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OVER 200 PRE-ENTRIES HOBIE CAT 16 WORLDS 2005=20

Port Elizabeth / South Africa, October 18th 2005
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The organization of the 17th Hobie Cat 16 World Championships 2005, has
received over two hundred pre-entries. These teams represent 28
countries, of which 10 are European. They will all compete for the World
titles in the Nelson Mandela Bay of Port Elizabeth in South-Africa. From
Tuesday October 25th until Friday November 4th , the heat is on. The
fleet is very competitive with current and past champions, like Cedric
Bader / Yann Montoya (FRA) who won this year=92s Hobie 16 Europeans =
Youth,
as well as the Open, but equally so, the 13 time South African Champion
Blaine / Roxanne Dodds. They won the world title in 1998. And former
Hobie 16 World Champion Shaun Ferry from South Africa will also keep the
top runners honest.=20

Favourites
The history of the Hobie 16 Worlds shows that the Australians have been
the most successful with six victories. Fourteen Aussie teams will go
for a 7th victory, whereas Bob Enwirda/Anna Wenmmo and Tim
Shuwalow/Cameron Hooper are the strongest candidates. They can expect
tough competition of many other top sailors, like the current Hobie 16
Youth World Champion Jerome Legal (FRA). He is now too old to defend
that title, therefore he and Mickael Siret are aiming at the next one in
the open class. Christophe Renaud de Malet and Alban Rossollin, also
from France, will try to better their 6th position of last year. Other
top ten potentials are Mark Laruffa (ITA), Stephan Rumph/Kim Liedtke
(GER) and former World Champion (1994) Enrique Figueroa with Carla
Malatrasi (PUR). Enrique Figueroa has a wonderful season winning the
Hobie Tiger Worlds earlier in the year. Then following that up by
winning the North American Hobie 16 Championships. A dark horse, from
Guatamala, is young Juan Maegli, who finished 4th at the Cancun Hobie 16
Worlds 2004.=20

Women
The womens fleet is competitive as well, with last year=92s winners =
Pamela
Noriega of Mexico and Marie Duvignac and Pauline Thevenot (FRA) who won
the Women Europeans 2005. Other favourites are Morgane Laurancy and
Marion Pennaneach (FRA) and former ISAF Women=92s World Champion Inge
Schubort (RSA.
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Youth
The Hobie 16 Youth World Championship 2005 will be exciting with several
potential winners. The battle for gold will most likely be between
France, Great Britain and Guatemala: Tom Phipps and Jon Cook (GBR), the
Hobie 16 ISAF Youth World Champions 2004, against Euope=92s best team
Cedric Bader and Yann Montoya (FRA) with Guatemala=92s Juani Maegli and
Cristina Guirola fresh from their second place in the north American
Open Hobie 16 Championships. The first Hobie Dragoon World Champions
ever, Richard and Andrew Glover from Great Britain, have switched to the
Hobie 16 and will try their luck in South Africa.

Masters
South Africans, are in general very competitive Hobie 16 sailors, so it
is not surprising that two past World Champions of this country are
racing for the Master title. In 1978, Colin and Matthew Whitebread took
the victory in the 2nd Hobie 16 Worlds in Texas. Twenty years later,
Blaine and Roxanne Dodds triumphed, in Sotogrande, Spain.

About Port Elizabeth
Hobie Beach, part of the Nelson Mandela Bay of the coastal city of Port
Elizabeth, will be the event=92s venue. The sailing conditions are
excellent with calm and warm waters and fair breezes. For those who do
not compete, the area offers many opportunities to explore. It is the
gateway to the garden route, a highly regarded coastal stretch with
natural lagoons, bustling wildlife, abundant forests and friendly
people. It leads to Cape Town, some kind 800 kilometers to the west.

About the Hobie Cat 16 Worlds
The 17th Hobie Cat 16 World Championships start on Tuesday October 25th
with the Women, Youth, Master and Grand Master series. The competition
takes three days until Thursday October 27th, whereafter the three day
Open Qualifier begins. The top 112 teams will go to the Semi-Finals from
October 31st until November 2nd. The best 56 competitors sail the Finals
on the last two days. The Organising Authority is the International
Hobie Class Association (IHCA) in conjunction with Worldsports and the
South African Hobie Class Association under the authority of South
Africa Sailing.=20

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For more information about the seventeenth Hobie 16 Worlds, please
contact the following person:

Diana Bogaards, press contact
Mobile: +31 6 51383762
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Photograph: Pierrick Contin

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CAT 16 WORLDS 2005</STRONG>
<br><br> Port Elizabeth / South Africa, October 18th =
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</td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><P>The organization of the 17th Hobie =
Cat 16 World Championships 2005, has received over two hundred =
pre-entries. These teams represent 28 countries, of which 10 are =
European. They will all compete for the World titles in the Nelson =
Mandela Bay of Port Elizabeth in South-Africa. From Tuesday October 25th =
until Friday November 4th , the heat is on. The fleet is very =
competitive with current and past champions, like Cedric Bader / Yann =
Montoya (FRA) who won this year=92s Hobie 16 Europeans Youth, as well as =
the Open, but equally so, the 13 time South African Champion Blaine / =
Roxanne Dodds. They won the world title in 1998. And former Hobie 16 =
World Champion Shaun Ferry from South Africa will also keep the top =
runners honest. </P>
<P><STRONG>Favourites</STRONG><BR>The history of the Hobie 16 Worlds =
shows that the Australians have been the most successful with six =
victories. Fourteen Aussie teams will go for a 7th victory, whereas Bob =
Enwirda/Anna Wenmmo and Tim Shuwalow/Cameron Hooper are the strongest =
candidates. They can expect tough competition of many other top sailors, =
like the current Hobie 16 Youth World Champion Jerome Legal (FRA). He is =
now too old to defend that title, therefore he and Mickael Siret are =
aiming at the next one in the open class. Christophe Renaud de Malet and =
Alban Rossollin, also from France, will try to better their 6th position =
of last year. Other top ten potentials are Mark Laruffa (ITA), Stephan =
Rumph/Kim Liedtke (GER) and former World Champion (1994) Enrique =
Figueroa with Carla Malatrasi (PUR). Enrique Figueroa has a wonderful =
season winning the Hobie Tiger Worlds earlier in the year. Then =
following that up by winning the North American Hobie 16 Championships. =
A dark horse, from Guatamala, is young Juan Maegli, who finished 4th at =
the Cancun Hobie 16 Worlds 2004. </P>
<P><STRONG>Women</STRONG><BR>The womens fleet is competitive as well, =
with last year=92s winners Pamela Noriega of Mexico and Marie Duvignac =
and Pauline Thevenot (FRA) who won the Women Europeans 2005. Other =
favourites are Morgane Laurancy and Marion Pennaneach (FRA) and former =
ISAF Women=92s World Champion Inge Schubort (RSA.<BR> =
<BR><STRONG>Youth</STRONG><BR>The Hobie 16 Youth World Championship 2005 =
will be exciting with several potential winners. The battle for gold =
will most likely be between France, Great Britain and Guatemala: Tom =
Phipps and Jon Cook (GBR), the Hobie 16 ISAF Youth World Champions 2004, =
against Euope=92s best team Cedric Bader and Yann Montoya (FRA) with =
Guatemala=92s Juani Maegli and Cristina Guirola fresh from their second =
place in the north American Open Hobie 16 Championships. The first Hobie =
Dragoon World Champions ever, Richard and Andrew Glover from Great =
Britain, have switched to the Hobie 16 and will try their luck in South =
Africa.</P>
<P><STRONG>Masters</STRONG><BR>South Africans, are in general very =
competitive Hobie 16 sailors, so it is not surprising that two past =
World Champions of this country are racing for the Master title. In =
1978, Colin and Matthew Whitebread took the victory in the 2nd Hobie 16 =
Worlds in Texas. Twenty years later, Blaine and Roxanne Dodds triumphed, =
in Sotogrande, Spain.</P>
<P><STRONG>About Port Elizabeth</STRONG><BR>Hobie Beach, part of the =
Nelson Mandela Bay of the coastal city of Port Elizabeth, will be the =
event=92s venue. The sailing conditions are excellent with calm and warm =
waters and fair breezes. For those who do not compete, the area offers =
many opportunities to explore. It is the gateway to the garden route, a =
highly regarded coastal stretch with natural lagoons, bustling wildlife, =
abundant forests and friendly people. It leads to Cape Town, some kind =
800 kilometers to the west.</P>
<P><STRONG>About the Hobie Cat 16 Worlds<BR></STRONG>The 17th Hobie Cat =
16 World Championships start on Tuesday October 25th with the Women, =
Youth, Master and Grand Master series. The competition takes three days =
until Thursday October 27th, whereafter the three day Open Qualifier =
begins. The top 112 teams will go to the Semi-Finals from October 31st =
until November 2nd. The best 56 competitors sail the Finals on the last =
two days. The Organising Authority is the International Hobie Class =
Association (IHCA) in conjunction with Worldsports and the South African =
Hobie Class Association under the authority of South Africa Sailing. =
</P>
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