2025 Hobie 16 Open North American Championships at Pensacola Yacht Club - Day 4
by Rich McVeigh 2 Oct 19:47 PDT
September 27 - October 3, 2025
2025 Hobie 16 Open North American Championships © Tim Ludvigsen
After three days of shifty winds the pattern changed, day 4 and the first day of the final series, started out with strong winds and lively sea state but the wind was fading throughout the day.
Four races were completed starting out with winds of 22 knots with some significant waves. The wind slowly faded throughout the day, but most would describe the first three races as breezy. By the fourth race the wind had dropped to 8-10 knots.
In the gold fleet, after day 4 Jason HESS/Sonia PONCE (GUA) continue to lead followed by Mark MODDERMAN/Grace MODDERMAN (USA) in second and Greg THOMAS/Karen GRISKO (USA) in third.
In the silver fleet, Xander WESSELS/Kyler WESSELS (USA) lead followed by Brad DAVIS/Erik VOLT (USA) second and Joel HUTCHINGS/Kayla HUTCHINGS (USA0 in third.
Racing continues through Friday.
Full results available here. Additional photos can be found on Facebook Facebook and at www.hobieclass.com.