As the Italian Hobie Cat Association we have worked and are continuing to work closely with the National Italian Sailing Federation (FIV), with the Clubs, with the Fleets and with the coaches to bring home the most important events of 2020. The first, the one we all wish to sail by all of us, is […]
The inaugural MINQUIERS CAT DASH organised by the Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club attracted 5 Wild Cats and 9 Hobie 16’s. The Minquiers are a group of islands and rocks south of Jersey. At low tide, the rock shelf around the Minquiers has a larger surface area than Jersey itself, but at high tide, only […]
The Austrian Hobie 16 Championships was held 25-26 July 2020. It was hosted by the Yacht-Cub Weiden on Neusiedleer See the largest lake in Austria.The racing was conducted in a variety of conditions testing out the skill of the sailors. Congratulations to Daniel Tippelt and Valerie Sindelar on winning the Hobie 16 class championship 2020 […]
The 2021 Equipment Rules of Sailing will come into effect on 1 January 2021. These rules will be used in conjunction with our Class Rules for the Hobie Tiger and Wild Cat. All our Class Rules and Equipment Rules can be found on our web site The 2021 – 2024 Equipment Rules of Sailing compilation […]
Talking Hobie’s Episode 3 is discussing Rudders and featured Steve Fields from Hobie Cat Company as the co-host. We will cover rudders and rudders system from the 1970’s through today. We go through the history of rudders and how to repair and look after them. #talkinghobies
The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) governs the sport of sailboat and sailboard racing. It is revised and published every four years by World Sailing. The current edition is The RRS 2017-2020. The RRS for 2021-24, which take effect on 1 January 2021. The study version highlighting the changes between the current rules and the […]
The 2020 Hobie 14 Wassenaar cup which is the unofficial Dutch Hobie Nations will be held at Kust Zeil Vereniging Wassenaar (KZVW). The KZVW is located at the “Wassenaarse Slag”, one of the finest and most beautiful places along the Dutch coast. There is camping available on the beach and a BBQ. For more information […]
Talking Hobies. A new webinar series by the International Hobie Class Association on all things related to Hobie Cat sailing. Episode 2 will continue the topic of fiberglass repair featured in episode 1. Mark Modderman is a fiberglass repair professional and will demonstrate gel coat application and finishing repairs. #talkinghobies
Talking Hobies Episode 1; Boat repairs A new webinar series by the International Hobie Class Association on all things related to Hobie Cat sailing. Our first webinar speaker will be Mark Modderman. Mark is a professional at fiberglass repair. We will demonstrate some examples of repairs, and respond to questions. The webinar is free but […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of one the original Hobie sailors, Wayne Schafer. It was in 1968 that he got into a Hobie 14 and then a Hobie 16 in 1971.Friends with Hobie for over 40 years, Wayne and Hobie tested the first ever Hobie Cat on the beach in front […]
