Hobie 16 Worlds 2022, Open Semis Day 1
Some big names in this 2022 Hobie 16 Worlds like Mitch Booth & Gavin Colby. Photos, video & report below sent by the Hobie Class Assoc. Our Argie mate, Lucas Gonzalez Smith, racing with his kid had a good Qualy stage scoring a bullet and a 3rd, and also now in the Semis sits in top 10, with a 5th in the only race held today.
Complete results here
| l | Name | Country | 1 | Tot | Net |
| 1 | Darren SMITH  Claire BISGOOD | AUS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Cam OWEN Susan GHENT | AUS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Gian Luca MARCIS Michela PIU | ITA | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Daniel CHRISTENSEN Josephine FREDERIKSEN | DEN | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Pierandrea GESSA Roberto DESSY | ITA | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Luis GUARESCHI Maite BILBAO BANDE | VEN | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Jens GORITZ Kerstin Elly Ruth WICHARDT | GER | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Stefan RUMPF Coco-Mieke STACH | GER | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Marc JOVANI LLOPIS Marta PORTA TORMO | ESP | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Lucas GONZALEZ SMITH Máximo GONZALEZ SMITH | ARG | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Gavin COLBY Josephine MARK | AUS | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Miguel PÉREZ QUINTANA Sara ORTEGA GARCÍA-TUÑÓN | ESP | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Hobie 16 Worlds 20220 Day 1 Semi-finals racing –
We had to wait for the wind, but it came. Another long onshore postponement waiting for the wind to settle and fill. Racing got underway at 2:00pm with 8-13 knots of wind from the NE, a direction we haven’t seen yet.
Due to the late start only two races were completed today over two sessions with sailors swapping boats in between. The conditions were a bit milder today with shifts and ups and down in the pressure. Teams that stayed in the breeze did well, but it was easy to find yourself in the back.
The Semi-finals continue through September 22 when there will be a cut. Following the cut, only thr top forty-eight teams will advance to the finals.
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