Pure Hobie Family Fun! The Pitts Design Western Australia Hobie 16 State Championships was the final major Championship event in Australian before the winter takes effect in the southern hemisphere. With a fleet consisting of some of the most successful Hobie 16 teams in the world, Geographe Bay was lit up with the colours of…
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Apr
Apr
Announcing the inaugural 14ft Cat Regatta 2024 – Nov 16 & 17 Three Divisions Open Novice Regatta Sailors Grand Masters – Over 60 Imagine a regatta solely focused on fun for 2 days with great racing at the “top end” of the bay? All sailors who have a catamaran 14′ & under now have a…
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Apr
Apr
What an absolute sensational season of sailing we have had! Round 1 of our State Championships went down in spectacular fashion in Kurnell. Despite the dreary weather, we had an awesome turn out of 24 x Hobie Cats with a number of interstate travellers making the trip to Botany Bay. Round 2 hosted a record…
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Mar
Mar
“Does a penalty turn count if the wind does a 360 around our boat?” In what can only be described as some of the most profoundly erratic, fluky and taxing wind conditions the Australian Hobie Family was ever seen on the Championship Tour, the 2024 Victorian State Championships was one of the best we’ve seen…
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Mar
Mar
Dear class members, The process started last year and is related to the six proposed changes to the Hobie 18 Class Rules, which have now ended. This was achieved via two rounds of online questionnaires and subsequent review by the Rules Committee, resulting in recommendations being prepared and submitted to the Council. We are pleased…
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Feb
Feb
‘life in technicolour’ Welcome to Tanilba Bay Amateur Sailing Club. Where the sun shines brightly through the graceful gum trees, onto the pristine rigging/camping lawn situated on the pristine shores of Port Stephens. With two days of solid nor’ east sea-breezes forecasted for bottom-half of the mid-north coast, the 40-plus strong fleet of off-the-beach catamarans…
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Feb
Feb
The Queensland Hobie Cat Association Inc is pleased to announce the 2024 State Titles will be held at Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club over the long weekend on the 5th, 6th and 7th of October 2024. Racing will be held over the 3 days, with a late start Saturday, Sunday with lunch on the beach, and…
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Feb
Feb
Rediscovered and reinstated at the 50th Australian Championships in Jervis Bay, the NSW Hobie Cat Association challenged the other States for Supremacy above all others, much like a Hobie Sailing ‘State of Origin’. Opening up the competition for 51st Nationals in Bris-Vegas, the NSWHCA challenged the States for: ‘ the lowest total points of the top-3 teams/helms in…
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Jan
Jan
The racing sails have been dropped, washed down, rolled up and put back into storage after what could be considered one of the toughest Australian Championships the Hobie Family has seen for a long time. Across the 10 day extravaganza, the true meaning of “having a bloody good time” couldn’t have been more evident; and…
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Dec
Dec
This has been the 51st Hobie Nationals … and this is Totally Immersed TV! Go ahead, sit back with a beverage and enjoy the Summer’s most anticipated limited series, TITV Presents: The 51st Hobie Nationals | RQYS. Directed by: Paddy Butler Produced by: Paddy Butler Co-Producers: Elisabeth Smith & Bridget Raftery. Associate Producers: Andrew Warneke…