Final Report for Hobie MultiEuropeans

After one year and half of postponement and almost two years from the latest International event, Hobie Cat sailors finally could take part in the Multi-Europeans Championship held in Costa Brava (Spain) at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. The event included 10 days of regattas with many different wind conditions that permitted the sailors to […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open Final Day

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Hobie MultiEuropeans, Hobie 16 Open Final Day Five races on the final day of the Hobie 16 Open European championships were held at Camping La Ballena Alegre. This would give the championships 12 races overall and allow the competitors to discard their two worst races. With the wind arriving it also gave the sailors excellent […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open Day 3

Hobie Multieuropeans Hobie 16 Gold Fleet Day 3. 1

Hobie MultiEuropeans, Hobie 16 Open Day 3 The Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open Day 3, unfortunately, the wind was very light and unstable in the morning. When a suitable sailing breeze arrived, so did the waves. This made a large shore break that made it dangerous to leave the beach. The organisers for safety reasons […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open Day 2

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Hobie MultiEuropeans, Hobie 16 Open Day 2 The Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open Day 2 had action and excitement on the racecourse. The wind was up to 20 knots on the racecourse which had the Hobie 16 sailors blasting around at full speed. With four races in these conditions, there were many tired sailors at […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open series starts

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Hobie MultiEuropeans, Hobie 16 Open Series starts The Hobie MultiEuropeans Hobie 16 Open series started at 9 AM at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. The first order of the day was to collect the new customised Hobie 16 sails supplied by Hobie Cat Europe. The sails and battens are all new and the colour of […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 2, Hobie 16 Qualifying Day 2

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Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 2, the final day for the Hobie 16 Qualifying at the Camping La Ballena Alegre The second and final day of the Hobie 16 Qualifying has been held in a breeze gusting up to 20 knots. This kept some of the sailors on the limit, with a couple deciding to capsize. There […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 2, Hobie 16 Qualifying Day 1

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Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 2, Day 1 for the Hobie 16 Qualifying at the Camping La Ballena Alegre The Hobie 16 Qualifying series started today with two races being sailed. With some great sailing out on the water with sailors double trapezing at times. As many of the sailors had qualified in their home country a […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1 Day 4 2021

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Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 4 and final day of racing for the 1st series at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 4 at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. What a wonderful way to conclude the first series of the Hobie MultiEuropeans. We had two races for all the classes to […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1 Day 3 2021

Hobie Multieuropeans H14 Dragoon Hobie 16 Masters Day 3. 30

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 3 at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. Another amazing day in Spain at Camping La Ballena Alegre, which saw also the start of the Hobie 16Masters series. A total of four races for all the classes with a nice and tricky sea breeze from 8 to 14 knots. Arnaud Thieme […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1 Day 2 2021

Hobie Multieuropeans H14 And Dragoon Day 2. 10

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 2 at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. Day 2 in La Ballena Alegre for the Hobie MultiEuropeans we had an amazing breeze wind of 14-16 knots and in some gusts up to 18. Hobie 14 fleet ran four races for a total of seven, while for the Dragoon three races […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1 Day 1 2021

Hobie Multieuropeans H14 And Dragoon Day 1

Hobie MultiEuropeans Series 1, Day 1 at the Camping La Ballena Alegre. The races were planned to start at 13.00 for Dragoon and HC14 Classes. Weather conditions, unfortunately, were unstable, with some rain in the morning. Teams waited onshore until 14.00 due to weak and shifty winds, but they were all ready to go on […]

Life moves pretty fast. IHCA Presidents blog September 21

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Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. September is here and while it’s still unpleasantly hot out, the end of the sailing season is not far off now for me. Our sailing season wraps up in early October and cooler weather will be […]

Hobie MultiEuropeans Update

The organizers have updated the Official Notice Board for the Hobie MultiEuropeans at Club de Vela Ballena Alegre, 15-26 September 2021 with some important information for the Hobie sailors. Confirmed Hobie Classes – Hobie 14 – Hobie 16 Master – Hobie 16 Open – Hobie Dragoon ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE HOBIE EUROPEANS Notice nº6 which […]

IHCA Rules Committee invite you to vote on a class rule change

Dear Hobie Sailors, The IHCA Rules Committee requests that you review and vote accordingly with the changes they have recommended. To give some background into why the IHCA Rules Committee has submitted the rule change for comment and approval. The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) which govern our rules in racing has a minimum weight […]

Estimating Services Minquiers Hobie Cat Dash

Wildcats exiting St Aubin’s bay on way to Minquiers reef 10 mile

The Estimating Services Minquiers Hobie Cat Dash was held Sunday 22nd August. 10 Hobie Cats launched from the Gunsite beach in bright sunshine on Sunday morning for the distance race to the Minquiers Reef and back. The Fleet comprising of 3 Wildcats and 6 Hobie 16’s started the race in St.Aubin’s bay in a north […]

Temporary change to IHCA Class Rules

Recently the IHCA become aware that some trapeze harnesses, including the popular Zhik T3 are above the required weight in RRS 50.1(b). As the we have some major events taking place we don’t have the time to do a full sailor review to change our Class Rules. The IHCA in consultation with World Sailing have […]

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