8 to 10 May - Varuna International Hobie Championships 2010.
by Richard van den Heuvel

This first edition of the Varuna International Hobie Championships, as follow-up to the Top of the Gulf Regatta, went very well, with excellent wind on Saturday and Sunday and sufficient sailing conditions on Monday. Due to the Hobie 16 Worlds, scheduled for August in China, only a small group of sailors from overseas were present. Varuna Hobie 16 sailors were absent and about half the Varuna Hobie Tiger sailors joined for Saturday and Sunday, as Monday was no holiday. Courses and start line were set perfectly according to our visitors, so praise for our Race Officer Khun Sukit. On Monday a protest was submitted, but dismissed by the Protest Committee. The results are as follows:

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	109964	Damrongsak Vongtim, Thailand, Kitsada Vongtim, Hobie 16	12.0	1	1	2	(3)	2	2	1	2	1
2	41	Aaron Worral, Australia, Anglesea, Hobie 16	16.0	2	3	1	2	1	1	(dnf)	1	5
3	110026	Teerapong Watiboonruang, Thailand, Nut Butmarasri, Hobie 16	24.0	3	2	4	1	4	4	3	(5)	3
4	110573	Graham Southwick, Fiji, Crew, Hobie 16	27.0	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	4	(6)
5	110527	Chulapong Chamyin, Thailand, Hathairat Boonya, Hobie 16	43.0	5	5	5	5	(7)	5	4	7	7
6	14	Stuart Scott, New Zealand, Mimi, Hobie 16	45.0	6	6	(7)	6	6	6	5	6	4
7	28	Paul Renall, New Zealand, Puckie, Hobie 16	46.0	7	(dns)	6	7	5	dnf	dns	3	2

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3	4	5
1	2607	Jean-Philippe Proust, Thailand, Virginie Proust, Hobie Tiger	11.0	1	1	1	4	4
2	2525	Saranya Makinson, Thailand, Jim Hood, Hobie Tiger	14.0	3	2	5	2	2
3	24	John Higham, Thailand, Viper	17.0	5	4	6	1	1
4	2275	Stefaan de Vos, Thailand, Simon makinson, Hobie Tiger	18.0	2	6	4	3	3
5	2497	Patrice Lesage, Thailand, Alex Skaria, Hobie Tiger	19.0	4	3	2	5	5
6	2116	Andy Wells, Thailand, Caroline Wells, Hobie Tiger	27.0	6	5	3	6	dns