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Entries Open for the 2025 Queensland State Championships, Hervey Bay

The State Championships are scheduled for the beautiful Hervey Bay. Running on from the 4th-6th of October. The Queensland Hobie Cat Association is pleased to announce the Hobie Family is returning for a State Championships in Hervey Bay. This will be the first the class has raced on the waters off K’gari for the first…

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2026 NSW Hobie 14, Women & Youth States Confirmed for Wangi Wangi

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 than to the beloved location of Wangi Wangi. Home to some of the most infamous Hobie Sailors known to mankind, Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club has a very deep…

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Hobie Cat Nationals in the West is Getting Bigger & Bigger

The Western Australian Hobie fleet is thrilled to have 59 boats entered already for the Pitts Design and Construction 53rd Australian Hobie Cat National Championships including three international teams. Get your entries in before 1 September to take advantage of the lower price and have your name in the CATCOVERS Early Entry Lucky Draw. Prizes…

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Winter Sailing in Full Steam on the Surf Coast – Torquay Sailing Club

Torquay Sailing Club, on the raw and wild Victorian Surf Coast, has a dedicated race team hitting the water throughout winter. With a new race officer, Paddy Gittings, the crew are sailing Hobie 14s, 14 Turbos and 16s with blue lips and white hands. Most Sundays, all that’s left to wonder is whether the air…

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Entries are Growing for the Hobie Cat Nationals in the West

There is excitement in the air for the Pitts Design and Construction 53rd Australian Hobie Cat National Championships. To be held in Busselton in the South West of Western Australia and hosted by Geographe Bay Yacht Club in December / January. The WA fleet has a fun regatta planned for all involved and the region…

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NSW Youth Multihull Sailing Coaching Camp 2025 | Sponsored by Vaikobi

The ‘NSW Youth Multihull Sailing Coaching Camp 2025 | Sponsored by Vaikobi’ event is for youth sailors U23, comprises a three day coaching clinic and a three day regatta. All junior and youth classes and classes sailed by sailors under 23 are welcome. This event is focussed on growing participation in junior and youth multihull…

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The Jewel of Queensland Hobie Racing | 24/25 Traveller Series Report

The 2024–25 Queensland Hobie Traveller Series brought together passionate Hobie sailors from across the state (and beyond) for a packed calendar of regattas. From winter glamour sailing at Humpybong to the iconic Bad News Regatta on the Gold Coast, the series showcased everything great about Hobie racing — fun, fierce competition, and a whole lot…

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2025 Wildcat Regatta | Notice of Race

The Wildcat Regatta is back and it’s more WILD than ever! The NSWHCA’s man on the ground Mr. Michael ‘The Director’ Taylor, along with the widely renowned President of the Great Lakes Sailing Club, Tim Haffner, are all well and truly underway with the organisation of the fabled Wild Cat Regatta. Taking place once again…

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Inaugural Hobie Wave NSW State Championships | WaveGP

Welcome to the inaugural Wave Grand Prix The NSW Hobie Cat Association, in conjunction with the Vincentia Sailing Club, are proud to release the Notice of Race and offical open entries for the 2025 NSW Hobie Wave State Championships, the first ever Championship level event for the humble Hobie Wave to be held in Australia….

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Wind, Sun & Lots of Fun: The West Coast is Calling the Hobie Family

Western Australia is known as a mecca for wind sports and Busselton is an excellent location for the Pitts Design and Construction 53rd Australian Hobie Cat National Championships. Hosted by Geographe Bay Yacht Club, the event will run from 27 December 2025 to 5 January 2026. Series One invites Hobie 16 teams to contest the…