With less than 7 months to the start of the 22^nd Hobie 16 World Championships at Captiva Island, Florida we have started to attract some famous names from the past and stars of the future.

This month we look at the Great Grand Masters, as we have Steve Leo USA and John Dinsdale FRA. Steve and John competed in the very first Hobie 16 World Championships in 1976 at Honolulu, Hawaii. 43 years later to the day, 6^th November 1976 was the last day of the 1^st Hobie World Championships, 6^th November 2019 will be the 1^st day of the Great Grand Masters. These two will be back out on the water continuing their own Hobie 16 races for bragging rights which they started 43 years ago. What a great tribute to the Hobie Class to have sailors still competing in the same class for over 43 years.