Events

2020 Wanning Hobie 16 Round Island Challenge

”2020 Wanning Hobie 16 Round Island Challenge“ was hosted by the People’s Government of Wa…

Hobie Cat 16 SPI DS-DM 2020 set fra fordækket 🤙

Det officielle DS-danmarksmesterskab for Hobie Cat 16 SPI, er i weekenden (5-6. september) blevet af…

Talking Hobie’s episode 5, sailing gear.

Talking Hobie’s sailing gear. This episode we featured a collection of sailing gear options fo…

333 CUP/Open Danish Championships Hobie Cat 16 SPI (DS-DM)

The Open Danish Hobie Cat 16 SPI Nationals (DS-DM) / 333 “40th Anniversary” Cup has concluded an…

Open Danish Hobie Cat 16 SPI Nationals 2020 – epic battle for the title

The official Danish Sailing Hobie Cat 16 SPI Championship (DS-DM) was after a COVID-19 postponement …

Italian Hobie 16 Spi and Dragoon in Pescara

The Hobie Cat 16 Spi and Hobie Dragoon Class Double National Championships concluded in Pescara. In…

Hobie 14 Wassenaar Cup was great again.

Despite that foreign sailors could not attend due to covid 19 restrictions, on Saturday 10 enthusias…

Et stykke dansk Hobie historie……

Hobie Cat Fleet 333 fejrer i år sit 40-års jubilæum. Havde fleeten været offentligt ansat, havde…

Clarifying note on the use of mast floats/bobs

The Rules Committee has recently received a question about the rules related to the use of mast floa…

Hobie Cup Italy 2020, registration fee payable at the final checkin during registration.

The Hobie Cup will be at Campione del Garda 2-4 October 2020 for the Hobie 16 and Hobie 14 classes. …

2020 Hobie 16 Spanish Championships also the Valencian Regional Championship

The Hotel Roc Doblemar once again hosts the 2020 Hobie 16 Spanish championship who will compete for …

2020 Hobie Mini-Mega North American Championships

The Hobie Class Assn of North America, Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs Sailing Squadron &…

Talking Hobies – boat maintenance

In this episode of Talking Hobies will featured boat maintenance and general repairs. Guest speaker …

It’s nice to see that some regions are slowing returning to sailing.

Here in North America, our situation isn’t as good. In North America, most of the regional Hobie e…

2020 Hobie Italian Youth and Multiclass Championships confirmed

As the Italian Hobie Cat Association we have worked and are continuing to work closely with the Nati…

RCIYC Minquiers Cat Dash

The inaugural MINQUIERS CAT DASH organised by the Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club attracted 5 Wild …

Fleet 333: Hobie Longhaul 2020

Torsdag morgen var startskuddet for 4 spændende dage i det sydfynske øhav. Det var en blæsende mo…

2020 Hobie Mile High Regatta

The Hobie Mile High Regatta was sailed in the picturesque Huntington Lake, California and hosted by …

2020 Austrian Hobie 16 Championships concludes

The Austrian Hobie 16 Championships was held 25-26 July 2020. It was hosted by the Yacht-Cub Weiden …

World Sailing releases the 2021 – 2024 Equipment Rules of Sailing

The 2021 Equipment Rules of Sailing will come into effect on 1 January 2021. These rules will be use…

Talking Hobie’s Episode 3, ‘All about Rudders’

Talking Hobie’s Episode 3 is discussing Rudders and featured Steve Fields from Hobie Cat Compa…

2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing released with study version

The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) governs the sport of sailboat and sailboard racing. It is revised …

2020 Hobie 14 Wassenaar Cup (unofficial Dutch nationals)

The 2020 Hobie 14 Wassenaar cup which is the unofficial Dutch Hobie Nations will be held at Kust Z…

Talking Hobies Episode 2; continuing fibreglass repairs

Talking Hobies. A new webinar series by the International Hobie Class Association on all things rela…

Talking Hobies Episode 1; Boat repairs

Talking Hobies Episode 1; Boat repairs A new webinar series by the International Hobie Class Associa…

Wayne Schafer, the passing of a Hobie Legend

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of one the original Hobie sailors, Wayne Schafer. I…

Royal Channel Islands Hobie updated sailing information

*THE FIRST two races in the Love Wine ‘Summer Breeze’ series will not take place this Sunday 31s…

NEWS FROM HOBIE FLEET 808 PESCARA – RESTART EXIT CV-19 “#UNITIMADISTANTI”

After months of waiting in this context of surreal situation passed between group video calls, video…

IHCA President May 2020

When will postponement come down? Currently COVID-19 has put sailboat regattas on hold around the wo…

Postponement Announcement: Hobie Multi Europeans in Spain shift to 2021

The Organization Authority, represented by Pep Subirats, in agreement with the EHCA Executives, and…

333 CUP/Open Danish Championships Hobie Cat 16 SPI (DS-DM) postponed to SEP 2020!!

COVID-19 UPDATE: The 333 CUP/Open Danish Championships Hobie Cat 16 SPI (DS-DM) is due to the COVID-…

The world may change but the Hobie fun will always be there

COVID-19 has put many countries into isolation this virus has caused the cancellation or postponemen…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Event Organizers for the Protection of the Health of Athletes (updated 29th May)

World Sailing’s Medical Commission are in close communication with the World Health Organisation (…

North American Hobie 17/18, Hobie 16 Women & Youth Championships, [postponed] The exciting news is…

The committee is working with Ocean Springs YC to bring back the Hobie Mini-Mega, October 19-25th. …

2020-21 Australian Hobie Cat National Championships [updating for a new venue]

Stay tuned for an exciting new venue. If you have any questions regarding the Nationals, please feel…

Ordinær generalforsamling 2020

Juni 2020 Kære medlemmer Her kan du finde alle dokumenter relateret til DHCAs ordnære generalforsa…

IHCA Presidents blog, Winter in Maryland

Winter in Maryland. It’s been a no show! For the most part, this has been the “winter that wasn�…

2020 European Hobie Racing Calendar released

The European Hobie Class Association (EHCA) has produced a 2020 Calendar for Hobie racing in Europe.…

Hobie Cat 16 Multinational Championship; Italy – Germany – Austria

The Italian, German and Austrian Hobie championships are officially confirmed as a combined Hobie 16…

2020 North American Hobie 14 Championships POSTPONED

2020 Hobie 14 North Americans Postponed 2020 Hobie Midwinters East Cancelled It is with great regret…

2020 UK Hobie 16 Nationals

The Hobie 16 Nationals 2020 at Poole Yacht Club 8-10th May. Once again this event is sponsored by …

5th Mexican Hobie 16 National Championships [postponed]

The 5th Mexican Hobie 16 National Championships will be held at the Club Náutico San Gaspar del La…

Invitational International Hobie 16 Trapseat Cup

Announcing the annual Invitational International Hobie 16 Trapseat Cup for 4 days of round robin MAT…

Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club Hobie Dragoon Cadet of the year award 2019

The yearly award was presented last Sunday at the Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club. There were dual …

Australian Hobie Championships underway

Racing on day 1 With four races on day 1 with the wind building up to 20 knots it was the perfect st…

Hobie Fleet 808 activity report Pescara

Yet another year this 2019 “Hobiettivamente” fantastic for the multiplicity of events in…

Generalforsamling / 333s bowlingmesterskab 2019

Referat af generalforsamlingen Indkaldelse/indbydelse Endelig dagsorden Regnskab Budget Med venlig h…

Thanks to everyone involved in the 22nd Hobie 16 World Championships

The 22nd Hobie 16 World Championships has concluded an what a great event. A huge thank you to the 5…

2020 Hobie Multi Europeans postponed to 1-9 July 2021

The Hobie 2020 Multi Europeans will be from the 27th June to the 5th July. Hosting the event will be…

DHCA Årsranglister 2019

Hobie 16 VM’et i Florida markerede afslutningen på sæsonen og var sidste ranglistestævne på DH…

IHCA Class Rule Penalty Policy

At the recent IHCA AGM the IHCA Rules Committee presented a document to assist juries in awarding pe…

Hobie Cat 16 VM 2019 – sølv til Nicolaj Bjørnholt/Michelle Jensen

Efter et meget tæt opgør i toppen har Nicolaj Bjørnholt/Michelle Jensen sikret Danmark sølvmedal…

Hobie Cat 16 VM 2019 – hilsen fra sejlerne

Af Calle Sørensen november 2019 Lidt historie: Hej alle, Efter 4 dage hvor vi vendte tidszonen og j…

Third-Party Liability Insurance Update for the 22nd Hobie 16 Worlds

$300,000 Liability insurance and what does this mean? The official Notice of Race lists the followin…

Summer season of cat racing begins on the Swan River in Perth

Multihull sailing in Perth will kick in to gear this weekend with the annual Cat Classic Regatta. Ho…

Steve Fields Managing Director of Hobie Asia Pacific takes on a new role at Hobie Cat

Recently, the following press release was issued by Hobie Cat regarding the exciting new position St…

RCIYC Hobie Fleets Love Wine ‘Summer Breeze’ Series

The Royal Channel Island Yacht Club Hobie Fleets Love Wine ‘Summer Breeze’ series came…

Clarification of the Hobie Cat 14/16 6:1 downhaul system

Date: Middelfart, DENMARK, September 19, 2019 To: Hob…

2019 Hobie 16/20 North American Championships

Day 1 With the Hobie 16 and 20 sailors all attending the North American Championships at Harrison Ho…

Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships 2019

A flat, glassy calm sea with virtually no wind greeted the Hobie crews as they rigged their boats in…

Hobie 16 SPI DS-DM 2019

Skovshoved Sejlklub og Hobie Cat Fleet 815 stod for en sublim afvikling vores Hobie 16 SPI DS-DM her…

Hobie Cat Wave Rule 6.10 change proposal

Date: Middelfart, DENMARK, August 15, 2019 To: Hobie Cat sailors, IHCA Council members and IHCA Regi…

In remembrance of Sandra Tartaglino

With lots of sadness and tears at my house, I wanted to report on the passing of member of the Hobie…

Denmark wins Hobie World Cat in Westerland on Sylt ahead of Germany and Australia

Daniel and Nicolaj Björnholt Christensen win the Hobie World Cat 2019 in Westerland on Sylt ahead o…

Amendment to Notice of Race to the Hobie 16 World Championships Number 5

Amendment to Notice of Race Number 5

Lauritz Bockelmann / Kim Liedke and Stefan Wiese-Dohse / Anke Delius win the final race of the best Hobie 16 sailors off Westerland

Lauritz Bockelmann and Kim Liedke, who have just come to Sylt from France as newly crowned Vice Euro…

Sylt Sailing Week 2019 – Hobie World Cat. The best of the best coming to Sylt / Germany

The Sylt Sailing Week will start next weekend and Westerland will be the meeting point of Germany…

2019 Europeans Series 2 Hobie 16 Championships

A warm day greeted the sailors in La Rochelle for the two day of qualifications for the Hobie 16 Eur…

Hobie Multiworlds and Europeans start (series 1)

The first to start racing in La Rochelle were the Hobie 14 and Dragoon World Championships and the H…

What a Hobie world’s means to a few of our sailors

Mario Roberto Arantes Dubeux; Brazil Since 1997 (HC14) I have attended all the Hobie cat’s world c…

2019 Hobie Asian Championships

33 boats from 8 countries attended the 2019 Hobie 16 Asian Champions in Weihai,China. All boats we…

333 Cup 22.-23 Juni

Her kan der kigges indbydelse, sejladsbestemmelser, resultater m.m. Stævnet afvikles i år af Sejlk…

Bockelmann / Liedke with super series to the victory of Hobie 16 in Grömitz

A more than successful prelude to Germany’s biggest sailing tour in Grömitz. The registration…

US Sailing Multihull Championships and Division 11 regatta

The US Sailing Multihull Championships is an event that rotates amongst the catamaran classes. This …

Hobie Wave Rule 6.10 – interpretation statement

The Rules Committee has received questions on the interpretation of Hobie Wave Rule 6.10: A line or …

Hobie® 16 Youth World Championships entry fee reduction

To incentivise more participants in the Hobie 16 Youth World event the entry fee to 22nd Hobie 16 Yo…

The Super Sail Tour is entering its 22nd season this year!

The Super Sail Tour of the PROSAIL Sail Events Germany has stood for more than 20 years of the most …

4th Mexican Hobie 16 National Championships

On the 24, 25 and 26 of May, the Mexican Hobie Cat Fleet celebrated their 4th National Championship …

Italian Hobie Championships

The Italian National Hobie Championship hosted in Pescara (Italy) from the 2nd to the 4th of May had…

South African Hobie 16 National Championships

This year’s Hobie 16 Nationals, originally to be held over the Easter weekend was moved to the fol…

IHCA Rules Committee has proposed 3 rules for comment

Dear all, With outset in sailor feed back and questions the Rules Committee has prepared a rule chan…

Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships 23rd-25th August

Savills, one of the world’s largest real estate agents with 700 offices in countries around the gl…

Hobie Fleet 345, Cagliari, Italy

Fleet 345 secret? Easy one: the Criterium! Where can you find a place where you can race every Satur…

IHCA Class Rules updated

The IHCA Class Rules have been updated by the Rules Committee. This was done after consulting the …

South African Hobie 14 National Championships

Not even the withdrawal of both our first choice as race officer, Josh Kruyt due to work commitments…

South African Hobie Tiger National Championships

Doodle Dodds and Andrew Ward do it Again! Not satisfied with squeezing in a win at last week’s Hob…

51st North American Hobie 14 Championships

The 51st Hobie Cat 14 North American Championship is hosted by Clearwater Community Sailing and Clea…

2019-20 Australian Hobie Championships

The Australian Hobie Nationals are heading back to Western Australia. There has been a WA team on th…

Polyester cup 4.-5. maj

Tilmeldingen er nu åben til årets første ranglistestævne i weekenden 4.-5. maj, når Kastrup Se…

Hobie 16 at Fort Myers airport as part of the worlds promotion

It’s 2:00 AM and a team of sailors and employees from Hobie Cat Co. are inside the Ft. Myers airpo…

7 Months and counting till till 22nd Hobie 16 Worlds

With less than 7 months to the start of the 22nd Hobie 16 World Championships at Captiva Island, Flo…

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 Champio…

2019 Hobie 16 Asian Championships

Venue: Weihai, P. R. China Registration: June 29 to 30 Race days: July 1 to 3 Arrival Airport: Weiha…

Youth grant to North American Youth sailor’s to the Hobie 16 World Championships

The Hobie Class Association of North America (HCANA) has an initiative to attract to more youth from…

Attentional all Hobie 16 Sailor’s

From the 1st March the IHCA is opening up the qualifying for all the sailors. Competitor’s enterin…

2019 Fiji Hobie Challenge information

2019 Fiji Hobie Challenge The event will run from 7th to 18th August. The Oceania Championship (arou…

4th Mexican Hobie 16 National Championships

The 4th Mexican Hobie 16 National Championships will be held at Nautical Club San Gaspar del Lago, V…

President’s February ’19 Blog

Winter was a bit slow to arrive but it’s here now in the US. The meteorologists are all talking ab…

New Hobie Wave Class Rule 6.10 – revised proposal

Dear all, With reference to Proposal 3 (new Hobie Wave Class Rule 6.10) of the rule change package p…

Italian Hobie Championship 2019

Svagamente ASD and Hobie Fleet 808. Pescara will host the 2019 Hobie Multiclass Italian Championship…

Ordinær generalforsamling 2019

DHCA afholder ordinær generalforsamling Tid: Søndag 3. februar 2019 kl. 11.00 Sted: Sejlklubben …

HC16 træningslejr i Hornbæk 22.-24. juni 2018

Som optakt og forberedelse til Hobie EM’et i Hornbæk i juli 2018 havde DHCA og Fleet 815 stablet …

Australian Hobie Championships Series 2

The 2nd series of the Australian Hobie Championship is the Hobie 16 Open and Hobie 16 Masters. Thi…

2018-19 Australian Hobie Championship’s

Series 1 Day 1 Unfortunately, only one race on the first day of the competition for the Hobie 14, Ho…

Hobie youth in France back in 2019

The come back of youth Hobie sailors in the French Federal Competition 2019 will mark a further step…

New Zealand Hobie 16 Open National Championships.

The Nationals are booked and coming up really fast in 6-9 February 2019! You may have heard there be…

Amendment to the Notice of Race 1 for the 22nd Hobie 16 World Championships.

Amendment to Notice of Race Number 1 Delete IHCA General Class Rule 13.3 (a) The IHCA Rules Committe…

Proposed Rule Changes

Dear all, The Rules Committee has the last couple of months worked on several issues and proposals. …

United Kingdom Hobie 16 Nationals

The UK Hobie 16 Nationals are returning to Poole Yacht Club after 41 years. Held May 25th-27th 201…

2019 Hobie® MultiWorlds Hobie 14 and Dragoon, Hobie 16 Europeans Wild Cat Championship and Tiger International Cup in La Rochelle (France): REGISTRATIONS ARE OPENED

Don’t wait more…. Visit the website hobie2019larochelle.com, and register for the MultiWorlds Ho…

2019 Hobie® MultiWorlds and Europeans

The International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) and the European Hobie Class Association (EHCA) hav…

2019 Hobie 16/20 North American Championships

Harrison Hot Springs, BC – Canada September 16-20, 2019 This is an amazing place to race and s…

2018 Hobie 16 North American Championships

2018 Hobie 16 North American Championships, Navarre Beach, Florida Day 1 After a morning delay waiti…

Jinzhou, the 2nd leg of the Hobie® China Regatta.

The sailors departed Dalian on a five hour bus trip through the north part of China to start the sec…

2018 Luneng Hilton Cup Dalian – Jinshitan International Hobie® Sailing Competition

2018 Luneng Hilton Cup Dalian – Jinshitan International Hobie® Sailing Competition 2018 Lunen…

2018 TOTAL Fiji Challenge

Day 1 The day started with a briefing for the first leg from Hilton Resort, Denarau to Mana Island R…

South Africa wins the Hobie World Cat 2018 ahead of Germany and Italy

South Africa wins the Hobie World Cat 2018 ahead of Germany and Italy It was the best starting field…

Hobie Cat 50th Anniversary Celebration

The Hobie Cat Company is proud to announce the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Hobie Cat, schedu…

Hobie Asian Championship

We are pleased to announce the Hobie Asian Championship will take place in Hong Kong from September …

Women and Youth Hobie 16 North American Championships

The 2018 North American Hobie 16 Women and Youth championships at Huntington Lake California started…

The world’s best Hobie 16 sailors come to the big showdown in Westerland / Sylt

Starting on Tuesday, August 7th, the world’s best Hobie 16 sailors will start in Sylt Sailing …

EM guld til Nicolaj og Naja Bjørnholt

De europæiske mesterskaber i Hobie Cat blev i 2018 afviklet fra stranden og på vandet ud for idyll…

2018 Hobie MultiEuropeans Hornbæk, Denmark

The Hobie MultiEuropeans consisted of the following classes. Hobie Dragoon Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Youth S…

Channel Islands Hobie® Cat Championships

A flat and glassy calm sea greeted the Hobie crews as they rigged their boats at the Gunsite beach o…

Hobie® 16 World Champion wins Super Sail Tour regatta in Scharbeutz

The Super Sail Tour, Germany’s most successful regatta tour, was held from 6 – 8 July 20…

50 years ago on July 4th the very first Hobie® races took place

July 4th 1968 Hobie Alter, R. Paul Allen, Sandy Banks and a group of surfers all meet at Wayne Schaf…

Italian Hobie® National Championships

72 HobieCats (55 Hobie 16 and 17 Hobie Dragoon) offshore on lake Bracciano (Italy) for the Italian N…

Danish Hobie Cat 16 Championship 2018: Bjoernholt brothers still dominate the fleet.

333 Cup, the traditional summer event of Hobie Fleet 333, was held by Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub on Ju…

Hobie 16 SPI / Hobie 16 DM 9.-10. juni 2018

Fleet 333 og Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub inviterer til Danish Open Nationals for Hobie 16 SPI og Hobie …

3rd Mexican Hobie 16 Championships

The past 25, 26 and 27 of May of 2018, and for the third consecutive year, the Club Nautico San Gasp…

Victory for Lauritz Bockelmann and Kim Liedke in a great fleet of 50 Hobie® 16 catamarans in Grömitz

The Hobie way of life can be so beautiful! All participants of the season opener of the Super Sail T…

2018 Hobie 14 North American Championships

33 Hobie 14’s lined up at the startline for the 50th anniversary Hobie 14 North American Champions…

333 Cup NOR

Hej Alle, så er der Notice of Race til dette års 333 cup som også er klasse DM for Hobie 16. Vi h…

2018 South African Hobie 16 Championships

Well done to Blaine and Roxanne Dodds who claimed another South African Hobie 16 Championships. It w…

Træningslejr 23 – 24 Juni 2018 i Hornbæk

Kære Hobies DHCA har den store fornøjelse at invitere til Hobie Cat 16 træningslejr, som optakt t…

Hobie Tiger SA National Championships and Xtreme Racing Series 2018

This event is an annual event and a highly sought after fixture on the South African Hobie calendar.…

Hobie® Waves making a splash 2018 at the St. Thomas International Regatta

The 2018 St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) welcomes Hobie Waves to the regatta and builds on t…

John Ryall from RSA explains why he is an early bird entry to the Mutli-Europeans

This year marks the 10th Anniversary edition of the Hobie Multi-European Championships. With a littl…

South Africa Hobie 14 Provincial Champioships

Even though entries were down from last year to 11 this year it was a gem of a regatta. Well done to…

The Royal Chanel Island Hobie® racing starts 11th March

*RACES 1 & 2 in the Rosscot Spring series on Sun 11th March, start from 12 noon in St. AubinR…

Dommerkursus 3.-4. marts 2018

Dommerkursus og protestbehandling for alle interesserede Dansk Sejlunion afholder dommerkursus i wee…

Ordinær generalforsamling i DHCA 25. februar 2018

DHCA afholder ordinær generalforsamling Søndag den 25. februar 2018 kl. 11.00 i Sejlerhuset, …

3rd Mexican Hobie® Championships announced

The 3rd Mexican Hobie National Championships are from the 25-27 May Valle De Bravo. The Notice of …

2018 North American Events

2018 North American Championship Events: Hobie 14 – May 16-18, Syracuse NY Hobie 17 – Ap…

HC 14 North American 2018

Hobie 14 North American Championships 2018 Syracuse – NY **** Another great event by the Fleet…

Presidents January Blog 2018

Somebody should protest! SPORTSMANSHIP AND THE RULES Competitors in the sport of sailing are governe…

Nicholas Lynch Real Estate 2017 Australian Hobie® Cat Nationals

The Nicholas Lynch Real Estate 2017 Australian Hobie® Cat Nationals briefing the night before the c…

2018 Fiji Hobie®Challenge & Oceania Championship is on

Below are the rates for the 2018 Fiji Challenge & Oceania Championship. The schedule for the 5-d…

Kalender 2018

De fleste stævnedatoer for 2018 er ved at være faldet på plads og kapsejladskalenderen for 2018 l…

2017 Hobie Asian Championships opened with a bang!

With 33 teams from 9 countries and 3 continents this was the largest Hobie Asian Championships in ye…

2018 Hobie® Multi European Championships web site is now live

Hornbæk is a seaside resort town on the north coast of the Danish island of Sjælland, facing the �…

Brasilian HC14 and HC16 National Championship Regatta

Day 1 Last week, the truck started the long journey from Fortaleza, in the State of Ceara, south to …

Tanzacat 2018 is on

Tanzacat 2018 will be held off the coast of Dar es Salaam Tanzania from 28 September to 6 October, h…

Hobie® 18//20 North American Championships dates and location announced

The 2018 Hobie 18//20 North American Championships has been announced. The location is Huntington La…

Hobie 16 South African National Championships 2017

The Hobie 16 South African National Championships 2017 is being held at held at Club Mykonos, Langeb…

It has been a busy 2017 and it is not over yet.

As the Northern Hemisphere slows down after a very busy Hobie® summer. The Southern Hemisphere (whi…

The French “Challenge Hobie Cat 2018”…. Get on board!

In 2018, the French Hobie Class Association (AFHC) puts in place a National Challenge dedicated to H…

President’s Report August 2017

I hope you were following the recent Multiworld’s/European Championships in The Netherlands. It tu…

2017 Hobie® 16 Asian Championship Dec 7 to Dec 10

Venue This year Hobie 16 Asian Championship will be sailed at Long Qi Bay, Dapeng, Shenzhen P.R.Ch…

Hobie DM 2017 i Skovshoved i kæmpeevent sammen med alle junior. og ungdomsklasser og A-Cat.

Hobie DM 2017 i Skovshoved i kæmpeevent sammen med alle junior. og ungdomsklasser og A-Cat. …

Hobie World Cat 2017 in Sylt: ingredients for Hobie Spirit. French overview.

Since the French National Championships in Châtelaillon-Plage this past June, we were sure that the…

The victory of the Hobie World Cat 2017 goes to Australia

The victory of the Hobie World Cat 2017 at the Brandenburg beach in Westerland on Sylt goes to Austr…

2017 North American Hobie Mini Mega Part 2

Day 1 for the Waves, H16 Youth, H17 and H18 FROM THE SIGNAL BOAT What a challenging day it was today…

The world’s best Hobie 16 sailors come to the big showdown to Westerland / Sylt

From 8th August the world’s best Hobie 16 sailors will start at the Hobie World Cat 2017 withi…

Fiji Hobie® Challenge 2017

After two days of near perfect sailing conditions two inshore races and tow long distance races have…

2017 North American Hobie Mini Mega

2017 Hobie ®Mini-Mega North American Championships to consist of Hobie 14 and Hobie 16 Women Day 1 …

Hobie Wild Cat World Championships, Hobie 16 European Open and Tiger Cup

It is a perfect summers day in Noordwijk for the Hobie Wild Cat World Championships, Hobie 16 Open E…

Hobie 16 European Qualifying

Hobie 16 European qualifiers 70 boats racing. The day after the grand award ceremonies for the Hobie…

Hobie® 14 and Dragoon World Championships with many European Hobie 16 European Divisions.

Day 1 of the Hobie 14 and Hobie Dragoon World Championships with the Hobie 16 Spi Youth Europeans at…

2017 Australian Hobie Cat Nationals

2017 Nicholas Lynch Australian Hobie Nationals 28th Dec 2017 to 3rd Jan 2018 Venue This year the Na…

Channels Islands Hobie Cat Championships – Sponsored By Bob Le Neveu Limited

SATURDAY 1st & SUNDAY 2nd JULY 2017 – ST AUBINS BAY JERSEY A large Fleet of Hobie Cats are exp…

Hobie Waves make a splash in Bermuda!

Teaming up with the AC Endeavour Program, Hobie brought youth sailors, from around the world to the …

2017 Hobie 16 and Hobie 20 North American Championships Yankton, South Dakota

Day 1 Competitors were greeted with breezy conditions, warm temperatures and sun as they rigged thei…

2nd Hobie 16 Mexican National Championships

Valle de Bravo is an artificial dam created in 1947, located 156 km, southeast of the City of Mexico…

The 2017 French Hobie Cat Championships: a real success for the French Hobie Family

The 2017 best French Hobie event took place last week-end at Châtelaillon-Plage. It was a really gr…

Super Sail Tour in Grömitz

Detlef Mohr / Karen Wichardt win the first event of the Super Sail Tour in Grömitz 76 boats in the …

Madcatter 41

Last year was the 40th anniversary of the Fleet 204’s Madcatter regatta. The fleet pulled out all …

French Hobie Cat Championships 2017

This year, the French Championships takes place in Châtelaillon-Plage (in the South-West of France)…

IHCA Presidents April 2017 Report

Spring has arrived here in the USA, of course winter was almost a complete no show in my area. Ski s…

US Sailing Multihull Championships raced on the Hobie® 17

The fleet of 16 Hobie 17 catamarans completed their fourth and final set of races on Sunday at the 2…

IHCA Class Rules updated

After the comment period and vote by the IHCA Council the following rule changes have been approved.

The Hobie® Tiger South African Championships 2017

The Hobie Tiger South African Championships 2017 concluded after 4 days of intense sailing on the be…

2017 Fiji Hobie® Challenge and Oceania.

2017 Fiji Hobie Challenge & Oceania will start and finish at Mana Island. Mana Island is 32km We…

2017 North American Hobie® Mini Mega has moved location

The organisers have now moved the 2017 North American Hobie Mini Mega to Sandy Hook Bay Catamaran Cl…

Hobie® 16 North American Championship 2018

The Hobie Association of North American have announced the Hobie 16 North American Championship 2018…

Help Bring the Hobie Memorial to Life in Dana Point

This world-class bronze statue commemorating a life-sized Hobie Alter sailing his Hobie 14 catamaran…

Erik Olsen presented an award for his work within the Hobie Class

At the European Hobie Class Association AGM, retiring International Hobie Class Association Rules Ch…

2017 European Hobie Class sailing calendar.

The European Hobie Class Association has produced a calendar of Hobie events in Europe. The events a…

Ruling on Hobie Cat 18 rudders and buy back in Australia

As the outcome of the comment period revealed possible loop-holes, the IHCA Rules Committee has deci…

IHCA President January blog 2017

What do we do in January? Every 4 years in the US, we inaugurate a new president here in the USA. Th…

Changes to the IHCA Rules Committee

2017, a new year and changes within the IHCA Rules Committee. The IHCA long standing Rules Committee…

IHCA Rules Committee publishes a Hobie® Dragoon for comment

The IHCA Rules Committee would like to ask for comments on a proposed rules change. An issue about t…

2017 Mexican Hobie® 16 Championships at…

Valle de Bravo, Estado de México, which is a beautiful lake just two hour drive from Mexico City. Y…

IHCA Rules Committee publishes a Hobie 18 Rule change for comment

The IHCA Rules Committee has published a comment period to change the Hobie 18 rudder rule. An issue…

Mitch Booth chats to Fritz Klocke about the Wild Cat

Mitch, first of all congratulations on your Worlds Title 2015 on the Hobie Wild Cat. This was really…

Australian Hobie® Championships Series 2 Hobie 16 Open

The 2nd series of the Hobie Australian Championships at Hervey Bay started today. After the final r…

2016-17 AUSTRALIAN HOBIE CAT® NATIONALS Series 1

Day 1 Series 1 Being held at Hervey Bay, Queensland. Sailors in Series One for the Hobie®14 Turbo, …

A Quick Overview of the Significant Rule and Game Changes in the 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing

The new Racing Rules of Sailing will come in to effect on the 1st of January 2017. There are some ch…

The 17th Philippine Hobie® Challenge is just around the corner

Before we all get down to business of racing, we’re having a small welcome cocktails and socia…

Hobie® 2017 Multiworlds and Europeans NoR and new date for early entry discount

The Notice of Race for the Hobie® 2017 Multiworlds and Europeans is now available for download at h…

No Charter fee for the Sail the Gulf 2017

The International Sailing Regatta ” Sail the Gulf 2017″ from 31st January – 4th Fe…

French Hobie Cat 16 Classic Championships 2016

11-13 November the French Hobie Cat 16 Classic Championship took place on the Lake of Carcans-Maubui…

2016 South African Hobie 16 Championships

With the nationals held for the first time ever on inland waterways in South Africa it did all that …

Presidents October Report

It’s been a hot summer but now fall is here and the sailing season is coming to a close in the Nor…

Hobie Asian Classic

The Hobie Asian Classic opened with Registration and weigh-in being conducted on Thursday evening in…

Hobies in the 2019 Asian Games

Over the years there has been discussion about the inclusion/exclusion of Catamarans in Olympics, Yo…

Registration for the Hobie 2017 Multi Worlds & Europeans is open

Registration for the Hobie 2017 Multi Worlds & Europeans is open! Create your user profile and l…

Race schedule Hobie® 2017 Multi Worlds & Europeans

Book your holidays, organise your transport and accommodation. The schedules for the Race schedule …

DM 2016 billedserie

Denmark wins the Hobie® World Cat 2016 on Sylt and sets speed record

More convincing result a team cannot sail a regatta if after 12 races (two discards) only 1st places…

2016 Hobie® Multi Europeans conclude. What a great event!

Series 3 (Hobie® 16 Gold and Silver Fleets, Wild Cat and Tiger) Day 1 The first day of the Hobie® …

2016 Hobie® Multi Europeans Series 2 conclude

Laura Farese and Stefania Wech, AUT the two girls took gold in the Hobie® Dragoon class, in front o…

Sylt Sailing Week 2016 kick off on 5th August: Final Race Super Sail Tour – Tourist Open – Sansibar Race and the Hobie 16 World Cat

The Sylt Sailing Week – grown from an 18-year-old tradition of successful regattas of the orga…