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…
Category Archives: QLD
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Jun
Jun
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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Apr
Apr
It’s that time of year again, only 9 weeks until the return of the iconic Bad News Regatta! Gold Coast Catamaran Club’s ‘Bad News Regatta’ has been one of the largest winter regattas for catamaran sailing in Australia. Originally started back in the 1960’s prior to Hobie Cats even being invented. The ‘Top Cat of…
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Dec
Dec
Sail Brisbane 2024 kicked off with six eager Hobie teams and a building southeast breeze. The enthusiasm was evident, with Lachy, Pelican, and Bella all being OCS (on course side) at the first start. Despite this, the close racing that followed for the opening race set the tone for an exciting regatta. Team Bates continued…
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Nov
Nov
The Hobie 16 State Championships recently took place on the beautiful Lake Cootharaba over the October long weekend, with ideal flat-water racing conditions drawing a strong turnout. Day 1 featured stunning weather, highlighted by a north-westerly breeze that shifted into a brisk 20-knot north-easterly sea breeze, enabling a full day of competitive racing. Team Bates…
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Aug
Aug
Notice of Race & Entries Open It’s time folks. Your new leaders of the association, Pelican, Jess & Libby, have been working tirelessly behind the scenes with the team at Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club to bring you the latest and greatest State Championships to take place on the hallowed waters of the Sunshine Coast. The…
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Jul
Jul
It was a cold start to the first regatta of the 2024/25 QLD Hobie Traveller Series, 5 x Hobie 16’s and 1 x Hobie 14-Turbo showed up to contest division 2, despite the underwhelming forecast. Saturday’s schedule was for traditional windward/leeward course racing, where the fleet ended up with a 5-10 knot north-easterly breeze. Day…
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Jun
Jun
A changing of the guard has taken place for the Queensland Hobie Cat Association Inc., with the next generation of Hobie sailors taking the reigns for the upcoming season of sailing. Jess Hutchinson has stepped up as Treasurer, taking the place of Julie Keenan. Libby Kirby has jumped into the role as Secretary, taking over…
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May
May
Saturday’s racing saw the end of the season for the Hobie fleet at RQYS. 13 season entries for the Hobie 16 plus a few casuals here and there, along with 1 x Hobie 14 Turbo and the occasional Hobie 14 Cat rig. We saw the loss to the fleet of the popular Sean & Karen…
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Apr
Apr
It’s that time of the year again Hobie Sailors!! The Gold Coast Catamaran Club would like to formally invite all off-the-beach catamaran sailors to the annual, the one and the only, the everlasting Bad News Regatta! Taking place over the June long weekend (NSW/VIC only), the Baddie Regatta is widely known as the most spectacular…