Dear members (past and present), friends, competitors and supporters, The Gold Coast Catamaran Club will always put the sailors first, so it is with much sadness that, as President of the Gold Coast Cat Club, I have to inform you all that due to Covid-19 restrictions, we are forced to postpone the 20th Anniversary Bad…
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Mar
Mar
A big thanks to Rowdy for the great story below: An excellent weekend of Hobie racing at Lake Wendouree. Saturday was a hot windless day, not a cloud in the sky, we all spent the whole day catching up with each other telling stories over a few drinks on the bar. At exactly 430pm the…
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Mar
Mar
Plenty of colour and action at the Hobie 16 State Championships in Western Australia The Hobie 16 class is thriving in Western Australia and thirty-two boats contested the State Championships on the first weekend in March, hosted by Nedlands Yacht Club on the Swan River in Perth. Sailed in teams of two, the sixty-four sailors…
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Feb
Feb
Jervoise Bay Sailing Club, at Woodman Point in Western Australia has been selected as the venue for the 2019-20 Australian Hobie Nationals. The north facing beach venue is one of the best locations for the Hobie class. The club has a large grassed area for rigging as well as a long sandy beach, protected from…
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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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Jun
Jun
A rare honour has been awarded to one of our favourite Hobie sailors. Upu Kila is the recipient of an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). This award is presented to individuals for outstanding service to the community. For nearly 40 years, Upu has represented Papua New Guinea in sailing. He was…
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Jan
Jan
The 2017 Nicholas Lynch Australian Hobie Cat Nationals are currently under way at Somers Yacht Club on Victoria’s Western Port Bay. For all the latest news, photos and results, be sure to check out the event web site at hobiecatnationals.com.au
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Oct
Oct
Very sad news – Bob Henderson, an old-time Hobie sailor from Yarra Bay, died on the weekend in Qld. Bob Henderson and wife crew Marilyn began sailing at Yarra Bay 16 foot Skiff Club along with good mate Bob Munroe, initially Hobie 14’s, then H16’s. Yarra Bay had a very strong H14 fleet at that…
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Jul
Jul
Queensland Youth Week From the 1-5 July, RQYS once again hosted the annual Queensland Youth Championships. Youth Week is an event for all classes, ranging from dinghies, skiffs, sailboards and most importantly the cats. Youth Week is used as the final selection regatta for the Australia youth sailing team, and for the last time, the…
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Apr
Apr
During the first week of the April holidays, the 50th annual CHS sailing regatta was held at Belmont 16’s sailing club. There were 6 exciting races held over the 4 day event, with all sailors immensely enjoying their time on Lake Macquarie, NSW. There were six Hobie 16’s at the event with the top four being…