Just announced.

19th HOBIE CAT 16
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEIHAI, SHAN DONG

15th August-30th August 2010

Entries are now being taken for the 19th Hobie Cat 16 World Championships in Weihai, China.

Spectacular Grand Opening Ceremony
16th August 9:00–11:00 all sailors welcome
On Site Registration
The Registration Office will be open as follows:
Masters and Grand Masters
15th August 14:00-20:00
Women’s and Youth
19th August 09:00-16:00
Open: Qualifier
22nd August 09:00-16:00
Teams seeded for Semi-Finals
25th August 09:00-16:00

Schedule of 2010 Championship Races
16th- August Masters, Grand Masters racing
17th August Masters, Grand Masters racing
18th August Masters, Grand Masters racing
19th August Masters, Grand Masters finals

20th August Women's and Youth racing
21st August Women's and Youth racing
22nd August Women's and Youth racing

23rd August Open Qualifier
24th August Open Qualifier
25th August Open Qualifier

26th August Semi-Finals, 112 teams
27th August Semi-Finals
28thAugust Semi-Finals

29th August Finals, 56 teams
30th August Finals

http://www.hobieworlds.com/h16-2010/entrypage.html?

I'm leaving Thursday nite for the event. We start the build process right away, 60 new Hobie 16s to build before the 15 days of events start on the 15th.

Fair winds to the event, and wishing you safe travels and gastrointestinal fortitude.

Thanks for that and here's hoping for the strongest possible

Event site is: http://www.hobieworlds.com/h16-2010

Remember, over there "seafood" means it came from the water, not that it's fish. Ducks' feet fall into that category.

Barbequed chicken feet are crunchy.

Beware the tiny "spare ribs". They aren't pork, and they certainly aren't beef.

"Grrrrr, RUFF!"

Gross.

Any Yanks racing?

I only saw four on the entry list.
Hobie 16 Worlds Entries
This is an expen$ive event to attend.

Are we betting on the kids... Booth and Waterhouse?

Who are the favorites going in?

GO CHRIS!!! Bradshaw and Kathy Ward (Women). Chris has been sailing very well this year, she's fast and started training early in the season with Ken Hilk. Here they're fast too (Open).
(Note: Chris is a member of our fleet and we're proud to have her there!)

Taylor and Jason are both in with a chance.

I cant see Gav Colby being beaten tho.

60 boats framed in 3 days after waiting for almost a week for all the containers to get released. Wouldn't you know?... the one with tools was last and further delayed.

We have a blog running with daily updates, video and images: Hobie Worlds Blog

All with red tramps.......how chinese.

damn commies

60 boats on the beach. Racing starts tomorrow. Wow... China is going all out on this event. Its amazing.





Hobie China Worlds Blog

The mast rake looks excessive in that photo.

That's because the jibs aren't up. The jib halyard tension will stand the mast up some.

Still, they're not far off. World-class H16 racers like lots of rake.

Greg,

The H16 is raced w/ alot of mast-rake to "load up" the rudders since the boat has no daggerboards.

How do you set the mast-rake???? With the jib halyard.

When the mast is raised on a H16 the mast is "over raked" ... the main is hoisted and then the jib ... next the jib halyard is tensioned pulling the mast up-right reducing the mast-rake .... but usually set so that when the mainsheet is sheeted in tight, that the mainsheet stack is "block to block" ....

Totally different proceedure and set-up from your ol' P19 .... or that new F16 you have .....

I have watched many of the Div11 H16 racers use this proceedure .... when I'm rigging my TheMightyHobie18 next to them at Hobie Points Regattas.

Harry
TheMightyHobie18/P19MX