The Hobie Asian Championships will be held on 13-14 June in Weihai, China. The organisers would like to invite you to come to race, with award money for the winners up to RMB20000. Additionally, the top three teams from this year’s event will be offered free travel to the event next year. Check out the…
Author Archives: Paddy Butler
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May
May
Totally Immersed TV: On The Radio is back again for our third in this series of live yarns from abroad, a new addition to the Totally Immersed experience for 2026, and we hope you’re going to enjoy, if not tolerate, the ad-hoc broadcasts. We’re hoping to have a bit of fun, get into a bit…
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May
May
Chuck it in your diaries nice and early! For the 2026/27 NSW Traveller Series, the NSW State Championships for the Hobie 14-Turbo, along with the Women & Youth Titles, will be held in conjunction with Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club’s Phil Johnston 14ft Memorial Regatta. The dates of the regatta are locked in for 18-19,…
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May
May
The waters of the Mississippi Sound will soon be filled with top-tier sailing competition as the Ocean Springs Yacht Club prepares to host the 2026 Hobie 16 International Championships from 14-25 September. This premier championship regatta will bring together hundreds of the world’s most skilled sailors to battle it out for the title. Spectators can…
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May
May
A week out from the third edition of the Vincentia Sailing Club’s Jervis Bay Classic, we couldn’t have anticipated the weather, numbers, and absolute energy that was on the Moona Moona over the ANZAC long weekend, marking the conclusion of the regular sailing season. A grand total of 71 boats of all shapes and sizes…
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Apr
Apr
It’s that time of year again, only 8 weeks until the return of the iconic Bad News Regatta! This year is one you most definitely won’t want to miss, with a number of the old boys within the Hobie Family celebrating their 60th birthdays this year. Gold Coast Catamaran Club’s ‘Bad News Regatta’ has been…
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Apr
Apr
Torquay Sailing Club is throwing down the challenge this winter with the inaugural Torquay Brass Monkey Cat Regatta, hitting the Surf Coast on 27–28 June 2026. This is proper winter sailing: crisp air, rolling swell, and a test of who’s keen enough to rig up when most are on the couch. Racing kicks off Saturday…
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Apr
Apr
The Notice of Race is live and entries are officially OPEN for the 54th Australian Hobie Cat National Championships, taking place on the moona moona – Jervis Bay, NSW, on the home waters of the widely renowned Vincentia Sailing Club. This year, there is a slight change of dates, but not the twin series schedule…
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Mar
Mar
The Hobie Class has always taken a very restrictive stance when it comes to electronics. Electronic compasses are permitted, but speed-measuring devices and any equipment capable of sending or receiving data are not. Class Rule 16.3 Compasses with brackets or electronic devices that provide timing and heading memory, but which do not transmit, transfer, or…