Sunday 7 July 2013

Hobie 16 World Championships, Record response to event to be held at Jervis Bay

From the following article on Sail-World submitted by David Brookes

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Hobie-16-World-Championship---Entries-open-to-record-response/111651

A record breaking response to the opening of worldwide registrations for the Hobie 16 World Championships, to be held on Jervis Bay, surprised the championship organisers on Monday.

The competitor registration rate tripled the initial response to the previous world championships in Weihai, China. The early, unprecedented entries, is believed to have been driven by the desire of sailors to travel and compete in the New South Wales, Shoal haven region and the limited number of places available.

The perfect sailing conditions and pristine waters of Jervis Bay, as well as, the spectacular environment of the surrounding hinterland has been the focus of the event management committee’s promotions leading up to the opening of registration.


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