You know are at the Gold Coast Catamaran Club’s ‘Memorial Bad News Regatta’ when: A: There is inappropriate touching of the top mark. B: The ‘On-Station’ flag is the Skull ‘n’ Crossbones. C: At least ONE room in The Rocks Resort can be heard from the beach. D: The sun is shining, the breeze is…
Author Archives: Paddy Butler
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Jun
Jun
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…
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Jun
Jun
We’re Totally Immersed TV, the one and only, and this has been the Championship Tour! From the nooks and crannies in Victoria, all the way up the eastern seaboard to the Sunshine State, and across the continent to the vast land in the West, Totally Immersed TV is reliving the action, summarising the first half…
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May
May
Cloudy with a chance of breeze? Welcome, Hobie Sailors, to what was another glorious weekend in the Sunshine State for the Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships. With newcomers and regulars to the Hobie Class alike plentiful on the waters of Quandamooka Country, along with past champions from the West and the South migrating to Bris-Vegas…
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May
May
“it was like … sailing in heaven’” Welcome to ‘The Southerly Buster’, an all new Totally Immersed TV adventure at one of the most iconic regattas of the Australian Championship Tour: The Victorian State Championships! Paddy, Carmen, Bridget & Bryn are headed southbound and all set to take TITV behind the scenes for the epic…
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Apr
Apr
Queensland State Championships – Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron The tension is building and the stakes are higher than ever for the highly anticipated Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships this weekend. Coordinated by the Queensland Hobie Cat Association in conjunction with the ever consistent Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, the event is proudly supported by local Brisbane…
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Apr
Apr
“Alright then, lets get into it crew’” Welcome to the 44th Australian Secondary Schools Sailing Championships like you’ve never seen it before! Coach Paddy is on location with Bridget, Bryn and the rest of the Hobie Groms in a whole new adventure on the waters of Lake Macquarie. Taking you behind the scenes of the…
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Mar
Mar
It’s the second stop on the 2023 Hobie Class Championship Tour, and it’s across the Nullarbor to the vast, desolate and ultimately blowy land in the west. Join Paddy & Pelican as they make their way over from the east as they meet Elisabeth and the rest of the Western Australian’s for some of the…
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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…