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Entries and Notice of Race LIVE for the NSW Hobie 14, 16 Women & Youth States

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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Palm Beach Sailing Club’s ‘Bullets Regatta 2023’

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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NSW Hobie Cat Training Weekend | 2-3 December

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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Top Gun ’23 | The NSW States Match Report

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…

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Toukley Sailing Club’s Bill Cheal Memorial Regatta Delivers Three Days of Thrilling Hobie 14 Racing

Toukley Sailing Club’s Bill Cheal Memorial Regatta unfolded over the October long weekend on the picturesque waters Darkinjung’s Tuggerah Lake, offering sailors and spectators alike an exhilarating three days of racing filled with varying conditions. The regatta, which honoured the memory of the late Bill Cheal, a founding member of Toukley Sailing Club, showcased the…

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Bill Cheal Memorial Regatta | Toukley Sailing Club

Toukley Sailing Club is delighted to host the inaugural “Bill Cheal Memorial Regatta” over the October long weekend (Saturday 30th September 2023 – Monday 2nd October 2023). This will be an all inclusive monohull and catamaran event. ALL WELCOME! Toukley has long been a club home to Hobie Cats of all shapes and sizes! However,…

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Hobie 18 North American Championships – The Forbes Report

The 2023 Hobie 18 and Hobie 17 North American Championship was held from 31st July to 4th August at Lake Quinault in the Olympic National Park about 3 hours east of Seattle in Washington state, USA. Lake Quinault is a large fresh water lake surrounded by tall mountain ranges abundant in subalpine forest which cover 1,000,000…

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NSW Recognition of Outstanding Service & Membership Renewal

What makes a Hobie Sailor stand out from the rest? Ahead of the new sailing season, the NSW Hobie Cat Association will be implementing a new award for recognising the outstanding service individuals have provided to Hobie Cat Sailing in NSW over last few decades. If you have someone in mind, please fill out the…

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Waterhouse & The Butler Boys | Hobie 14 World Championships, Italy

Here’s a brief history lesson… A Hobie Cat World Championships is something that many, many of our family are already familiar with. Whether it be last year’s extravaganza in Spain, where Team Australia’s journey at the 23rd Hobie 16 Worlds was documented through the lens of Totally Immersed TV’s ‘The Spain Files’; along with Team…

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Hobie 14 Training & Development Weekend

Winter’s well and truly here, but has that ever stopped us before? The first half of the 2023 Australian Hobie Cat Championship Tour is all but packed away for the winter, it’s time to start looking forward to what’s coming up on the Hobie Family’s calendar. The Hobie 14 class is only getting stronger around the…