Pescara Hobie 808 Fleet Hosts 18th Adriatic Hobie Cat Cup

Adriatic Hobie Cat Cup 2025 1

The Pescara Hobie 808 Fleet celebrated the 18th edition of its annual championship, the Adriatic Hobie Cat Cup (AHCC), with another exciting season of racing on the Adriatic coast. Spanning the spring and summer months, from May to September 2025, the championship featured 18 races across five days of competition. A strong turnout of 17 […]

2025 Hobie 16 North American Championships FINALS

Hobie 16 Day 4 516 Websize

Day 4 The racing has now begun in the final series for the 2025 Hobie 16 North American Championships. After three days of shifty winds the pattern changed, day 4 and the first day of the final series, started out with strong winds and lively sea state but the wind was fading throughout the day. […]

2025 South African Hobie 16 Nationals – Mossel Bay

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In the Cape, you take your chances with the weather, too early and you may have a freezing
offshore North Westerly wind gusting to 30knots at times. Leave it too late and you can have a
raging cold Southeaster which at least drives you onshore. As the Kalk Bay fishermen say the
North Wester can kill you but […]

The Sunsail South African Hobie 16 Nationals Set for Mossel Bay, 24–27 September

South African Hobie 16 Nationals 2025

Mossel Bay, Western Cape – Excitement is building as the Sunsail South African Hobie 16 Nationals return to Mossel Bay from 24th to 27th September 2025. This year’s championship has already attracted over 20 entries, with more expected as sailors from across South Africa – and beyond – prepare to compete for the prestigious national […]

Estimating Services Cat Dash & Surf Races St Ouens Bay, Jersey, Saturday 5th July

Luc Richard & Thomas Harris Wave Jumping

Spectators were treated to colourful action as Hobie Cats raced through the surf and back in the Estimating Services Bay Races held at Jersey’s premier surfing beach. Even cars travelling along the Five Mile road were stopping when they spotted the surf sailing with people coming to the beach to witness the energised thrills and […]

Inaugural Hobie Wave NSW State Championships | Wave GP

Hobie Wave

Welcome to the inaugural Wave Grand Prix The NSW Hobie Cat Association, in conjunction with the Vincentia Sailing Club, are proud to release the Notice of Race and offical open entries for the Inaugural Hobie Wave NSW State Championships the first ever Championship level event for the humble Hobie Wave to be held in Australia. […]

Class Rules updated information

Dear class members, As published in our post on 24/01/2025, following the comment period, the proposed change proposals to Hobie General Rule 10, Hobie 14 Rule 5.1 c), and Hobie 16 Rule 6.1 c) were foreseen to go into effect on 01/06/2025 pending approval from the IHCA Council and World Sailing. The required approvals are […]

Forster ’25 – The New South Wales Hobie States Match Report

Hobie Nsw 2025

When we first tossed around the idea of sailing a state title at Forster, we thought, “No way, that would be way too good to be true. I guess we’ll just tie it in with Wildcat?” But if you told me three years ago that the NSW Hobie Class would have Forster all to ourselves, […]

Australian Hobie Series 2 Wraps up with Thrilling Competition

Australian Hobie Championships Series 24

The Australian Hobie Series 2 kicked off the 2025 sailing season with an unforgettable regatta, delivering intense racing and unpredictable weather that challenged sailors across multiple Hobie classes. Held over three days, the regatta featured 23 Hobie 14s, 12 Hobie 14 Turbos, 11 Hobie 16 Women and Youth teams, 4 Hobie Dragoons, and 2 Hobie […]

Australian Hobie Championships Series 1 –At McCrae Yacht Club

2024 Hobie 16 Aus

The 2024 Australian Hobie Championships kicked off with thrilling competition in Series 1, held at the picturesque McCrae Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. This year, Victoria was honoured to host the event as part of the rotational schedule, and sailors were met with a challenging regatta. Series 1 featured the Hobie 16 Open, […]

Hobie Cat 14 Class Rule 3.4 and 3.5 exemptions/modifications UPDATED

The International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) Rules Committee has, as part of the ongoing and not yet finished class rule change process on IHCA Hobie Cat 14 Class Rules 3.4 and 3.5, decided to grant exemptions and modifications to the provisions of the two mentioned rules until 31st January 2025. The IHCA Rules Committee has […]

Q and A with David Brookes and the Hobie Cat Association of Western Australia.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games Sailing

Q and A with Brookesy and the Hobie Cat Association of WA The Olympics is a unique experience that many sailors and officials aspire to be part of. We often hear from the sailors and coaches about their preparation to qualify to compete in the Olympics and what it’s like during the games. We see […]

Hobie General Rule 10, Hobie 14 Rule 5.1 c) and Hobie 16 Rule 6.1 c) change proposals

Date: Middelfart, DENMARK, December 9th, 2024 To: Hobie Class Members From: IHCA Rules Committee Subject: Hobie General Rule 10, Hobie 14 Rule 5.1 c) and Hobie 16 Rule 6.1 c) change proposals. Dear members, Following received questions on the supply of replacement rudder cams, the IHCA Rules Committee has following discussions and considerations with the […]

Hobie 14 rule 3.4, 3.5, new 5.1 d) and Hobie 16 new rule 6.1 d) change proposals

Date: Middelfart, DENMARK, October 10, 2024 To: Hobie Class Members From: IHCA Rules Committee Subject: Hobie 14 rule 3.4, 3.5, new 5.1 d) and Hobie 16 new rule 6.1 d) change proposals Dear members, The IHCA Rules Committee has prepared a rule change package of four proposals. One for the Hobie 16 and three for […]

New Hobie 16’s ready for shipping

Steve Fields, Vice President Of Hobie Sailboats, Along With Esteban Cortez

Steve Fields, Vice President of Hobie Sailboats, along with Esteban Cortez from Hobie, stands beside the first Hobie 16 being assembled and prepared for shipment since Hobie Cat’s return to the Hobie Company. Steve shared, “It’s been a journey with more headwinds than we anticipated, but now Hobie 16s are finally shipping to our patient […]

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