Events

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…

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