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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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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Feb
Feb
Well, we are SO GLAD we came back to Wangi Wangi for the 2026 NSW State Championships! After three long years away, Awabakal Country made sure we were keen and had been practising, because the wind wasn’t taking any chances with our skills. It wouldn’t be a match report without first and foremost thanking the…
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Jan
Jan
The 54th edition of the Hobie Cat Nationals are confirmed for next summer, with the Vincentia Sailing Club set to host the Hobie Family from the 31st of December ’26, through till the 10th of January ’27. 31st Dec ’26 | Round the Bay Rally & New Year’s Eve Party All Classes of Catamaran 2nd-5th…
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Jan
Jan
World Championships are endorsed and approved by all World Sailing–recognised international classes, but they come with specific requirements. World Sailing, as the governing body of our sport, controls all World Championship sailing events. There are established rules that must be followed, permits that must be secured, and minimum participation requirements that must be met. These…
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Jan
Jan
You definitely do not want to miss this one! Lock it in your diary now, we have partnered with our newest Hobie fleet at Exmouth Yacht Club and are planning something unique and very very special. All welcome, family holidays encouraged. The Ningaloo and Coral Coast is the perfect destination for your dream Hobie adventure….
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Dec
Dec
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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Dec
Dec
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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Nov
Nov
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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Nov
Nov
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.