Welcome to the new age of Hobie 14 Sailing. During the late days of January, whilst the summer sun was still shining and the blissful nor-easterly sea-breezes were still blowing, two young Cowboys decided to go for a sail. For one lad in particular, however, it wasn’t just any sail. For Bryn Robinson-Mills, the current…
Author Archives: Paddy Butler
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Feb
Feb
Since the Summer of 2019, the NSW Hobie Cat Association have been attempting to hold a State Championships down in the deep south in Twofold Bay, Eden. So finally, at long last, we got it done. Over the three days of racing, three blustery races were held on Friday, whilst both Saturday and Sunday were…
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Jan
Jan
Happy New Year Cowboy Sailors! It’s a new day Hobie Sailors! The clouds are rolling, the rain is pouring and the South-Wester is bellowing as La Niña continues to blanket the East Coast in a whirlwind of chill and humidity. However, has that ever stopped a Hobie Regatta from going ahead? We think not! As…
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Jan
Jan
How good is Hobie Sailing! The word is in from the Hobie Family, and we can confirm that the 2022 Hobie 14, Women & Youth State Championships, along with the inaugural Hobie Dragoon Australian National Championships, was unarguably a glorious success! And after what was an awesome presentation night up at the Vincentia Country Club,…
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Dec
Dec
It’s the merry season Hobie Sailors. The breeze is blowing, the beers will be flowing, and most of all, it’s the time in which we would all be preparing for the Australian Hobie Cat National Championships. But sadly that’s not the case. So in the Hobie spirit, we continue on with a sense of positivity…
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Dec
Dec
The VSC’s ‘ Round the Bay Rally’ NYE Celebration is fast approaching, and this will be a spectacle on the Bay that you won’t want to miss. With sausage sizzle of all sausage sizzles planned for lunch as reach the other side of the bay, and the Jervis Bay Brewing Co. waiting for us as…
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Jun
Jun
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…
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Apr
Apr
The 2021 Queensland Hobie State Titles, Lake Cootharaba, took place on the golden waters of Lake Cootharaba on the Sunshine Coast, saw a gusty, 20knot + SE blowing consistently across the lake. With a low developing off the coast further North is was wet and wild conditions. With many choc-tops cemented on the head of…
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Mar
Mar
The Victorian Hobie Cat Association, in conjunction with Safety Beach Sailing Club and Nicholas Lynch Real Estate, put on another fabulous State Titles in the deep south of the state that is the Mornington Peninsula. In what were light and very shifty conditions (the absolute DREAM for any Hobie sailor), the race management team managed…