September
11-15, 2006, Narragansett Rhode Island – In September 2006 the thirty sixth
Hobie 16 North Americans, aka: The Continentals, will land on the beach in
Narragansett Rhode Island. For Hobie 16 racers from Guatemala to Canada this
is the years main event. Year after year the 16 Continentals attracts
the biggest one-design catamaran fleet on the
continent with the competition and the parties to
match.
Some come to measure their skills against the
best and some for the parties but everyone comes to
celebrate this simple one-design that started it all.
This years host, Hobie Fleet 448, would like to extend
an invitation to Hobie 16 sailors everywhere to come
to Rhode Island and be part of the story.
Narragansett is truly one of the
worlds best sailing
sites. The venue offers a unique combination of open
water racing and protected launching and beaching
inside a man made harbor. The average wind speeds for
September are consistently in the low teens with an
average temperature of about 75F. You can’t beat it
so don’t miss it.
Go to www.HCA-NA.org for
registration information.