Torquay Sailing Club is throwing down the challenge this winter with the inaugural Torquay Brass Monkey Cat Regatta, hitting the Surf Coast on 27–28 June 2026. This is proper winter sailing: crisp air, rolling swell, and a test of who’s keen enough to rig up when most are on the couch. Racing kicks off Saturday…
Author Archives: Paddy Butler
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Apr
Apr
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
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
The 2026 Victorian Hobie Cat State Championships wrapped up in spectacular fashion after an unforgettable March long weekend in the Gippsland Lakes. Racing on Lake Victoria out of the Loch Sport Boat Club, this new location had the Hobie family eagerly anticipating what the weekend might bring. What followed was nothing short of pure excellence…
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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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Feb
Feb
Well, we are SO GLAD we came back to Wangi Wangi for the 2026 NSW State Championships! After three long years away, Awabakal Country made sure we were keen and had been practising, because the wind wasn’t taking any chances with our skills. It wouldn’t be a match report without first and foremost thanking the…
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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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Jan
Jan
You definitely do not want to miss this one! Lock it in your diary now, we have partnered with our newest Hobie fleet at Exmouth Yacht Club and are planning something unique and very very special. All welcome, family holidays encouraged. The Ningaloo and Coral Coast is the perfect destination for your dream Hobie adventure….
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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…