The anticipation was incredibly high leading into the first weekend of the Summer of Sailing. With Saturday’s forecast pushing into the high 30s and a strong westerly set to pump through — followed by a solid southerly buster on Sunday — every boat was rigged in full heavy-air mode. This year, five Hobie 16s lined…
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For the 2025/26 NSW Traveller Series, the NSW State Championships for the Hobie 16s & Hobie 18s Opens (inc. Masters, GMasters & GGMasters) will be held in conjunction with Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club’s Big Boat Regatta. The dates of the regatta are locked in for 6-7, December ’25, and will also be inclusive of…
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Entries are OPEN for Palm Beach Sailing Club’s annual Beware the Bullets Regatta, being held 15 & 16 November 2025. As a historic Hobie Cat sailing club, we hope to see a bunch of locals and travellers take on Pittwater once again.
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It was, once again, an incredible weekend of racing at the Great Lakes Sailing Club’s annual Wildcat Regatta. Over the October long weekend, a total of 15 Hobie 14s—consisting of 5 x 14 Turbos and 10 x standard Hobie 14s—hit the water, with equal numbers of male and female helms, a record achievement for the…
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It was, once again, an excellent turnout for an excellent event at Mannering Park’s Phil Johnston Memorial 14ft Cat Regatta. Over the weekend of the 18th & 19th of October, 28 Hobie 14s hit the water, joining the fleet of Maricats, Paper Tigers and Arrows. It was always bound to be a hard-fought bunch of…
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The HCAV look forward to welcoming you to the Loch Sport Boat Club for the first time! Join us in March 2026 at the usual time for our State Championships in The Lakes! Held over the Labour Day long weekend, 7-9 March, the VIC States are shaping up to be exciting in every sense of the word….
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The Torquay Sailing Club, in concert with the Anglesea Motor Yacht Club, is holding its traditional Regatta over the Australia Day long-weekend. Day One features the Bill Worrall Memorial Coaster from Torquay to Point Roadknight and return. This is open to OTB catamarans, and other craft with similar yardstick to a Hobie 14 (96.5). Short…
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Australian Sailing, in partnership with the Department of Health and Aged Care, is proud to announce that 55 sailing clubs and class associations across Australia have been successful in receiving a Sail Our Way grant to help increase women’s participation in sailing. From a Girls-Only Discover Sailing Day at Hunters Hill Sailing Clubto women’s coaching and leadership clinics, the successful projects highlight the…
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It’s Cat Summer in WA, and we’re off and racing The club summer season is about to begin in Western Australia as sailing clubs around the state prepare for their annual Opening Day events. To get the catamaran sailing community together and shake off the winter blues, the Hobie Cat Association of WA host a…
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For the 2025/26 NSW Traveller Series, the NSW State Championships for the Hobie 14-Turbo will be held in conjunction with Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club’s Phil Johnston 14ft Memorial Regatta. The dates of the regatta are locked in for 18-19, October ’25, two weeks after Great Lakes Sailing Club’s Wildcat Regatta. All NSWHCA members that…