It’s been a great effort by the Hobie Factory Team to get the boats organized and ready and today the red dragon sails will be raised for the first time on the beach in Dapeng, Shenzhen, China as Hobie® sailors in the Masters Class compete in the first series of races in the 2016 Hobie […]

The Opening Ceremony for the 21st Hobie® 16 World Championships fired off tonight with drums banging and cymbals crashing as dignitaries from Hobie Cat®, the Dapeng New District government, the IHCA and Aoji walked on stage to deliver inspiring speeches. The 2014 Masters World Champion and current Australian Champion Rod Waterhouse made a speech on […]

It’s been a long time coming but today Hobie® sailors in the Masters class will register for the first event of the 2016 Worlds regatta in Dapeng, Shenzhen, China from 10am this morning. At 6:30pm this evening the lights will focus on the stage in an outdoor ceremony at Manwan Harmona Resort for the Opening […]

Dan Mangus, Director of Marketing for Hobie Cat® Worldwide, arrived in China from the Hobie Cat Company headquarters in the USA last night and had his first look around the location for the 21st Hobie® 16 World Championships today. “I rolled in to town yesterday, it was a great trip over and everything went really […]

Overcast skies covered the Dapeng New District as daylight broke this morning but dry conditions but persisted overnight. The temperature is already sitting at 270 C (800F) with a maximum of 290 C (840F) expected later today. There is a high chance of rain at sometime today but the excellent wind conditions that have been […]

The latest Hobie® factory team members to arrive at the worlds resort were bubbling after their first day exploring some of the different sites around the local Dapeng community. Leanne Honecker from Hobie Cat® Australasia enjoyed her day off and had some valuable suggestions to offer other people heading to the Dapeng region for the […]

NEWS 27-05-16 While today’s weather was predicted to reach a high of around 32C (89F) with clear, sunny morning skies, light showers began to fall overnight. There have been some easing breaks around Dapeng with blue sky breaking through the light, patchy showers while other areas in the surrounding region are experiencing heavy rain. Seven […]

It’s more than 12 hours since our last report from the site of the 2016 Hobie® 16 World Championships in Dapeng China and encouragingly the wind is still blowing between 10 and 15kts, the sun’s still shining and the air is clear and clean. Sailing conditions have been perfect all day with sailboarders taking the […]

It’s just turned 7am and the factory team for the Hobie® 16 World Championships are gathering in the resort hotel’s western restaurant to enjoy a hearty breakfast before going to the event site for another day of work. “I love my breakfast” said Jacque Bernier for Hobie Cat Company in the USA, after bringing back […]