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UPDATE

Top Hobie Cat sailors take on Delaware Bay

Rough seas postpone racing on Day 3 of regatta
Rough seas and gale-force winds forced postponement of racing on Sept. 24. The first Hobie out into the surf was turned over, forcing race officials to put racing on hold pending improved weather conditions. The team of Greg Thomas and John Williams of Long Beach, Calif., were not injured. Scroll down to see more photos. BY RON MACARTHUR
Ron MacArthur
September 24, 2014
Hobie sailors round the mark in the first leg of the first race on Sept. 22. BY RON MACARTHUR
Dots of color can be found on the Delaware Bay this week. BY RON MACARTHUR
Rob and Darcie Jerry of Syracuse, N.Y., catch the wind during a Sept. 22 race. BY RON MACARTHUR
BY RON MACARTHUR
Teammates Jorge Ramos and Julio Caceres of Puerto Rico hike out and catch the wind. BY RON MACARTHUR
The team of Karen Grisko and William Jeffers head to the mark on the first day of racing. BY RON MACARTHUR
BY RON MACARTHUR
Hobie 16s line up along Lewes Beach ready to launch. BY RON MACARTHUR
Hobie 16s pass the starting line in a practice race on Sept. 21. BY RON MACARTHUR
Blair Wallace and Sasha Spiegel-Wallace get their Hobie ready to race. BY RON MACARTHUR

Rough waves driven by high winds forced postponement of the third day of racing in the 44th annual Hobie 16 Open North American Championships in Lewes.

The first boat that tried to get out in the Delaware Bay on Sept. 24 capsized; it didn't take long for race officials to cancel racing pending improved weather conditions.

After two days and five races, Jason Hess and Irene Abascal of Guatemala are in first place followed by Mark Modderman sailing with his daughter, Grace Modderman, from Sandy Hook Bay (N.J.) Catamaran Club and Dan Borg and Lianna Giovanda from Toronto, Canada, in a tie for second place.

The event - a 2015 Pan American Games qualifier – is being hosted by the Lewes Yacht Club.

Race officials were optimistic that the front would pass and racing would continue Sept. 25 and Sept. 26.

 

 

 

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