51st North American Hobie 14 Championships

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 […]

Amendment to the Notice of Race 1 for the 22nd Hobie 16 World Championships.

Amendment to Notice of Race Number 1 Delete IHCA General Class Rule 13.3 (a) The IHCA Rules Committee have agreed to delete HCA General Rules 13.3 a) for the 22nd Hobie 16 World Championships ONLY. The boats shall be raced with all aluminium mast. After the event, HCC is looking to ship some boats to […]

Class rules interpretation to Hobie Cat 18: Q & A

28 NOV 2018 Class rules interpretation to Hobie Cat 18: Q & A 2017-2020 IHCA Class Rules Q: Is it allowed to glue the beams? A: YES. Under the provisions of Gen. Class Rule 16.7 and provided it is not used to canter the hulls beyond the original angle, gluing of the beams to the […]

2019 Hobie 16/20 North American Championships

Harrison Hot Springs, BC – Canada September 16-20, 2019 This is an amazing place to race and such a nice little town. “If you only do one event in 2019 make this the event“. This event is hosted by the Division 4 and more information could be found on Facebook Download the NoR Check the […]

2018 Hobie 16 North American Championships

2018 Hobie 16 North American Championships, Navarre Beach, Florida Day 1 After a morning delay waiting for winds the first day of racing got underway in 5-7 knots of wind. Two races were completed for the day before the wind gave up. 67 teams from throughout North America are competing. Due to geographic limitations of […]

Women and Youth Hobie 16 North American Championships

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 […]

50 years ago on July 4th the very first Hobie® races took place

July 4th 1968 Hobie Alter, R. Paul Allen, Sandy Banks and a group of surfers all meet at Wayne Schafer’s home. A rail line ran behind Wayne’s house with a large sign that read “POCHE.” Therefore, Wayne’s place became known as “Poche Beach.” Little did they know they were making history on this day. Six […]

2018 South African Hobie 16 Championships

Well done to Blaine and Roxanne Dodds who claimed another South African Hobie 16 Championships. It was tough racing for the father and daughter combination who were pushed to the limit. Paul Lagesse and Tyran Keford held the lead until the last day of racing.  Former Hobie 16 World Champion Shaun Ferry and Lauren Pearce […]

Hobie Tiger SA National Championships and Xtreme Racing Series 2018

This event is an annual event and a highly sought after fixture on the South African Hobie calendar. Tiger sailors love sailing in Langebaan as it offers the very best conditions for these feisty catamarans and many Tiger owners keep their boats locally so as to be able to sail here year round. Others are […]

North American Hobie® Cat 14 Championship 2018

50th Anniversary Hobie 14 North American Championships 2018 Syracuse – NY **** Another great event by the Fleet 204 *** For your calendar, here are the dates: May 16-18 The event would be run just before the famous Madcatter (May 19-20). This is your chance the have an early jump into the sailing season and […]

Nicholas Lynch Real Estate 2017 Australian Hobie® Cat Nationals

The Nicholas Lynch Real Estate 2017 Australian Hobie® Cat Nationals briefing the night before the championships was well attended. Sailors from all around the world caught up. With an entry list of Hobie 16’s 43 Hobie 18’s 7 Hobie Tigers 5 Wild Cat 6 It was a very competitive fleet with former Hobie World Champions, […]

2017 Hobie Asian Championships opened with a bang!

With 33 teams from 9 countries and 3 continents this was the largest Hobie Asian Championships in years. The Thursday night competitors meeting also gave the competitors a short rules discussion by the chairman of the jury, Nino Shmueli IJ, IRO and John Gu IJ. This was greatly appreciated by the sailors. The Opening ceremony […]

2018 Hobie® Multi European Championships web site is now live

Hornbæk is a seaside resort town on the north coast of the Danish island of Sjælland, facing the Øresund which separates Denmark from Sweden. Hornbæk is 50km North of Copenhagen, Denmark The 2018 Hobie® Multi European Championships dates 20-28th July 2018 You can book your accommodation now. The web site has lots of options from camping, […]

2017 Hobie® 16 Asian Championship Dec 7 to Dec 10

Venue  This year Hobie 16 Asian Championship will be sailed at Long Qi Bay, Dapeng, Shenzhen P.R.China, where 21st Hobie16 Worlds were held. This will be in the Northerly Monsoon season, which is normally dry and good sailing conditions with steady consistant breeze. Official Hotel Harmona and Tiandi (where many of the competitors for the Hobie […]

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