Welcome to the first official Hobie 14 Coaching Camp. Current World Champ and President of the NSWHCA, Paddy Butler, is the one of the newest qualified Sailing Coaches with Australian Sailing. With the 24/25 sailing season in it’s early days, and Wildcat Regatta the following, what better time to freshen up our skills with some…
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Aug
Aug
Notice of Race & Entries Open It’s time folks. Your new leaders of the association, Pelican, Jess & Libby, have been working tirelessly behind the scenes with the team at Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club to bring you the latest and greatest State Championships to take place on the hallowed waters of the Sunshine Coast. The…
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Aug
Aug
Entries are now open for the 52nd Australian Hobie Cat National Championships, hosted by McCrae Yacht Club this 24/25 New Year period. Series one | 27 – 31, December 2024 Hobie 16 Open, Masters, Grand Masters and Great Grand Masters Hobie 18 Series Two | 1 – 5, January 2025 Hobie 14 Open, Non-Trapeze, Women…
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Jul
Jul
It was a cold start to the first regatta of the 2024/25 QLD Hobie Traveller Series, 5 x Hobie 16’s and 1 x Hobie 14-Turbo showed up to contest division 2, despite the underwhelming forecast. Saturday’s schedule was for traditional windward/leeward course racing, where the fleet ended up with a 5-10 knot north-easterly breeze. Day…
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Jul
Jul
You may remind our friends of Western Australia have been forced to resign hosting 2022 Worlds in Cruising Yacht Club of Western Australia due to border restrictions put in force by AUS authorities. Fortunately enough, pandemic is now behind us, and the Class is happy to post the excellent bid recently presented on behalf of F18 Australia…
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Jun
Jun
The Wildcat Regatta is back and it’s more WILD than ever! The NSWHCA’s man on the ground Mr. Michael ‘The Director’ Taylor is working hell for leather with the Great Lakes Sailing Club who are all well and truly underway with the organisation of the fabled Wild Cat Regatta, taking place once again over the…
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Apr
Apr
Camping for the Nationals has the Green Light! Camping for the 52nd edition of the Australian Hobie Cat National Championships is a go for McCrae, Victoria. The Hobie Cat Assoc. of Victoria (HCAV) have been working tirelessly on the planning, preparation and execution of this no doubt sensational event both on and off the water….
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Apr
Apr
It’s that time of the year again Hobie Sailors!! The Gold Coast Catamaran Club would like to formally invite all off-the-beach catamaran sailors to the annual, the one and the only, the everlasting Bad News Regatta! Taking place over the June long weekend (NSW/VIC only), the Baddie Regatta is widely known as the most spectacular…
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Mar
Mar
‘bitta breeze, bitta flat water, what could ya ask for?’ Round 2 of the NSW Hobie Cat State Championships was held at Toukley Sailing Club in Darkinjung Country over the weekend of the 10th & 11th of February. The splendidly flat waters of Tuggerah Lake hosted a grand total of 31 x Hobie 14s and…
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Feb
Feb
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…