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50th anniversary Hobie Cat 16 – 50 years of Hobie way of life in Europe

Posted on by European Hobie Class Association
Hc16 50th Anniversary Trophy
26
Jul

In 1974, the 1st Hobie 16 European Championship took place in Toulon, Southern France. Since then, the Hobie family has been meeting every year all over Europe for the Hobie 16 European Championships. Since Dorgambide/Dorgambide from France who have won the 1st Hobie 16 Europeans, we have visited so many beautiful locations – from Sweden […]

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2024 Hobie Cat MultiEuropeans – Pre-Series completed

Posted on by European Hobie Class Association
24 Hc Me Hc14 Podium
24
Jul

The first part of the event took place under very varied conditions with everything from no wind up to a gusty breeze around 25 knots or so. Quite challenging. The Hobie Dragoons have sailed 11 races, and the podium is 100% Italian. First place went to Spalloni Elena and Francesco Tisena with 23 points. Second […]

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2024 Hobie Cat MultiEuropeans – Hobie16 Qualifying Series are in the bag

Posted on by European Hobie Class Association
Hc16 Gold Fleet Sails
23
Jul

53 teams from 3 different continents have sailed in perfect windy conditions 8 races in front of Campione on Lake Garda. On the first day, the South wind called Ora delivered nice 17-20knots of breeze which allowed to sail the maximum of 5 races and on the second race day another 3 races got completed […]

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HOBIE Europeans 2024, Hobie Class European Championship – Day 1

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Hobie Europeans 2024 Day 1 07767
18
Jul

Racing began for the Hobie Cat 16 Youth with and without Spi, Hobie Dragoon, and Hobie Cat 14 classes. The scheduled 13:00 start was delayed due to light wind conditions. The race committee waited as long as possible before sending the boats out at 17:30 when a light southerly breeze of around 6-7 knots arrived. […]

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Italian Hobie Raid with Hobie Fleet 808

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie Riad 2024 16
16
Jul

Ninth edition of the Raid of the 808 Fleet with fifteen HC16 participants: the bulk of the Fleet departing from the sailing base of Pescara (Barracuda bathing establishment), others from Ortona (the “Stalingrad” of Italy, also the site of the first raid called the “Raid of the Saraceni”) because we know that 808 is a […]

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2024 Hobie Cat Multi Europeans Press Conference

Posted on by David Brookes
Progr 6462
12
Jul

Milan – The Hobie Cat Europeans 2024 press conference took place at Palazzo Lombardia. From Tuesday, July 16, to Friday, July 26, the opening day of the Paris Olympic Games, Campione del Garda will be the chosen venue for the 2024 Multi Europeans and in particular, the 50th Edition of the Hobie Cat 16 European […]

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Open Polish and German Hobie 14 and Hobie 16 Nationals in Ustka, Poland

Posted on by David Brookes
Polish And German Hobie 14 And Hobie 16 Nationals In Ustka 5
11
Jul

The Open Polish and German Hobie 14 and Hobie 16 Nationals in Ustka, Poland, from August 16-18, 2024. This exceptional event is not only open to sailors from other countries but also features a junior open category for those under 23. With 59 crews already registered, we encourage you to secure your spot and be […]

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2025 – 2028 Racing Rules of Sailing

Posted on by David Brookes
World Sailing Logo
08
Jul

The 2025- 2028 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) have now been published by World Sailing. These will come into effect on 1 January 2025. The 2025-2028 Equipment Rules of Sailing (ERS) have also been published by World Sailing. These will come into effect on 1 January 2025. These new rules and the current 2021-2024 Racing […]

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Last Italian National Event before European Championship

Posted on by David Brookes
Last Italian National Event 2024 14
03
Jul

Cesenatico and Congrega Velisti, a winning combination… excellent hospitality, great food, lots of pampering, and good winds. The last national Hobie Cat event before the European Championship featured three classes and 28 crews. On Saturday, the sun and winds between 10 and 15 knots allowed for four races to take place. On Sunday, the cloudy […]

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Wildwind IHCA sponsorship update

Posted on by David Brookes
Simon Morgan Hobie 16
24
Jun

Simon Morgan here, founder of Wildwind, as any many of you will know already, an avid Hobie 16 racer, who will once again be participating in the European championships in Garda in July. We have just come to the end of Wildwind’ s 18 month commitment to sponsor and support the IHCA through a rather […]

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Hobie, fleets 340 Costa Pontina – Astura Bay, 383 Terracina and 808 Pescara long distance 2-day race

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie Raid 2024 43
15
Jun

THE ROUTE DE L’ODYSSE’E, “THE” Sailing Raid HOBIEctively fantastic with 32 boats The Raid from the point of view of the Commodore of the 808 Fleet of Pescara SATURDAY 8, AND SUNDAY 9 JUNE 2024 Dear Hobie sailors, I begin this article by taking inspiration from what I wrote to my Hobie Fleet 808’s associates […]

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Hobie North Adriatic Cup (Nation Regatta for Italian and Austrian Championship)

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie North Adriatic Cup 2024 1
10
Jun

The second edition of the Hobie North Adriatic Cup ended on June 2nd. Despite the uncertain and, at times, unfavourable weather, five races were held, which confirmed the event’s validity as a national regatta for Italy and as a national championship for Austria. The Italian crew of Gini-Orsolini won the event, second place went to […]

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Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships – Saturday 29Th & Sunday 30Th June.

Posted on by David Brookes
C19506 Rciyc Hobie Cat Poster A4 1 1(2)
03
Jun

Entries are open for the 33rd Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships, which will be held at the end of June in the beautiful sailing arena of St Aubins Bay, Jersey. The Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club hosts the event, which is sponsored by Savills Estate Agents for the sixth year running. Registration, weigh-in, and a […]

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Change to Hobie Cat 20 mainsheet ruling has been accepted.

Posted on by David Brookes
01
Jun

Dear class members, We have received a proposal from Hobie Class Association North America (HCANA) suggesting changing the maximum mainsheet purchase advantage in HC 20 rule 7.4. The proposal aims to increase the advantage from 7:1 to 10:1. The proposal has been reviewed and considered by the Rules Committee. It is a simple, non-controversial change. […]

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