The Formula 16 Global Challenge begins tomorrow. Organizers are the the GBR class association and Mumbles Yacht Club.

We have been promised daily updates from participants and several video kits and GPS units are at the venue. Here is a small report from our reporter Simon Longstaff who also participates in the event on F16 GBR 553.

Today has been a day of bimbling, and sailing. I did the first practice race and then decided I need to change some settings and so went in as Hans came out; Overall Mark P ran 3 or 4 races round decent sized W/L courses. Some were going fast up wind, some were going fast down wind.

The wind was a shift F2-3. Tomorrow's forecast looks a bit dicey (22-30 kts) so people are tieing boats to anything heavy they can find.

Mumbles Yacht Club on the internet can be found here: http://mumblesyachtclub.co.uk/f16worlds2008/