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Hobie 16 Worlds getting underway in Cancun Mexico
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.
Hobie 16 World Championiships in Cancun Mexico Starts This Week
The Hobie 16 World Championship is only days away. Two
hundred and forty one teams, representing twenty-eight
countries, are registered for the event in Cancun,
Mexico. Five championships will be determined between
May 4th and May 14th sailed in sixty-four brand new
Hobie 16s provided by the Hobie Cat Company. Racing
for the Women, Master, Grand Master and Youth World
Championships will be contested on May 5, 6, and 7.
The Open World Championship will start on the 8th with
a two day qualifying round for the semi-finals. The
semi-finals will be sailed for three days followed by
two-day finals with the top 56 teams.
www.HobieWorlds.com
Afterburner Catamaran wins Newport to Ensenada by 3 Hours Over Record Field.
Afterburner (52 foot Bladerunner Catamaran) sweeps all six categories in Tommy Bahama Newport to Ensenada race. The crew aboard the fastest boat on the West Coast, "Afterburner" swept all six categories they were eligible for including the coveted first to finish in the 2004 Tommy Bahama Newport to Ensenada race held this weekend off the coast of Southern California. Afterburner finished the course a full three hours ahead of the next boat "Alchemy" Richard Compton's Andrews 77. With more than 500 entries from all of the West coast including Canada, the event took place under moderate wind conditions, absolutely flat water and clear skies.
Afterburner reached speeds in excess of 25 mph during portions of the race and finished in time for dinner Friday night in Ensenada Mexico. Several entries were still coming in more than 24 hours after Afterburner finished the course as conditions varied out on the water.
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