The IHCA Class Rules have been updated by the Rules Committee. This was done after consulting the class members who agreed with the changes. The updated rule Book can be found at our web site
Doodle Dodds and Andrew Ward do it Again! Not satisfied with squeezing in a win at last week’s Hobie 14 Nationals over Hein De Jamer, Blaine “Doodle” Dodds (or is it “The Doddsicle” streaking past the rest of us?) served up a maestro’s performance with Andrew Ward this past weekend in Langebaan and won (once […]
Not even the withdrawal of both our first choice as race officer, Josh Kruyt due to work commitments and our protest chair prevented the 2019 Hobie 14 nationals from taking place. We were extremely fortunate when Craig Leslie stepped in to be Race Officer on Saturday and Di Hutton Squire took over for Sunday and […]
The 51st Hobie Cat 14 North American Championship is hosted by Clearwater Community Sailing and Clearwater Yacht Club – March 26-28, 2019.This venue offers two options for sailing. The course can be set in the Gulf of Mexico or in the inland waterway which is a narrow bay. Twenty-five sailors from North America attended, with […]
The Australian Hobie Nationals are heading back to Western Australia. There has been a WA team on the podium in the Hobie 16 Nationals every year for the last 10 years, with a strong presence backing them up through the entire fleet. Jervoise Bay is a favourite playground for Hobies in The West, so make […]
It’s 2:00 AM and a team of sailors and employees from Hobie Cat Co. are inside the Ft. Myers airport with a Hobie 16. As part of our event promotion, all visitors to Ft. Myers will see a Hobie 16 with event sails and sponsor logos. The boat has been in the airport for about […]
With less than 7 months to the start of the 22nd 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 […]
The Hobie 16 class is thriving in Western Australia and thirty-two boats contested the State Championships on the first weekend in March, hosted by Nedlands Yacht Club on the Swan River in Perth. Sailed in teams of two, the sixty-four sailors ranged from age 12 to 72. There are many couples and families sailing together […]
Venue: Weihai, P. R. China Registration: June 29 to 30 Race days: July 1 to 3 Arrival Airport: Weihai/Yantai international airport (both airports are very close to the venue) Hotel:Qingti Bay Holiday Hotel Address: No. 11A, Torch 8 Street, South of North Huanhai Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Weihai, Shandong, P. R. China Price: USD 50/room, breakfast […]
