Category Archives: International Hobie Class

Executive Directors January 2016 Report

2016 for the Hobie® sailors looks to be another wonderful year. For the Hobie 16 sailors the pinnacle of sailing, a world championships has been announced. It was decided to give the sailors what they were asking for, a quality Hobie 16 World Championships. A 5 star resort, breakfast and lunch included, an enclosed safe […]

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AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR HOBIE® SAILORS

Hobie Cat® Worldwide and the International Hobie Class Association are pleased to announce that the 21st Hobie 16 World Championships website is now live. The dates for the world championships are 29 May – 13 June, 2016 and for each series, dates and information can be found on the dedicated event website. You can enter […]

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Jason Hess/Irene Abascal win largest Hobie 16 N.A. championships this century

Day 1 73 Hobie 16 teams started competition today at Pensacola Yacht Club in gusty north winds that varied from 8 to 25 knots. The wind came from off shore making the wind a bit gusty and shfting. Four races were completed with most of the races sailed with winds in the upper teens. A […]

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2015/16 Hobie Cat Australian Championships

Hobie World Champions to novices have all entered this year championship. Port Stephens is one of the family friendly locations for a holiday. With accommodation from tents to world-class accommodation to make all the Hobie sailor welcome. So mark the dates Salamander Bay – Port Stephens 29th Dec 15 – 3rd Jan 16, plan your accommodation […]

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May 2015 – Why are the weather forecasts so bad!

Despite all the computer modeling and highly educated weather forecasters, why can they not tell us how much wind we will have? Even on the day of the regatta, they can’t get it right. At a recent event here in Maryland, the forecast was for absolutely no wind all weekend. Looking at the forecast Saturday […]

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