‘life in technicolour’ Welcome to Tanilba Bay Amateur Sailing Club. Where the sun shines brightly through the graceful gum trees, onto the pristine rigging/camping lawn situated on the pristine shores of Port Stephens. With two days of solid nor’ east sea-breezes forecasted for bottom-half of the mid-north coast, the 40-plus strong fleet of off-the-beach catamarans…
Monthly Archives: February 2024
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The Queensland Hobie Cat Association Inc is pleased to announce the 2024 State Titles will be held at Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club over the long weekend on the 5th, 6th and 7th of October 2024. Racing will be held over the 3 days, with a late start Saturday, Sunday with lunch on the beach, and…
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Entries are now open for the 2024 Victorian States! Proudly hosted by Anglesea Motor Yacht Club, this is an event not to be missed. Racing on the open waters of Bass Strait and along the hallowed Surf Coast, come sail with us and put the ‘surf’ back in ‘surf cat!’ Rowdy’s extraordinary games are back…
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Dear class members, Following our first round of the Hobie 18 Rule Change questionnaire posted December 9th, 2023, the proposed new Hobie 18 Rule 3.2 and the change to Hobie 18 Rule 5.7 were, with outset in the received comments deferred for further consideration and clarification. The revised proposals were posted for an extra questionnaire…
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Rediscovered and reinstated at the 50th Australian Championships in Jervis Bay, the NSW Hobie Cat Association challenged the other States for Supremacy above all others, much like a Hobie Sailing ‘State of Origin’. Opening up the competition for 51st Nationals in Bris-Vegas, the NSWHCA challenged the States for: ‘ the lowest total points of the top-3 teams/helms in…
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The sail numbers were under 10,000, Aaron Worrall was a toddler and the first Anglesea-Torquay Coaster was sailed. It was 50 or so years ago (going by Aaron’s age at the time) and six Surf Coast sailors including Bill Worrall on 7701, Phil Stanley, Steve Hickford and Mike Hancock, really pushed the limits of their…