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
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…
10
Dec
Dec
Entries for the Youth, Women’s, Masters, Grand Master, Great Grand Masters are OPEN! In November, we released the Notice of Race, and now entry to the 23rd Hobie 16 World Championships is now open to all disciplines with the exception of the prequalified, which will open on the 23rd December 2021. The prequalified entries will open at…
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Aug
Aug
Recently the IHCA become aware that some trapeze harnesses, including the popular Zhik T3 are above the required weight in RRS 50.1(b). As the we have some major events taking place we don’t have the time to do a full sailor review to change our Class Rules. The IHCA in consultation with World Sailing have…
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Mar
Mar
The 2021 / 2022 Australian Hobie Cat National Championships will be hosted by Vincentia Sailing Club, Jervis Bay . The Hobie 16 Open event will take place first, with the mixed fleet in the second series. We know there are quite a few 16 teams that take their H16 Open nationals very seriously. These guys…
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Oct
Oct
We are excited to announce the 2018 NSW Hobie State Championships (Hobie 16 Open, Masters, Grand Masters, Great Grand Master, Hobie 18, Tigers & WildCats) will be held 1st & 2nd December at Mannering Park Sailing Club – on the southern end of Lake Macquarie. Camping available next door at the Big 4 Caravan Park…
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Feb
Feb
A fleet of 18 Hobie 14s lined up for the first H14 Nationals in 17 years. The competitors ranged from Hobie “Die Hards” sailing boats that cost from $0 – $1000, borrowed boats through to brand new boats. Almost half the fleet are women! Favourites Fletch & Georgia Warren-Myers (3rd and 2nd in the recent…
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Feb
Feb
The first day of the Hobie 14 Nationals and Jervis Bay Classic was as good as it gets. A Fleet of 18 Hobie 14s, 7 Hobie 16 Youth teams and 10 open H16s enjoyed (or endured) a Jervis Bay Nor-Easter that built quickly from around 12 knots at the start of race 1, through to…
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Nov
Nov
Are you going to the NSW Hobie States? The early entry discount ends at the end of the month – so make sure you head to https://nsw.hobiecat.asn.au/state-titles/ and get your entry in. Please remember, to compete, both skipper and crew must be members of a Hobie Association, so once you’ve entered, just click on the membership tab…
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