The Hobie 16 Worlds: Racing starts on Wednesday for the Women’s, Youth,
Master and Grand Masters World Championship.
The Forecast is for partly cloudy skies with a high of
87oF with winds from the East Northeast at 12 mph.
Who to watch: In the Women’s the defending World Champions from
France Lauren Pelen and Lea Jeandott will be on the
starting line ready to defend their title. To do that
they will have to hold off their French teammate and
winner of the ISAF World in the Hobie 16 class Marie
Duvignac sailing with Pauline Thevenot.
Bronze medallist from the ISAF Worlds Susan
Korzeniewsi sailing with Kathleen Tracy (USA) will be
looking for her first World Championship victory.
Annie Nelson, sailing with Eliza Cleveland, will be
making her return to the Hobie 16 class after winning
the Women’s Worlds in 1995. The youth helms who finished first second and third at
the last World Championships will all be in Mexico for
the 2002 Youth Worlds.
Defending Youth World Champion from Australia Robbie
Loving will be sailing with Sarah Holland. Christophe
Relaud (FRA) second in 2002 will be sailing with Alban
Rossollin. Third in 2002 was Brice Pelen also from
France he will be sailing with Loraine Beaumont.
The best hope for a good US finish most likely lies
with Bret Sullivan and Samantha Simon from New Jersey.
In the Masters Kerli and Ali Corlett will be the team
to beat as the highest placing returning team from the
2002 Masters Worlds. They finished third in 2002. To
win they will have to beat New Zelands Rex Sellers and
Bev Sellers. Rex Sellers is a Gold (’84) and Silver
(’88) medallist in the Tornado class.
Bruce Tardrew and Sarah Turnbull (AUS) finished second
in the Grand Masters in 2002 and will be in Mexico
They will be challenged by Brazilian Luiz Gonzaga
Machado, winner of the 200 Masters Championship
sailing with Carlos Motta in the Grand Masters in
Mexico