Hobie 16 World Championships

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 unusual 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. Boats Mix 1 1–6 Nov 1976 Honolulu, Hawaii 168 15 6 84 2 22–28 Oct 1978 South Padre Island, TX 3 16–22 Nov 1980 St. Croix 4 15–21 Aug 1982 Papeete 96 11 5 48 32 0 14 5 6–13 Oct 1984 Fort Walton Beach, Florida 6 3–10 Aug 1986 Suva 10+ 4+ 96 7 15Jun −3Jul 1988 Scheveningen 8 7–14 Apr 1991 Langebaan 9 – 1993 10 – 1995 Huatulco, Mexico 11 27Feb −8Mar 1996 12 – 1997 Sotogrande 13 19–28 Jul 1998 Airlie Beach 14 10–22 Apr 2000 15 6–13 Apr 2002 Noumea, New Caledonia 166 13 4 83 16 5–14 May 2004 Riviera Maya 120 19 6 60 17 24Oct −4Nov 2005 Port Elizabeth 112 17 5 56 18 8–19 Oct 2007 Suva 112 17 6 56 19 15–30 Aug 2010 Weihai 112 15 6 56 20 – 2014 Jervis Bay 224 22 6 112 21 29May −13Jun 2016 Dapeng 112 15 6 56 22 1–16 Nov 2019 Captiva Island, Florida 192 19 6 96 20 4 72 23 15–29 Sep 2022 Sant Pere Pescador Catalonia 192 19 5 96 24 1 71

Medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref. 1976 – Open 1978 – Open 1980 – Open 1982 – Open 1984 – Open 1986 – Open UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN 1988 – Open 1991 – Open 1993 – Open 1995 – Open 1996 – Open 1997 – Open 1998 – Open 2000 – Open 2002 – Open 2004 – Open 2005 – Open 2007 – Open 2010 – Open 2014 – Open 2016 – Open 2019 – Open 2022 – Open

Women's 1989 Chicago      1992 Bear Lake      1995 HuatulcoAnnie NelsonShala YoungermanSusan KorzeniewskiLoralee SmithGael MercierCaroline Maby1996 DubaiKerry IrelandJennifer DicksonAmilee LarcherSusan WelchInge SchabortGillian Ansley1997 SotograndeFrédérique PfeifferFrançoise DettlingGaby HansenGönna DörhageUlla BeckerDagmar Albera1998 Airlie BeachKerry IrelandJacinta TonnerFrédérique PfeifferFrançoise DettlingEmmanuelle MertoMonique Chollet2000 Petit-BourgFrédérique PfeifferFrançoise DettlingUlla BecherDagmar AlbersBirgit KraheMarie San Nguyen Canh2002 NouméaLauren PelenLea JeandottBelinda ZanescoNaomi AngwinCharlotte PicouLauren Beaumont2004 Riviera MayaPamela NoriegaMartha NoriegaRosarito MartinezKamil BerriosBelinda ZanescoNicky Souter

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