
Check out all the Hobie regattas in Europe.
2016 North American Hobie® 17 Championships
The 2016 Hobie 17 North American Championships will be hosted at Carlyle Sailing Association 20960 Hazlet Park Rd, Carlyle, Illinois 62231 and Hobie Fleet 123 from the 21st August to 26th August.
Puerto Penasco Mexico to host the 2016 Hobie® 16 & 18 North American Championships
The early registrants’ list is already stacked with top competitors – Registration and all information regarding the venue and the event is available here.
Puerto Peñasco is a city located in Puerto Peñasco Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora, about 100 km from the border with the U.S. state of Arizona.
