The Weihai Hobie Open Regatta 2023 has been completed with 8 races being held over the two days of racing. Day 1 there were only 2 days of racing due to the lighter winds. On day 2 the wind arrived, and the race committee managed to run 6 races. Here were capsizes and thrill and […]
The annual Hobie Cat 16 class Austrian championship will take place in Duino (Trieste – Italy) on 10 and 11 June The regatta is open to crews from all nations and is also designed as a warm-up regatta to the Cesenatico European Championship The San Marco Sports Club organizes the event and will gladly host […]
A full programme of Hobie Cat racing awaits crews in the 32nd Channel Islands Championships – sponsored by estate agent Savills for a fifth year. Hosted and organised by the Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club (RCIYC), around 25 to 30 boats are expected at St Aubin’s Bay over the weekend of 10 and 11 June. […]
Club Nautique de Châtelaillon-Plage welcomed 30 Hobie 16 teams, 4 Hobie 14 and one each Hobie 18, Hobie 17 and Dragoon for the French Championships for three days of intense racing. With sunny days, warm weather and great winds it was a great Hobie regatta shared by the Hobie sailors. In the evening the sailors […]
COUNTDOWN to the 50th Hobie Mid-Americas Reunion Regatta. May 26 Welcome Party to May 29 Long Distance Sail – something for everyone. Y’all better register or you’ll miss this Texas sized regatta just north of Dallas. Saddle up and come join Hobie Fleet 23 as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Mid-Americas! Check it out […]
The Italian Hobie 16 Championship and Hobie Dragoon Cup will be held at the Cagliari Windsurfing Club from the 2nd to the 4th of June 2023.
Multiclass Hobie Cat Regatta Pescara; Italy: winners and results of the three days of racing. 29 April – 1 May 2023 PESCARA – Bittersweet balance for the three days of regattas for the Hobie sailors engaged in the National Multiclass Stage which took place in Pescara under the organization of Mauro Di Feliciantonio and his […]
Mario Dubeux expands his Hobie 16 tuning tips with the measurements used to get his Hobie 16 fast. As the video is in Brazilian Portuguese to translate click on the “Settings” icon, select “Subtitles/CC,” and then click “Auto Translate.” A list of languages you can translate into will be displayed.
During the long Easter weekend, the Follonica Nautical Club hosted the Hobie Cat National Regatta, Hobie Dragoon, which coloured the gulf. More than 300 people were involved, including athletes, coaches, and support staff, in addition to a multitude of spectators, both locals and tourists, who attended the event populating the beaches. The 65 crews from […]
The 2023 French Hobie Championships will be held at Yacht Club Chatelaillon Plage from the 18th of May to the 20th of May 2023.
Weihai Hobie Open Regatta 2023 Will be conducted on the 9th to 11th of June 2023 at Weihai International Bathing Beach. Charter boats are available from the organizers. The top 8 winners will be awarded 80,000CNY in total. Prizes will be given as follows: RANK AWARD RANK AWARD Winner 20,000 CNY 5th Place 8,000 CNY […]
The spring sailing season begins! The first regatta of the season was Midwinters East held at Ocean Springs Yacht Club in Ocean Springs, MS. This has been the first event of the season for me for the last few years and despite being a 1000-mile drive it’s a great start to the season. A great […]
The 2023 Hobie 16 North American Championships has registration and crew weigh-in starting from midday on the 21st of August with racing to start on the 22nd of August. Racing will continue until the 25th of August. This is primarily addressed to the H16 sailors, but I know that many of us cross fleets and […]
This weekend will be the first Hobie 14 WA State Championships since 1993. Still hugely popular around the world, the Hobie 14 just took a bit of a break in Australia, but this season the class is making its big comeback. A healthy fleet of 55 boats raced at the recent Australian Championship with host […]
Believe Returning from a ski trip to New England, Carol and I took the opportunity to visit Starting Line Sailing’s manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, USA. Starting Line Sailing (SLS) is the parent company of West Coast Sailing, Zim Sailing, Dwyer Mast and Rigging and now Hobie Sailboats. Starting Line Sailing entered into a long-term […]
The Hobie 16 Western Australian Championship was completed recently at The Cruising Yacht Club of Western Australia. With 4 teams that finished in the top 10 at the recent Hobie 16 Worlds including the current Hobie 16 World Champions Cam Owen and Susan Ghent. With Paddy Butler who crewed for his dad Mick at the […]
