The sailors departed Dalian on a five hour bus trip through the north part of China to start the second part of the series. When arriving in Jinzhou the boats had arrived well before the sailors. They all left Dalian on the trucks with the modified Hobie trailer. To everyone’s delight the boats were on […]
2018 Luneng Hilton Cup Dalian – Jinshitan International Hobie® Sailing Competition 2018 Luneng Hilton Cup Dalian Jinshitan International Hobie Sailing Competition is hosted by Dalian Jinshitan Tourism Group, sponsored by Luneng Hilton Hotel Group and Zhong’enke’ao (Beijing) Sports Technology ,and organized by Sanya Hongbo Aquatics Club. This competition is held on August 25th and 26th […]
Day 1 The day started with a briefing for the first leg from Hilton Resort, Denarau to Mana Island Resort, a distance of 30 Km in a straight line. The best laid plans and expectations for a downwind run to Mana went out the window as did the planned downwind start. With the start-line set, […]
How many times have you had one of those unpleasant things happen on the boat and it’s just messing with your concentration? Some recent events, have prompted me to revisit a book that I read years ago, Tim Galloway’s Inner Game of Tennis. It’s a classic book on sports psychology and Galloway talks about that […]
South Africa wins the Hobie World Cat 2018 ahead of Germany and Italy It was the best starting field so far, that ever in a Hobie World Cat in the surf before Westerland / Sylt went to the start. With nearly 100 national and international titles, the 10 teams from Denmark, Hong Kong, France, South […]
The Hobie Cat Company is proud to announce the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Hobie Cat, scheduled for October 27th, 2018 at Doheny State Beach, Dana Point California. Originating from a few simple drawings and an innovative eye, Hobie Alter and his band of likeminded friends developed the Hobie Cat 14 in 1968. The Hobie […]
We are pleased to announce the Hobie Asian Championship will take place in Hong Kong from September 27 to Oct 1, 2018, at Tai Tam Bay , the southern side of Hong Kong Island, Asia World’s City. Whether you are planning to join the competition in this 3 days racing event or a family getaway, […]
The 2018 North American Hobie 16 Women and Youth championships at Huntington Lake California started in perfect sailing conditions. Four races in 10-15 knots of breeze had the Hobies flying around the lake. With 11 women teams and 12 in the youth fleets it is a highly competitive fleet. Huntington Lake produced perfect sailing conditions […]
Starting on Tuesday, August 7th, the world’s best Hobie 16 sailors will start in Sylt Sailing Week in the Hobie World Cat 2018. In total, 10 invited teams from Australia, Brazil, Italy, Denmark, France, Germany, South Africa, Hong Kong, Holland and the Netherlands will be taking part USA at the start. This year, the strongest […]
