23 rd Hobie® 16 World Championship

Welcome to this event. Welcome to 23rd Hobie^® 16 World Championship . Here you will find helpful information related to the logistics of the 2022 Hobie Cat 16 World Championships, including accommodation and resort information, and more!

The host of the event will be  Club De Vela Ballena Alegre, located on the Costa Brava. With easy access from 3 main airports, the Costa Brava is an easy place for people to arrive by plane, car and / or by train. The date of the event will be from May 10th to 24th, 2022.

The Sailing Club is located inside the Camping Bungalow Resort & Spa La Ballena Alegre. The resort offers a wide range of accommodation:Pitches for caravans or your own tents with parking area, 10 AMP electricity and water connection. Also wonderful fully equipped wooden bungalows with two bedrooms, air conditioning, kitchen and satellite TV.

In addition, the resort has additional services such as a supermarket, Spa, sports courts, entertainment activities, restaurants on the beach, etc.

If you are a participant and have not yet registered for the competition, visit the website to formalize your participation: hobieworlds.com

HOBIE^® WORLDS – NOTICE OF RACE – CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

To participate each competitor must be fully vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 and provide a certificate or Covid vaccinated passport to verify the vaccination.

*Those Under 12 that have no vaccine approval must provide a negative accredited PCR or Antigen test to enter the event within 48 hours and upon arrival. (Pending Government Regulations). Test are available on site for €20.

To enter the venue, Club de Vela La Ballena Alegre, each competitor and visitor must be fully vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 and provide a certificate or Covid vaccinated passport to verify the vaccination.

*Those Under 12 that have no vaccine approval must provide a negative accredited PCR or Antigen test to enter the resort within 48 hours and upon arrival (Pending Government Regulations). The Antigen test will be free of charge to competitors.

ACCOMMODATION INSIDE THE RESORT

Our resort has 326 bungalows of different styles and sizes, all of them made of wood with 2 bedrooms and for a maximum  5/6 people. All the bungalows are fully equipped and located in green and quiet areas. Several models in the very first line of the beach. From the farthest bungalows, you have less than a 3 minute walk to the beach. A pleasure and an advantage for the participants of this event!

The Regatta office is located in the center of the Resort, next to the central swimming pools. So you will be a short walk  from your bungalow.

RESTAURANTS INSIDE THE RESORT

Our resort has different kind of restaurants: a la carte, menu and take away restaurants. We offer a wide variety of dishes and services for all palates. Taste a pizza in the purest Italian style in our pizzeria „EL XIRINGUITO“, delicious sandwiches and hamburgers in the take away or dishes that represent the local cuisine of the area in our „Arrocería Oasis Restaurant“. Tasting the Costa Brava will be possible on any of the occasions you choose.

We hope you enjoy your stay and get the best results in your participation in the championship !!