Somebody should protest! SPORTSMANSHIP AND THE RULES Competitors in the sport of sailing are governed by a body of rules that they are expected to follow and enforce. A fundamental principle of sportsmanship is that when competitors break a rule they will promptly take a penalty, which may be to retire.
The Nicholas Lynch Real Estate 2017 Australian Hobie® Cat Nationals briefing the night before the championships was well attended. Sailors from all around the world caught up. With an entry list of Hobie 16’s 43 Hobie 18’s 7 Hobie Tigers 5 Wild Cat 6 It was a very competitive fleet with former Hobie World Champions, […]
Below are the rates for the 2018 Fiji Challenge & Oceania Championship. The schedule for the 5-day expedition Challenge and the short course/round the buoy Championship racing will be determined by the dates we sail to the next venue/resort and the weather/wind conditions on the day … and both events might be raced on some […]
With 33 teams from 9 countries and 3 continents this was the largest Hobie Asian Championships in years. The Thursday night competitors meeting also gave the competitors a short rules discussion by the chairman of the jury, Nino Shmueli IJ, IRO and John Gu IJ. This was greatly appreciated by the sailors. The Opening ceremony […]
Hornbæk is a seaside resort town on the north coast of the Danish island of Sjælland, facing the Øresund which separates Denmark from Sweden. Hornbæk is 50km North of Copenhagen, Denmark The 2018 Hobie® Multi European Championships dates 20-28th July 2018 You can book your accommodation now. The web site has lots of options from camping, […]
Day 1 Last week, the truck started the long journey from Fortaleza, in the State of Ceara, south to Porto Alegre, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, host of the championship regata. Traveling more than 4,200 kilometers, the truck picked up boats from the States of Ceara, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Sergipe, Bahia, Espirito Santo, […]
Tanzacat 2018 will be held off the coast of Dar es Salaam Tanzania from 28 September to 6 October, hosted by the Dar es Salaam Yacht Club. This popular Bay Racing & Zanzibar Raid event will consist of four days of bay racing around the cans in and around Msasani Bay between mainland Tanzania and […]
The 2018 Hobie 18//20 North American Championships has been announced. The location is Huntington Lake, California. Registration will be from 6th and 7th August with racing starting on the 8th August continuing to the 10th August. There are a limited number of charter boats available. Accommodation Camping, cabins, hotels, and condos are available for this […]
The Hobie 16 South African National Championships 2017 is being held at held at Club Mykonos, Langebaan. Langebaan is situated 120 km north of Cape Town and has hosted Hobie World Championships as well as many South African Championships. With a tough competition with current Hobie 16 world champion Daniel Bjornholt Christensen and his brother Nicolaj from Denmark. […]
As the Northern Hemisphere slows down after a very busy Hobie® summer. The Southern Hemisphere (while parts of it never stopped racing) gears up for a busy time. It is time to reflect a bit about what has happened.
