“Does a penalty turn count if the wind does a 360 around our boat?” In what can only be described as some of the most profoundly erratic, fluky and taxing wind conditions the Australian Hobie Family was ever seen on the Championship Tour, the 2024 Victorian State Championships was one of the best we’ve seen…
Category Archives: VIC
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Feb
Feb
Entries are now open for the 2024 Victorian States! Proudly hosted by Anglesea Motor Yacht Club, this is an event not to be missed. Racing on the open waters of Bass Strait and along the hallowed Surf Coast, come sail with us and put the ‘surf’ back in ‘surf cat!’ Rowdy’s extraordinary games are back…
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Feb
Feb
The sail numbers were under 10,000, Aaron Worrall was a toddler and the first Anglesea-Torquay Coaster was sailed. It was 50 or so years ago (going by Aaron’s age at the time) and six Surf Coast sailors including Bill Worrall on 7701, Phil Stanley, Steve Hickford and Mike Hancock, really pushed the limits of their…
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Dec
Dec
This has been the 51st Hobie Nationals … and this is Totally Immersed TV! Go ahead, sit back with a beverage and enjoy the Summer’s most anticipated limited series, TITV Presents: The 51st Hobie Nationals | RQYS. Directed by: Paddy Butler Produced by: Paddy Butler Co-Producers: Elisabeth Smith & Bridget Raftery. Associate Producers: Andrew Warneke…
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Aug
Aug
The HCAV look forward to welcoming you to the Anglesea Motor Yacht Club in March 2024 for our State Championships! Held over the Labour Day long weekend, 9-11 March, the Vic States are shaping up to be exciting in every sense of the word. Anglesea Motor Yacht Club, or AMYC (which we assure sailors, that…
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May
May
Welcome to Somers Yacht Club, home of Totally Immersed TV’s very own Emily, Matilda and the Abis! Located on the shores of Westernport Bay, Somers Yacht Club is a family friendly sailing club that is home to an array of sailing craft, but most importantly, Hobie Cats! Lead by the intrepid Morris Clan, the mariners…
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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
Endurance racing at its finest. On the 25th of March, the ‘Around French Island Catamaran Challenge’ took place on the beautiful waters of Westernport Bay in Victoria. The course is a circumnavigation of French Island, covering a distance of approximately 42 kilometres. The race typically takes around 4-5 hours to complete, depending on wind conditions….
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Mar
Mar
In a dramatic turn of events… For as long as I can remember, the Victorian State Championships is one of the most fun, entertaining and competitive events on the Australian Championship Tour. But, after so many years traveling to our Nation’s south, we finally have a March weekend with a bit of breeze! And what…
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Jul
Jul
It’s the off season Hobie Sailors, but is it really? The 50th Australian Hobie Cat National Championships is well and truly underway, with a jaw-dropping 90 boats entered over two Series. Yes, you read that correctly – 90 boats. This number is absolutely staggering. If you’re one of the Cowboys or Cowgirls that have already…