Author Archives: Paddy Butler

Entries Open for Mannering Park’s Big Boat Regatta – NSW H16 & H18 States

For the 2025/26 NSW Traveller Series, the NSW State Championships for the Hobie 16s & Hobie 18s Opens (inc. Masters, GMasters & GGMasters) will be held in conjunction with Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club’s Big Boat Regatta. The dates of the regatta are locked in for 6-7, December ’25, and will also be inclusive of…

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Great Lakes Sailing Club’s Wildcat Regatta 2025 | The Match Report

It was, once again, an incredible weekend of racing at the Great Lakes Sailing Club’s annual Wildcat Regatta. Over the October long weekend, a total of 15 Hobie 14s—consisting of 5 x 14 Turbos and 10 x standard Hobie 14s—hit the water, with equal numbers of male and female helms, a record achievement for the…

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51st Bill Worrall Memorial Coaster – Australia Day Regatta

The Torquay Sailing Club, in concert with the Anglesea Motor Yacht Club, is holding its traditional Regatta over the Australia Day long-weekend. Day One features the Bill Worrall Memorial Coaster from Torquay to Point Roadknight and return. This is open to OTB catamarans, and other craft with similar yardstick to a Hobie 14 (96.5). Short…

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NSW & VIC Hobie Cat Awarded Sail Our Way Grants to Boost Women’s Participation in Sailing

Australian Sailing, in partnership with the Department of Health and Aged Care, is proud to announce that 55 sailing clubs and class associations across Australia have been successful in receiving a Sail Our Way grant to help increase women’s participation in sailing.  From a Girls-Only Discover Sailing Day at Hunters Hill Sailing Clubto women’s coaching and leadership clinics, the successful projects highlight the…

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2025 Cat Classic Regatta – The Match Report

It’s Cat Summer in WA, and we’re off and racing   The club summer season is about to begin in Western Australia as sailing clubs around  the state prepare for their annual Opening Day events. To get the catamaran sailing  community together and shake off the winter blues, the Hobie Cat Association of WA host a…

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Entries Open for Mannering Park’s 14ft Regatta – NSW H14-Turbo States

For the 2025/26 NSW Traveller Series, the NSW State Championships for the Hobie 14-Turbo will be held in conjunction with Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club’s Phil Johnston 14ft Memorial Regatta. The dates of the regatta are locked in for 18-19, October ’25, two weeks after Great Lakes Sailing Club’s Wildcat Regatta. All NSWHCA members that…

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Hobie Wave Grand Prix Championships | The Match Report

24 entrants, 8 boats, 1 winner. The premise of WaveGP sounded simple enough, with the opportunity for a huge reward. Take the world’s most exciting sailboat racing format, scale it down just a little bit, and open it up to everybody? Count us in! With a bold 24 entrants, a packed race schedule to give…