Tuesday-Friday, August 1-5, 2023 Lake Quinault, WA Rain Forest Resort Village On the southeast shore of Washington State’s Lake Quinault, in the far southeast corner of the Olympic National Park, one of the quietest places on earth, a motley crew of sailors mingled Monday evening under and around the log cabana in the center of […]
We are in mid-summer now in North America and sailing season has been underway for a couple of months. We had the usual flurry of early events in May/June and now things are more spread out for the remainder of the season. Recently we have been spending a lot of time at our sailing club. […]
Greetings All! This is primarily addressed to the H16 sailors, but I know that many of us cross fleets and time is of the essence! Pre-registrations are essential to ensure that we are prepared for your arrival. At this time… if you want to ensure you get a sweet regatta shirt from Rooster, we need […]
Hello HCANA Members! We are soliciting nominations for the 2023 Carlton Tucker Sportsperson of the Year Award. This is the highest honor we bestow upon our members, honoring an HCANA member for their contribution to the Hobie Way of Life. We have a wonderful perpetual trophy with all the previous honorees in it. Recent […]
COUNTDOWN to the 50th Hobie Mid-Americas Reunion Regatta. May 26 Welcome Party to May 29 Long Distance Sail – something for everyone. Y’all better register or you’ll miss this Texas sized regatta just north of Dallas. Saddle up and come join Hobie Fleet 23 as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Mid-Americas! Check it out […]
Mario Dubeux expands his Hobie 16 tuning tips with the measurements used to get his Hobie 16 fast. As the video is in Brazilian Portuguese to translate click on the “Settings” icon, select “Subtitles/CC,” and then click “Auto Translate.” A list of languages you can translate into will be displayed.
The spring sailing season begins! The first regatta of the season was Midwinters East held at Ocean Springs Yacht Club in Ocean Springs, MS. This has been the first event of the season for me for the last few years and despite being a 1000-mile drive it’s a great start to the season. A great […]
Believe Returning from a ski trip to New England, Carol and I took the opportunity to visit Starting Line Sailing’s manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, USA. Starting Line Sailing (SLS) is the parent company of West Coast Sailing, Zim Sailing, Dwyer Mast and Rigging and now Hobie Sailboats. Starting Line Sailing entered into a long-term […]
To celebrate International Women’s Day what better way than to reproduce this article from some Australian Women Hobie sailors? The article was written by two teenage sisters (Haylie and Carmen Andrews) who went on to the podium at the 2022 Hobie 16 Women’s World Championships. On this day we honour all women on International Women’s […]
Notice of Race, registration form, and all the important information is available on the official website at these links: Notice of Race Online Entry Please remember the program foreseen for the event: July 11 Welcome on board July 12-15 Dragoon & Hobie Cat 16 Youth July 14-15 Hobie Cat Master & SPI Cup July 16-17 […]