Dear Hobie Sailors, This letter is coming to you from the ANHCA on behalf of your state Hobie class association. Please note all correspondence regarding meeting minutes, proxy forms and items of general business need to go back to your state association/delegate to be presented at the AGM. Please be advised that the 2023/24 ANHCA…
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Dec
Hello Australian Hobie sailors! With the 2023/24 season underway, it’s a good time to recap on what’s been happening over the last 12 months here in Australia. The association has been busy on a number of fronts in the off season and really looking forward to the Nationals in Brisbane. We’ve had a number of…
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Nov
Nov
Flat water sea-breezes locked, loaded and ready to go! The NSW Hobie Cat Association, in conjunction with Toukley Sailing Club, are proud to release the Notice of Race and offical open entries for the 23-24 NSW Hobie 14, Hobie 16 Women & Youth State Championships, to be held during the second weekend of February. NSW…
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Nov
Nov
Attention Hobie Tiger & Hobie Wildcat owners/sailors! The Queensland Hobie Cat Association, in conjunction with the International Hobie Class Association is proud to announce the inaugural ‘Australian Hobie F18 Cup’, running in conjunction with Series 2 at the 51st Australian Championships at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly, Brisbane. This event will be open…
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Nov
Nov
I would always recommend wearing your VSC (or any Hobie sailing shirt for that matter) shirt in public – you never know who you’ll meet. While out and about on the town, I found myself at a table at the Husky RSL in conversation with my mate’s grandfather, John Buttle. He’d come to have a…
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Nov
Nov
With the lasting memories of the past two Bullets Regattas being 35 degree temperatures and howling westerlies, it was with a sense of relief when the forecast stabilised during the week. What could be considered perfect conditions on Pittwater, Palm Beach Sailing Club’s Commodore Dick Clarke made the bold statement claiming the weekend’s racetrack as…
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Nov
Nov
It’s almost time to head to the sunshine state for the 51st Australian Championships at RQYS. Before all that RQYS is hosting Sail Brisbane ’23 on the 9th and 10th of December. With the invite going out to all keen Hobie sailors that just can’t wait to come to Queensland. For interstate travellers there will…
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Nov
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The NSW Hobie Cat Association, in conjunction with the Vincentia Sailing Club, will be holding a Training & Development weekend during the first weekend in December. With the VSC hosting some of the best Hobie 14 sailors in the world, and the Australian Championships just over a month away, there’s no better time to hang…
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Nov
Nov
Coaching weekend coming up! Free and everyone welcome. Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 November. The Ron Tough Yachting Foundation Hobie Fleet Coaching Clinic weekend is free and available to all sailors. The content will suit all multihulls and any other fast moving class. Saturday 18 November 9:45 am start time. At the Dinghy and Training…
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Nov
Nov
Revvin’ up your engine, Listen to her howlin’ roar… Joining the contingent of cargo ships, jellyfish, and planes overhead on the flat waters of Botany Bay in Dharawal country, a strong fleet of catamarans hit the water over the weekend of the 4th and 5th of November. Kurnell Catamaran Club played host to the first…