Starting Line Sailing new Hobie manufacturer site visit

Sls Factory20

Believe Returning from a ski trip to New England, Carol and I took the opportunity to visit Starting Line Sailing’s manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, USA. Starting Line Sailing (SLS) is the parent company of West Coast Sailing, Zim Sailing, Dwyer Mast and Rigging and now Hobie Sailboats. Starting Line Sailing entered into a long-term […]

The Hobie 16 Western Australian Championship

Hobie 16 Western Australia Champs 2023 14

The Hobie 16 Western Australian Championship was completed recently at The Cruising Yacht Club of Western Australia. With 4 teams that finished in the top 10 at the recent Hobie 16 Worlds including the current Hobie 16 World Champions Cam Owen and Susan Ghent. With Paddy Butler who crewed for his dad Mick at the […]

The Alley Cats: Australian Women in Hobie Sailing, International Women’s Day

Hobie 16 Women Sailors

To celebrate International Women’s Day what better way than to reproduce this article from some Australian Women Hobie sailors? The article was written by two teenage sisters (Haylie and Carmen Andrews) who went on to the podium at the 2022 Hobie 16 Women’s World Championships. On this day we honour all women on International Women’s […]

Gordon Burgis and Michel Corigliano awarded EHCA Honorary Life Membership

Gordon Michel

At the EHCA AGM March 5th, 2023, Gordon Burgis, Jersey and Michel Corigliano, France were awarded EHCA’s most prestigious honor “Honorary Life Membership”. The motivations were: Gordon BURGIS Gordon has for as long as we remember (decades) been an inspiring landmark on the European Hobie scene. He has served in the leading role of the […]

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