The sailors departed Dalian on a five hour bus trip through the north part of China to start the second part of the series. When arriving in Jinzhou the boats had arrived well before the sailors. They all left Dalian on the trucks with the modified Hobie trailer. To everyone’s delight the boats were on […]
2018 Luneng Hilton Cup Dalian – Jinshitan International Hobie® Sailing Competition 2018 Luneng Hilton Cup Dalian Jinshitan International Hobie Sailing Competition is hosted by Dalian Jinshitan Tourism Group, sponsored by Luneng Hilton Hotel Group and Zhong’enke’ao (Beijing) Sports Technology ,and organized by Sanya Hongbo Aquatics Club. This competition is held on August 25th and 26th […]
Day 1 The day started with a briefing for the first leg from Hilton Resort, Denarau to Mana Island Resort, a distance of 30 Km in a straight line. The best laid plans and expectations for a downwind run to Mana went out the window as did the planned downwind start. With the start-line set, […]
South Africa wins the Hobie World Cat 2018 ahead of Germany and Italy It was the best starting field so far, that ever in a Hobie World Cat in the surf before Westerland / Sylt went to the start. With nearly 100 national and international titles, the 10 teams from Denmark, Hong Kong, France, South […]
The Hobie Cat Company is proud to announce the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Hobie Cat, scheduled for October 27th, 2018 at Doheny State Beach, Dana Point California. Originating from a few simple drawings and an innovative eye, Hobie Alter and his band of likeminded friends developed the Hobie Cat 14 in 1968. The Hobie […]
We are pleased to announce the Hobie Asian Championship will take place in Hong Kong from September 27 to Oct 1, 2018, at Tai Tam Bay , the southern side of Hong Kong Island, Asia World’s City. Whether you are planning to join the competition in this 3 days racing event or a family getaway, […]
Starting on Tuesday, August 7th, the world’s best Hobie 16 sailors will start in Sylt Sailing Week in the Hobie World Cat 2018. In total, 10 invited teams from Australia, Brazil, Italy, Denmark, France, Germany, South Africa, Hong Kong, Holland and the Netherlands will be taking part USA at the start. This year, the strongest […]
A flat and glassy calm sea greeted the Hobie crews as they rigged their boats at the Gunsite beach on Saturday morning ready for the first of six Championship races in St Aubins Bay, Jersey. With a temperature hitting 27 degrees, a light sea breeze soon developed,
The Super Sail Tour, Germany’s most successful regatta tour, was held from 6 – 8 July 2018 in Scharbeutz. The Danish World Champion Daniel Björnholt with his crew Katja Winterskov won the top-seeded field of the 36 catamarans with a lead of just one point ahead of Jens Goritz / Katrin Wiese-Dohse and Detlef Mohr […]
333 Cup, the traditional summer event of Hobie Fleet 333, was held by Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub on June 9-10, and also doubled as national championship for Hobie 16. Fourteen boats turned up for the event, together with a small fleet of 5 A-cats who were invited after another club had canceled their event for the […]
