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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