The Notice of Race is live and entries are officially OPEN for the 54th Australian Hobie Cat National Championships, taking place on the moona moona – Jervis Bay, NSW, on the home waters of the widely renowned Vincentia Sailing Club. This year, there is a slight change of dates, but not the twin series schedule…
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Mar
Mar
Geographe Bay was alive with colour as the exciting Hobie sailboats raced the Pitts Design and Construction 53rd Hobie Cat Australian National Championships. Hosted by Geographe Bay Yacht Club the ten day event threw a challenging mix of wind conditions at the competitors and the friendly club venue was a fitting location for the Hobie…
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Mar
Mar
The Hobie Class has always taken a very restrictive stance when it comes to electronics. Electronic compasses are permitted, but speed-measuring devices and any equipment capable of sending or receiving data are not. Class Rule 16.3 Compasses with brackets or electronic devices that provide timing and heading memory, but which do not transmit, transfer, or…
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Mar
Mar
Updated class rules will go into effect March 1, 2026. Changes: General Class Rule 8.1 (personal flotation devices/life jackets) is updated and clarified. As part of the approval process at World Sailing and on their recommendation, the text has been slightly modified compared to the version used for the comment period etc. Aim and objective…
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Jan
Jan
The 54th edition of the Hobie Cat Nationals are confirmed for next summer, with the Vincentia Sailing Club set to host the Hobie Family from the 31st of December ’26, through till the 10th of January ’27. 31st Dec ’26 | Round the Bay Rally & New Year’s Eve Party All Classes of Catamaran 2nd-5th…
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Jan
Jan
World Championships are endorsed and approved by all World Sailing–recognised international classes, but they come with specific requirements. World Sailing, as the governing body of our sport, controls all World Championship sailing events. There are established rules that must be followed, permits that must be secured, and minimum participation requirements that must be met. These…
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Dec
Dec
The Hobie sailing community will turn its attention to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in September 2026, when the 2026 Hobie 16 International Championship is hosted by the Ocean Springs Yacht Club (OSYC) and the Ocean Springs Sailing Squadron, in cooperation with Hobie Class Division 15. Scheduled for September 12–25, 2026, the championship will be sailed on the Mississippi Sound. The event is open…
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Sep
Sep
24 entrants, 8 boats, 1 winner. The premise of WaveGP sounded simple enough, with the opportunity for a huge reward. Take the world’s most exciting sailboat racing format, scale it down just a little bit, and open it up to everybody? Count us in! With a bold 24 entrants, a packed race schedule to give…
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Sep
Sep
To: Hobie Class Members From: IHCA Rules Committee Subject: Hobie General Rule 8.1 change proposal Dear members, During the 2025 Hobie Cat MultiEuropeans, we had more discussions and questions about the personal flotation device (PFD)/life jacket requirement “at the correct weight category for each crew member to the minimum standard…” and the standards mentioned in…
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Aug
Aug
The Hobie Cat Multi European Championship 2025 officially opened on August 13th in the stunning seaside town of Ustka, Poland – and the atmosphere could not have been better. Set along Ustka’s beautiful sandy beach, the opening ceremony was bathed in sunshine and perfect summer weather. Sailors, families, and fans from across Europe gathered to…