The Hobie sailing community will turn its attention to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in September 2026, when the 2026 Hobie 16 International Championship is hosted by the Ocean Springs Yacht Club (OSYC) and the Ocean Springs Sailing Squadron, in cooperation with Hobie Class Division 15. Scheduled for September 12–25, 2026, the championship will be sailed on the Mississippi Sound. The event is open…
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Dear Hobie Sailors, This letter is coming to you from the ANHCA on behalf of your state Hobie class association. Please note all correspondence regarding meeting minutes, proxy forms and items of general business need to go back to your state association/delegate to be presented at the AGM. Please be advised that the 2025/26 ANHCA…
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It has been three long year’s since the Hobie Class hit the waters of Awabakal Country for a State Championships, and what better way to return to the beloved location of Wangi Wangi. This stand along State Championships will be the sixth round of the NSW Traveller Series and a Title event for the H14…
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The anticipation was incredibly high leading into the first weekend of the Summer of Sailing. With Saturday’s forecast pushing into the high 30s and a strong westerly set to pump through — followed by a solid southerly buster on Sunday — every boat was rigged in full heavy-air mode. This year, five Hobie 16s lined…
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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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Entries are OPEN for Palm Beach Sailing Club’s annual Beware the Bullets Regatta, being held 15 & 16 November 2025. As a historic Hobie Cat sailing club, we hope to see a bunch of locals and travellers take on Pittwater once again.
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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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It was, once again, an excellent turnout for an excellent event at Mannering Park’s Phil Johnston Memorial 14ft Cat Regatta. Over the weekend of the 18th & 19th of October, 28 Hobie 14s hit the water, joining the fleet of Maricats, Paper Tigers and Arrows. It was always bound to be a hard-fought bunch of…
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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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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…