This weekend will be the first Hobie 14 WA State Championships since 1993. Still hugely popular around the world, the Hobie 14 just took a bit of a break in Western Australia, but this season the class is making its big comeback. A healthy fleet of 55 boats raced at the 50th Australian Championship with…
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Mar
Mar
Welcome to the 2023 Hobie Class Championship Tour, and what better way to kick things off than Paddy & Gav playing with fire. On the shores of the picturesque Lake Macquarie, Wangi Wangi is playing host to a new team of sailors are reporting live for Totally Immersed TV. Jimmy is on the helm prepping…
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Mar
Mar
‘Believe’ Returning from a ski trip to New England, Carol and I took the opportunity to visit Starting Line Sailing’s manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, USA. Starting Line Sailing (SLS) is the parent company of West Coast Sailing, Zim Sailing, Dwyer Mast and Rigging and now Hobie Sailboats. Starting Line Sailing entered into a long-term…
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Mar
Mar
In a dramatic turn of events… For as long as I can remember, the Victorian State Championships is one of the most fun, entertaining and competitive events on the Australian Championship Tour. But, after so many years traveling to our Nation’s south, we finally have a March weekend with a bit of breeze! And what…
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Mar
Mar
Welcome to Totally Immersed TV at the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix! The single greatest coverage of the second highest intensity sailing Championship on the waters of Planet Earth. You already know what the greatest is… Paddy & Bella are in Barangaroo, Sydney, working as Hosts for the SailGP. This may be Bella’s third rodeo…
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Mar
Mar
Colourful and fast in the Hobie 16 fleet as WA turns on some great conditions. What a weekend it was in Perth for the 2023 Hobie 16 WA State Championships. The racing was close, fast and exciting and the Hobie 16’s certainly put on a great show with the course taking the full length of…
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Mar
Mar
Dear Hobie Sailors, Since you last heard from Starting Line Sailing, the new Hobie Cat sailboat manufacturer. We have made significant progress made across the entire Hobie Sailboats supply chain. A small overview of where we are heading and what we have achieved since we have become the Hobie Cat sailboat manufacturer. Last week, we…
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Mar
Mar
Hot line up from around the country for the Hobie 16 WA Championship. Situated just a short drive south of Perth, the waters of Cockburn Sound will be a flurry of colour this weekend when The Cruising Yacht Club hosts the 2023 Hobie 16 WA State Championships. Racing will be held in the bay within…
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Feb
Feb
Not only do we sail like legends, we’ve gotta look good while doin’ it! Were you someone who entered too late? Were you one of the sailors that weren’t able to make it to the 50th Hobie Nationals? Are you a spectator that was keen on some of the greatest Nationals shirts the Hobie Family…
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Feb
Feb
Sharks, breeze and a whole lotta flat water, this is champagne sailing for ya! The sensationally warm waters of Lake Macquarie were lit up on the first weekend of February as the 2023 Australian Hobie Class Championship Tour kick started in style, as Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club hosted the NSW Hobie 14, 18 16…