Hobie Europeans: Day 3

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By Andy Dinsdale: “New challenging sailing conditions” Today marks the first day of the Qualifying series for the Hobie 16 Europeans. After having seen this morning postponed due to light wind, both courses Hobie 16 and Tiger/Wild Cat/FX-One were in action in a consistent breeze.
The Hobie 16 course had two races. The qualifying series were dominated by the Singapore teams as well as 2008 European champion Jerome Le Gal. The Hobie 16 Youth SPI series were still dominated by France. However, the Italian teams really moved in the lighter conditions. Watch out for an exciting final day tomorrow.
On the other course, the Tigers, Wildcats and Fx-Ones managed to get 3 races in the box. Spanish sailor Marc Verdaguer moved in front in the FX-One class. Continuing an impressive series of bullets, Italian team Bissaro/Cesari continued their impressing series of bullets in the Wildcat class. They can almost walk on the water! 😉 In the Tiger the Dutchmen Gerard Loos/ Pieter v. Ruitenburg consolidated their lead with another three firsts! More info and pics HobieClass.com – Full Results