Hobie 16 Worlds 2019: Yamil Saba & Gonzalo Cendra crowned Champs
Photos by International Hobie Class Association – Yamil Saba & Gonzalo Cendra were crowned 2019 Hobie 16 Worlds Champs. Deserved title for long time cat warriors like Yamil & Gonzalo. Saba is well known in North, Central & South America making friends all over the place in different Panamerican Games , Hobie, Tornado & Nacra 17 events, the Venezuelan crew is among the finest catsailors around.
Seeing the level of the fleet an even greater accomplishment for both. Second overall for Nicolaj Bjornholt & Michelle Jensen, and 3rd for former World Champ Gavin Colby sailing with ”Worst News’ a famous sailor back in Aus as being told.
Check official news & report at hobieworlds.com/november-16-2019-daily-report/
Top ten results below, complete list at sailingresults.net/site/event/80302/default.html
| Pl | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total | Net | |
| 1 | SABA, Yamil | CENDRA, Gonzalo | VEN | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | -17 | 7 | 64 | 47 |
| 2 | BJORNHOLT, Nicolaj | JENSEN, Michelle | DEN | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | -16 | 65 | 49 |
| 3 | COLBY, Gav | NEWS, Worst | AUS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 66 | 50 |
| 4 | OWEN, Cameron | GHENT, Susan | AUS | -19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 73 | 54 |
| 5 | MORELLI, Leonardo | GIANNETTI, Victoria | ITA | 16 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | -33 | 102 | 69 |
| 6 | BJORNHOLT, Daniel | NIELSEN, Clara | DEN | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 96 | 70 |
| 7 | WATERHOUSE, Rod | BOLEWSKI, Bridget | AUS | 2 | -30 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 122 | 92 |
| 8 | HESS, Jason | CASTELLANOS, Katya | GUA | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -30 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 123 | 93 |
| 9 | SOLA DIAS, Vladimir | DE LA GUARDIA PEREX, Alejandro | CUB | -49 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 153 | 104 |
| 10 | SMITH, Darren | BISGOOD, Claire | AUS | 8 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 11 | -28 | 10 | 145 | 117 |
I just heard that my great sailing friend and former CEO of Hobiecat Europe has passed. May The endless oceans…
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Looks like in your report the Hobies are not really present. Suggest to rewrite the article.
Thanks for the great report Wik. Great battle.
If I correctly read the results the overall winner this year is a Hobie16