The Hobie Cat Association of Victoria is looking at ways to improve participation at State Titles and travelling regattas. Whether you race every event, occasionally attend, or haven’t been to an event in years, your feedback matters. We want to better understand: What makes events enjoyable What barriers stop people attending What would encourage more…
Category Archives: VIC
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Jun
Jun
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Australian Sailing State and National Awards, with the annual state events set to recognise clubs and members in all States and Territories for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the sailing community over the past year. The Australian Sailing Awards are the peak awards for the sport of sailing…
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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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Oct
Oct
The HCAV look forward to welcoming you to the Loch Sport Boat Club for the first time! Join us in March 2026 at the usual time for our State Championships in The Lakes! Held over the Labour Day long weekend, 7-9 March, the VIC States are shaping up to be exciting in every sense of the word….
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Oct
Oct
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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Oct
Oct
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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Jul
Jul
Torquay Sailing Club, on the raw and wild Victorian Surf Coast, has a dedicated race team hitting the water throughout winter. With a new race officer, Paddy Gittings, the crew are sailing Hobie 14s, 14 Turbos and 16s with blue lips and white hands. Most Sundays, all that’s left to wonder is whether the air…
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Mar
Mar
Rowdy’s Roundup of the 2025 Victorian State Championships Well, here it is before it all fades into the past. A few diehards rolled into the Rosebud Yacht Club gates on Friday night, greeted by hot and dry weather. We set up the Hobies and then spent the rest of the balmy evening at the Rosebud…
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Jan
Jan
Rediscovered and reinstated at the 50th Australian Championships in Jervis Bay, the NSW Hobie Cat Association challenged the other States for Supremacy. In other words, Australian Hobie Sailing’s ‘State of Origin’. After setting the challenge of at the 51st Nationals in Bris-Vegas of the lowest total points of the top-3 teams/helms in the Hobie 16 &…
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Oct
Oct
The Victorian Catamaran Championships, hosted by McCrae Yacht Club. Get your entries in now! Enter Here Notice of Race When: 23-24 November, 2024 What: Two days of fun and competitive racing Where: McCrae Yacht Club, Mornington Peninsula Entry includes two sailing days, some fun tickets to the bar or canteen, Saturday night dinner and the traditional sailing breakfast…