A rock’n’roll roll day for the Hobie Cat community. A local low pressure offered a good wind to Hobie Sailors to have four fun races. The best way to close this fantastic event in Italy. Circolo Vela Cesenatico offered all a prize-giving ceremony on the beach and the top 3 podium is: HOBIE CAT 14 […]
The third day of the Hobie Cat 14 World Championship and Hobie Cat 16 European Championship got maybe the best conditions of the week, however light though. The wind was generally light, between 8 and 10 knots, but the wind shifts played into the cards to the ones who chose the best side of the […]
A long second day of sailing for the Hobie Cat 14 World Championship and Hobie Cat 16 Europeans Championship. Four races with light and variable wind and all fleets are ready for the last two day. For Hobie Cat 14 World Championship Patrick Butler (AUS) and Mick Butler (AUS) stay at the top. Thorin Zeilmaker […]
Hobie Multi World and Europeans 2023 On the beach of Cesenatico, at sunset on a hot summer day, the winners of the first part of the 2023 Hobie Cat World and European Championship. The qualifications for the World Championship dedicated to the Hobie Cat 14 and 16 open will take part 16TH July Wind, sun, […]
Second day of racing for the Hobie Cat 16 and Dragoon European Championships and the games are still open for the classification. A storm, fast but intense, delayed the start of the regattas by a few hours compared to the program, and after the return of the sun a north wind of about 8 knots […]
Light winds and scorching temperatures for the first day of regattas of the European Championship dedicated to the Hobie Cat 16 and Dragoon which took place in Cesenatico. Scorching heat and light winds for this first day of racing of the event dedicated to the Hobie Cat class. In fact, the European Championship dedicated to […]
Savills Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships 2023. Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th June – St. Aubin’s Bay. A flat calm sea with virtually no wind greeted the Hobie crews as they started their preparation and rigging at the Gunsite beach ready for the first races in the 32nd Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships, sponsored for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cloudy with a chance of breeze? Welcome, Hobie Sailors, to what was another glorious weekend in the Sunshine State for the Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships. With newcomers and regulars to the Hobie Class alike plentiful on the waters of Quandamooka Country, along with past champions from the West and the South migrating to Bris-Vegas […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
To celebrate International Women’s Day what better way than to reproduce this article from some Australian Women Hobie sailors? The article was written by two teenage sisters (Haylie and Carmen Andrews) who went on to the podium at the 2022 Hobie 16 Women’s World Championships. On this day we honour all women on International Women’s […]
