Hobie MultiEuropeans, Hobie 16 Open Day 2 The Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open Day 2 had action and excitement on the racecourse. The wind was up to 20 knots on the racecourse which had the Hobie 16 sailors blasting around at full speed. With four races in these conditions, there were many tired sailors at […]
Hobie MultiEuropeans, Hobie 16 Open Series starts The Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open series started at 9 AM at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. The first order of the day was to collect the new customised Hobie 16 sails supplied by Hobie Cat Europe. The sails and battens are all new and the colour of […]
Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 2, the final day for the Hobie 16 Qualifying at the Camping La Ballena Alegre The second and final day of the Hobie 16 Qualifying has been held in a breeze gusting up to 20 knots. This kept some of the sailors on the limit, with a couple deciding to capsize. There […]
Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 2, Day 1 for the Hobie 16 Qualifying at the Camping La Ballena Alegre The Hobie 16 Qualifying series started today with two races being sailed. With some great sailing out on the water with sailors double trapezing at times. As many of the sailors had qualified in their home country a […]
Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 4 and final day of racing for the 1st series at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 4 at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. What a wonderful way to conclude the first series of the Hobie MultiEuropeans. We had two races for all the classes to […]
Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 3 at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. Another amazing day in Spain at Camping La Ballena Alegre, which saw also the start of the Hobie 16Masters series. A total of four races for all the classes with a nice and tricky sea breeze from 8 to 14 knots. Arnaud Thieme […]
Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 2 at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. Day 2 in La Ballena Alegre for the Hobie MultiEuropeans we had an amazing breeze wind of 14-16 knots and in some gusts up to 18. Hobie 14 fleet ran four races for a total of seven, while for the Dragoon three races […]
Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 1 at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. The races were planned to start at 13.00 for Dragoon and HC14 Classes. Weather conditions, unfortunately, were unstable, with some rain in the morning. Teams waited onshore until 14.00 due to weak and shifty winds, but they were all ready to go on […]
The Spanish Catamarans Championship proclaims the new Hobie 16 Spanish Champions. The local Juan Antonio Llabrés del CR. Pobla Marina with his 12-year-old son, Tono Llabrés from RCN Valencia, won, after 9 races of 9 scheduled, in a hotly contested championship. The changes of position have been continued throughout the championships. The Hobie 16 Spanish […]
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. September is here and while it’s still unpleasantly hot out, the end of the sailing season is not far off now for me. Our sailing season wraps up in early October and cooler weather will be […]
The organizers have updated the Official Notice Board for the Hobie MultiEuropeans at Club de Vela Ballena Alegre, 15-26 September 2021 with some important information for the Hobie sailors. Confirmed Hobie Classes – Hobie 14 – Hobie 16 Master – Hobie 16 Open – Hobie Dragoon ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE HOBIE EUROPEANS Notice nº6 which […]
The 5th Mexican Hobie 16 Championships will take place at Valle de Bravo. Racing will be on Lake Avándaro. Valle de Bravo is a town on Lake Avándaro, west of Mexico City Registration will start on 1st October Notice of Race Sailing Instructions
Open Danish Hobie 16 SPI National Championship 2021 This year the Danish Nationals were held on the capitol side of Denmark, more specific in Skovshoved. Saturday started off a bit wet and cold, lots of rain till midday cost a small delay on the start, but at 11.30 am, the regatta officially begun. With a […]
Day 1 of the British Hobie 16 Championship 2021 Three races were held on a well-set course by the RO in tricky conditions that saw plenty of opportunities for snakes and ladders on the racecourse where the ‘right way to go’ could quickly change. Wind varied from big holes to flat-out speed races on the […]
Dear Hobie Sailors, The IHCA Rules Committee requests that you review and vote accordingly with the changes they have recommended. To give some background into why the IHCA Rules Committee has submitted the rule change for comment and approval. The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) which govern our rules in racing has a minimum weight […]
The Estimating Services Minquiers Hobie Cat Dash was held Sunday 22nd August. 10 Hobie Cats launched from the Gunsite beach in bright sunshine on Sunday morning for the distance race to the Minquiers Reef and back. The Fleet comprising of 3 Wildcats and 6 Hobie 16’s started the race in St.Aubin’s bay in a north […]
