Hobie Cat® Worldwide and the International Hobie Class Association are pleased to announce that the 21st Hobie 16 World Championships will take place in 2016, at the idyllic location of Dapeng, Longgang, which is set among the scenic mountains of the Dapeng District of Shenzhen in southern China.
The dates for the world championships are 29 May – 13 June, 2016 and for each series, dates and information can be found on the dedicated event website.
You can enter and book your accommodation from 12 January, 2016. The organizers have made an arrangement for those that book early to get a FREE shuttle from Bao’an Shenzhen International Airport to the official hotel on arrival and a return shuttle to the same airport at the conclusion of the series (the shuttle schedule will be restricted to certain times). The organizers have also reduced the normal price of the official hotel and have added special bonuses for sailors and their friends.
The world championships will be fought on sailing courses that are surrounded by granite covered hills and the impressive Mount Qiniang which climbs above the regatta venue and its white, sandy beaches. The beauty of the magnificent bay further highlights the exceptional sailing conditions the waters surrounding the Dapeng Peninsula has to offer the world’s best Hobie 16 sailors.
Once again entries open from 12 January for the 21st Hobie 16 World Championships in Dapeng, Shenzhen. Come and join all of your Hobie friends at this spectacular oriental location in southern China.
There are some amazing places to visit in Dapeng, that are incredibly close to the event site: including the stunningly beautiful Dongshan Monastery; the amazing ancient walled city often referred to as the Dapeng Military Fortress; the National Geopark Museum; the delicacies of Seafood Street and the small, beautiful and vibrant city of Dapeng Central which has every need a traveler requires, including banks, medical facilities, supermarkets and every manner of shopping. Miss your KFC or McDonalds? You’ll find them there.
A stay over in Shenzhen is recommended for all competitors, with its 11,000,000 residents, the city has sprung up out of nowhere in the late 1970s (when the tallest building was only 5 stories) into a huge modern mega-tropolis, now one of the most vibrant cities in Asia.
Renowned for its excellent shopping and internationally famous brands that sit in the shadows of the Ping An International Finance Centre, which at a height of 599m is the second tallest building in the world!
Don’t forget to register your interest in attending the 21st Hobie 16 World Championships on our Facebook page.
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