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Jason Hess/Irene Abascal win largest Hobie 16 N.A. championships this century

Posted on September 22, 2015October 28, 2015 by David Brookes

22
Sep

Day 1 73 Hobie 16 teams started competition today at Pensacola Yacht Club in gusty north winds that varied from 8 to 25 knots. The wind came from off shore making the wind a bit gusty and shfting. Four races were completed with most of the races sailed with winds in the upper teens. A […]

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International Hobie Class, News Archive

What is happening pre race at North American Hobie 16 Championships?

Posted on September 21, 2015October 28, 2015 by David Brookes

21
Sep

73 boats have entered and registered and the fleet is split into two fleets Competitors have arrived and it was a busy day for measuring the/ weighing every boat and checking in.

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2016 Hobie MultiEuropeans at beautiful Lake Neusiedl, Austria

Posted on September 8, 2015September 14, 2017 by David Brookes

08
Sep

Hobie Europeans will be at 22nd-30th July 2016 at beautiful Lake Neusiedl in Austria.

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Events Archive, International Hobie Class

2015/16 Hobie Cat Australian Championships

Posted on September 8, 2015June 17, 2016 by David Brookes

08
Sep

Hobie World Champions to novices have all entered this year championship. Port Stephens is one of the family friendly locations for a holiday. With accommodation from tents to world-class accommodation to make all the Hobie sailor welcome. So mark the dates Salamander Bay – Port Stephens 29th Dec 15 – 3rd Jan 16, plan your accommodation […]

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2015 Hobie 14 & 16 Brazilian Championships

Posted on September 8, 2015February 10, 2021 by David Brookes

08
Sep

Porto Belo is located in the Southern part of Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina. With well known excellent sailing conditions and tourist facilities the Brazilan Hobie class have chosen an great location for their Hobie National Championships.

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President's Report

Hobie sailing takes us to new places.

Posted on September 7, 2015September 18, 2015 by David Brookes

07
Sep

Why take the leap to travel to a big event – a North Americans, a Europeans, a Worlds? Part of the fun of attending big events is traveling to new places and seeing new things. I recently had the opportunity to attend the Hobie 16 European Championships/Multiworlds on Lake Garda in Italy.

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Events Archive

Hobie 16 North Americans Pensacola Yacht Club

Posted on September 7, 2015October 28, 2015 by David Brookes

07
Sep

2015 Hobie 16 North American Championships September 20 to 25 at Pensacola Yacht Club. Registration 19th September 14:00 to 17:00 20th September 10:00 to 17:00 21st September 08:00 to 09:00 Practice races Tentative PM 20th September Racing 21st to 23rd September Round Robin (four groups, two starts per race) 24th to 25th September Gold and […]

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Vistra Hobie Asian Championship 2015 HKG

Posted on September 7, 2015October 28, 2015 by David Brookes

07
Sep

VISTRA HOBIE ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 HONG KONG Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th October 2015 To Tei Wan, Tai Tam Bay, Hong Kong Quality charter boats are available from Tong Shing Notice of Race

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Tanzacat and Zanzibar Raid 18-26 September 2015

Posted on September 7, 2015October 28, 2015 by David Brookes

07
Sep

Tanzacat is a unique mix of competitive sailing and holiday fun in the warm tropical waters of Tanzania. Tanzacat combines two events into one. The Tanzacat Open is a race series around the bouys that is held over two weekends within Msasani Bay out of the Dar es Salaam Yacht Club. The Zanzibar Raid is […]

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Executive Director's Reports

Executive Director’s Report. June 2015.

Posted on June 19, 2015February 17, 2021 by David Brookes

19
Jun

Welcome to our new web site. After a couple of months of planning, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new website. After several years of faithful service, we thought it was finally time to retire the old site and replace it with a slicker, more advanced website.

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International Hobie Class, President's Report

May 2015 – Why are the weather forecasts so bad!

Posted on June 17, 2015September 23, 2015 by David Brookes

17
Jun

Despite all the computer modeling and highly educated weather forecasters, why can they not tell us how much wind we will have? Even on the day of the regatta, they can’t get it right. At a recent event here in Maryland, the forecast was for absolutely no wind all weekend. Looking at the forecast Saturday […]

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