From the photo above you can see the conditions at the Hobie® World Cat event in Sylt, Germany. One team conquered the conditions and became the champions. Not too many boats could have handled the surf conditions. For the Hobie 16 it was a normal day off the beach.
The 2017 MultiWorlds and Europeans in Noordwijk, Netherlands is progressing and they have produced a video showing the site. The video does capture the beach and wonderful sailing conditions the sailors can expect. A schedule of the events will be released very soon with a Notice of Race following. It is full speed ahead at Noordwijk promising another spectacular Hobie event for all the sailors.
The North American Hobie 17 and US Sailing Multihull Championships (Hobie Alter Cup was this year sailing on the Hobie 18), started with no wind at Lake Carlyle and ended with no wind. In the middle was some great racing and sailing conditions. As always the Hobie sailors found ways to keep their competitive juices flowing with paddle board races when there was no wind.
In October for the first time the South African Hobie 16 Championships will be sailed on a lake. The question the racers are asking is how will the ocean sailors handle the lake conditions against the lake sailors? Time will tell if they can make the transition across to the lake conditions or if the lake sailors will prevail.
10-14 October is the North American Hobie 16 and 18 Championships in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. You can still enter to be part of the fun in Mexico.
The Notice of Race is released for the Americas Cup Endeavour Wave racing. The America’s Cup Endeavour Junior Hobie Wave Regatta will be held 20-26 June 2017, in Bermuda. The junior sailors will be part of the Americas Cup and train with some of the biggest names in sailing. All sailors need to be 15 years old or younger, in 2017, the year of the event and members of the Hobie Class Association. Each Hobie Wave sailing team shall consist of two males, or two females, or a mix of one male and one female. The goal is to have a 50/50 equal mix of males and females at the event. The website information about The Americas Cup Endeavour program. This is a fantastic opportunity for the junior sailors to be part of one of the biggest sailing stages in the world. We ask everyone to find a junior racing team to be part of the action in Bermuda.
2017 Hobie® MutiWorlds and Europeans in the Netherlands
Zeilvereniging Noordwijk will host the 2017 Hobie MultiWorlds and Europeans. The venue is the beautiful village of Noordwijk (a.k.a. “the beach of Amsterdam”), on the shores of the North Sea. Racing will be from 20th July to 29th July. More about the venue and racing can be found at Hobie Worlds.
Who Won the Hobie® World Cat 2016 and Set a Speed Record
After 12 races and two discards only one team had all first places. With strong winds and waves in the North Sea only one team truly conquered the conditions.
More information.
Hobie 17 North American Championships and US Multihull Championship
Awesome racing on the water. The weather threw everything at the sailors. From no wind which meant paddle board races, to 25 knots and everything in-between.
Puerto Penasco Mexico to Host the 2016 Hobie® 16 & 18 North American Championships
In just over a month all the North American Hobie 16 and 18 action moves to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. It is not too late to join all the action and fun by going here – to register.
Please look at the promotion video of what is shaping up to be a big North American Hobie 16 &18 Championships
More information at the IHCA website.
2016-17 Australian Hobie® Championships
The 2016 Australian Championships at Hervey Bay, Queensland is the return of the multi series format. With the two series format we will see increased numbers in the Hobie 16 fleet. Also a number of Hobie 14, Wild Cat and Tiger sailors will try their skills on the Hobie 16. The website lots of information including the Notice of Race.
2017 Americas Cup Endeavour in Bermuda
Calling all junior Hobie® sailors to sail in Bermuda during the America Cup. The Notice of Race a supplementary document to assist is here.
2017 Mini-Mega North American Championships 2-12 August 2017
2017 Hobie ®Mini-Mega North American Championships to consist of Hobie Waves, Hobie 14, Hobie 16 Youth, Hobie Women, Hobie 17, Hobie 18 in the beautiful Wildwood beaches of New Jersey.
South African Hobie 16 Championships on a Lake for the First Time
This is the first time that The South African Hobie® 16 National championships will be hosted inland from the 21st-23rd October 2016. This year’s event is proudly hosted by Lake Deneys Yacht club on the Vaal Dam.
Rubicon (Jersey) Channel Islands Championships
Two races on day one with light breezes followed by fours races in 25 knots saw some spectacular racing in St. Aubin’s Bay. Read the full story and see the video on the website.
