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Hobie 16 World Championships

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The Hobie 16 World Championships is a bi-annual international sailing regatta for Hobie 16. The event was organized by the host club on behalf of the International Hobie Class Association and since 1987/88 recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

The Hobie 16 Worlds are unusal as the boats are almost always supplied by the organisers/builders this means the class unlike most has a restricted number of entries. This is typical 48 with entries larger this meaning the running of a qualification series before the event. With stand alone female and masters held around the open World Championships utilising the same fleet of charter boats. The class also has a history of not holding regatta at pinnacle yacht clubs but instead finding venue such as hotel and bringing in the race management expertises.

Editions

Event Host Sailors Boats Ref.
Ed. Date Year Host club Location Nat. No. Nat. Cont. Boats Mix
1 1–6 Nov 1976   Honolulu, Hawaii  United States 168 15 6 84
2 22–28 Oct 1978   South Padre Island, TX  United States
3 16–22 Nov 1980   St. Croix  United States Virgin Islands
4 15–21 Aug 1982   Papeete  Tahiti 96 11 5 48 32 0 14
5 6–13 Oct 1984   Fort Walton Beach, Florida  United States
6 3–10 Aug 1986   Suva  Fiji 10+ 4+ 96
7 15Jun −3Jul 1988   Scheveningen  Netherlands [1]
8 7–14 Apr 1991   Langebaan  South Africa [2]
9 – 1993  Guadeloupe [3]
10 – 1995   Huatulco, Mexico  Mexico [4]
11 27Feb −8Mar 1996  Dubai International Marine Club  United Arab Emirates [5][6][7]
12 – 1997   Sotogrande  Spain [8]
13 19–28 Jul 1998   Airlie Beach  Australia [9]
14 10–22 Apr 2000  Guadeloupe [10]
15 6–13 Apr 2002   Noumea, New Caledonia  France 166 13 4 83 [11]
16 5–14 May 2004  Barcelo Maya Beach Resort, Cancun Riviera Maya  Mexico 120 19 6 60 [12]
17 24Oct −4Nov 2005   Port Elizabeth  South Africa 112 17 5 56 [13][14][15][16]
18 8–19 Oct 2007   Suva  Fiji 112 17 6 56 [17][18][19][20][21]
19 15–30 Aug 2010   Weihai  China 112 15 6 56 [22]
20 – 2014   Jervis Bay  Australia 224 22 6 112 [citation needed]
21 29May −13Jun 2016 Dapeng  China 112 15 6 56 [23][24][25][26]
22 1–16 Nov 2019   Captiva Island, Florida  United States 192 19 6 96 20 4 72 [27][28][29][30]
23 15–29 Sep 2022  Club de Vela La Ballena Alegre Sant Pere Pescador Catalonia  Spain 192 19 5 96 24 1 71 [31][32][33][34]

Medalists

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1976 – Open  Dean Froome (USA)
 John Driscoll (USA) 		 Richard Loufek (USA)
 Jeff Canepa (USA) 		 Harold Hutchings (USA)
 Howard Lynn (USA)
1978 – Open  Mick Whitehead (RSA)
 Colin Whitehead (RSA) 		 Russ Eddington (USA)
 Billy Smith (USA) 		 Dean Froome (USA)
 John Driscoll (USA)
1980 – Open  Brett Dryland (AUS)
 Jason Hardman (AUS) 		 Blaine Dodds (RSA)
 Shaun Ferry (RSA) 		 Enque Figueroa (PUR)
 Carlos Junco (PUR)
1982 – Open  Hobie Atler Jnr. (USA)
 Patty Mcguire (USA) 		 Blaine Dodds (RSA)
 Shawn Ferry (RSA) 		 Brett Dryland (AUS)
 Darren Jones (AUS)
1984 – Open  Garry Metcalfe (AUS)
 Chris Metcalfe (AUS) 		 Brett Dryland (AUS)
 Scott Wood (AUS) 		 Ian Bashford (AUS)
 J. Bashford (AUS)
1986 – Open  Gary Metcalfe (AUS)
UNKNOWN 		 Enrique Figueroa (PUR)
UNKNOWN 		 Jeff Alter (USA)
UNKNOWN
1988 – Open  Gary Metclafe (AUS)
 Brian Miers (AUS) 		 Jeff Alter (USA)
 Sue Kelly (USA) 		 Alan Egusa (USA)
 ???? Pesane (USA)
1991 – Open  David Kruyt (RSA)
 Michelle Van Der Merwe (RSA) 		 Blaine Dodds (RSA)
 Steve Arnold (RSA) 		 William Edwards (RSA)
 Tony Gradwell (RSA)
1993 – Open  Shaun Ferry (RSA)
 Shelly Polson (RSA) 		 Claudio Cardojo (BRA)
 Frederico Monteiro (BRA) 		 Carlton Tucker (USA)
 Jim Sajdak (USA)
1995 – Open  Aaron Worrall (AUS)
 David Sylvester (AUS) 		 Claudio Cardoso (BRA)
 Frederico Monteiro (BRA) 		 Shaun Ferry (RSA)
 Alison Ball (Nee Lewis) (RSA)
1996 – Open  Claudio Cardoso (BRA)
 Frederico Monterio (BRA) 		 William Edwards (RSA)
 Lucinda Edwards (RSA) 		 Aaron Worrall (AUS)
 David Sylvester (AUS)
1997 – Open  Gwenael Roth (FRA)
 Thierry Monfret (FRA) 		 Philippe Hars (TAH)
 Maxime Pouvreau (TAH) 		 Mark Laruffa (ITA)
 Liz Wardley (PNG)
1998 – Open  Blaine Dodds (RSA)
 Steve Arnold (RSA) 		 Michael Butler (AUS)
 Linda De Bievre (AUS)
 Liz Wardley (PNG) 		 Brett Dryland (AUS)
 Tracy Woods (AUS)
2000 – Open  Herve Bride (TAH)
 Thierry Bride (TAH) 		 Claude Thellier (FRA)
 Laurence Imbert (FRA) 		 Francois Morvan (FRA)
 Matthieu Vandame (FRA)
2002 – Open  Thibaut Vauchel (FRA)
 Matheas Lassnig (25x17px) 		 Tim Shuwalow (AUS)
 Susan Pearce (AUS) 		 Robert Engwirda (AUS)
 Bradley Wilson (AUS)
2004 – Open  Axel Silvy (FRA)
 Pauline Jupin (FRA) 		 Gavin Colby (AUS)
 Simone Mattfield (AUS) 		 Andrew Keag (AUS)
 Naomi Angwin (AUS)
2005 – Open  Shaun Ferry (RSA)
 Michele Le Sueur (RSA) 		 Blaine Dodds (RSA)
 Roxanne Dodds (RSA) 		 Ingo Delius (GER)
 Katrin Wiese-Dohse (GER) 		[16]
2007 – Open  Michael Butler (AUS)
 Susan Etherington (AUS) 		 Christophe Renaud (FRA)
 Alban Rossollin (FRA) 		 Cam Owen (AUS)
 Susan Ferris (AUS) 		[21]
2010 – Open  Jerome Legal (FRA)
 Enrick Obert (FRA) 		 Gavin Colby (AUS)
 Sasha Marks (AUS) 		 Darren Smith (AUS)
 Jasmine Hill (AUS)
2014 – Open  Gavin Colby (AUS)
 Josie Mark (AUS) 		 Cam Owen (AUS)
 Suzzi Ghent (AUS) 		 Jerome Le Gal (NCL)
 Marco Iazzetta (NCL)
2016 – Open  Daniel Bjornholt (DEN)
 Josephine Frederiksen (DEN) 		 Orion Gilles Martin (FRA)
 Nadine Wieland (FRA) 		 Fletcher Warren-Myers (AUS)
 Georgia Warren-Myers (AUS) 		[26]
2019 – Open  Yamil Saba (VEN)
 Gonzalo Cendra (VEN) 		 Nicolaj Bjornholt (DEN)
 Michelle Jensen (DEN) 		 Gavin Colby (AUS)
 Worst News (AUS) 		[30]
2022 – Open  Cam Owen (AUS)
 Susan Ghent (AUS) 		 Yamil Saba Fuentes (VEN)
 Gonzalo Cendra Falcon (VEN) 		 Darren Smith (AUS)
 Claire Bisgood (AUS) 		[34]

References

  1. ^ WS Regatta Page – 1988 at World Sailing
  2. ^ Hobie 16 World Championships at World Sailing
  3. ^ WS Regatta Page – 1993 at World Sailing
  4. ^ WS Regatta Page – 1995 at World Sailing
  5. ^ WS Regatta Page – 1996 at World Sailing
  6. ^ "1996 Worlds Official Event Website".
  7. ^ "Hobie 16 World Championships".
  8. ^ Hobie 16 World Championships at World Sailing
  9. ^ Hobie 16 World Championships at World Sailing
  10. ^ WS Regatta Page – 2000 at World Sailing
  11. ^ WS Regatta Page – 2002 at World Sailing
  12. ^ WS Regatta Page – 2004 at World Sailing
  13. ^ WS Regatta Page – 2005 at World Sailing
  14. ^ "2005 Worlds Official Event Website".
  15. ^ Diana Bogaards (4 November 2005). "Hobie 16 Worlds at Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
  16. ^ a b "Results". Archived from the original on 20 August 2006.
  17. ^ Hobie 16 World Championships at World Sailing
  18. ^ "2007 Worlds Official Event Website".
  19. ^ "Hobie Worlds October 2007 Suva Fiji Islands".
  20. ^ Event Media (19 October 2007). "Australia's Mick BUTLER and Susan ETHERINGTON were crowned 2007 Hobie 16 World Champions in Suva, Fiji". yachtsandyachting.com.
  21. ^ a b "18th Hobie 16 World Championships – Results". Archived from the original on 27 July 2008.
  22. ^ Hobie 16 World Championships at World Sailing
  23. ^ "2016 Worlds Official Event Website".
  24. ^ "Hobie 16 World Championships – Results".
  25. ^ David Brookes (14 June 2016). "Hobie 16 World Championship Open Series in Dapeng, China – Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
  26. ^ a b "Overall Results – Open".
  27. ^ "2019 Worlds Official Event Website".
  28. ^ https://sailingresults.net/site/event/80302/default.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ^ Kara LaPoint (28 November 2019). "Hobie 16 World Championships at South Seas Island Resort". yachtsandyachting.com.
  30. ^ a b "Overall Results – Open".
  31. ^ "2022 Worlds Official Event Website".
  32. ^ "Hobie 16 Worlds Championships". 31 August 2022.
  33. ^ Hobie Racing (29 September 2022). "2022 Hobie 16 World Championships in Costa Brava Pirineu de Girona, Spain – Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
  34. ^ a b "Hobie 16 Worlds Championships". 31 August 2022.