Cloudy with a chance of breeze? Welcome, Hobie Sailors, to what was another glorious weekend in the Sunshine State for the Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships. With newcomers and regulars to the Hobie Class alike plentiful on the waters of Quandamooka Country, along with past champions from the West and the South migrating to Bris-Vegas…
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Nationals, airborne dolphins and a bit of cheek … On the second instalment of Totally Immersed TV, Paddy is joined by the grommets from Vincentia: Bryn ‘The Young Gun’ Robinson-Mills, ‘Jimmy The Kid’ Winchester, and Brody ‘Quick-sticks’ Watt. The lads discuss the Early Bird entries for the 50th Hobie Cat Nationals and their plans for…
Welcome to Totally Immersed TV, proudly supported by Hobie Cat Asia Pacific. The Hobie Hotshots, once sponsored by the NSW Hobie Cat Association, was the main source of information for the Australian Hobie Class. It filled us in on upcoming regattas, reflected the antics and mischief that the Hobie Family brought to each event, and…
The Bad News Regatta has been one of the largest winter regattas of Hobie sailing in Australia. Originally started back in the 1960’s prior to Hobies even being invented. The ‘Top Cat of the Alley’ and the ‘Currumbin Marathon’ was sailed the 2nd week end in June over what was then the Queens Birthday long…
The 2021 Bad News Hobie Regatta planning is well underway. Racing will be Saturday 12th June to Monday 14th June.