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RCIYC Hobie Fleet – Rosscot Winter Series, October – December 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020February 10, 2021 by David Brookes

31
Dec

The RCIYC Hobie Fleets Rosscot Winter series came to a close during December. The event started in October with eight races scheduled to finish on the 20th December. Results were taken on the 4 races held due to the extra Covid distancing restrictions coming in two days before the last races were due to take […]

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International Hobie Class, News

IHCA Rule Book, standard Notice of Race and Sailing instructions updated

Posted on December 31, 2020April 19, 2021 by David Brookes

31
Dec

The IHCA Rules Committee have been very busy. The Class Rules, IHCA standard Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions have been updated to conform to the new Racing Rules of Sailing. The IHCA Rules Committee wishes to draw to your attention two updated Racing Rules of Sailing that shall come into effect with the 2021-2024 […]

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President's Report

Winter is here!

Posted on December 26, 2020April 19, 2021 by David Brookes

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Dec

The boat is in the garage for the winter and its cold outside. As I reflect back on 2020, it’s been a year. COVID-19 caught us all unprepared. Our sailing was incredibly impacted as was nearly every other aspect of our lives. It’s still amazing how much the world has changed, and I suspect some […]

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IHCA Class Rules Updated for 2021

Posted on December 20, 2020February 10, 2021 by David Brookes

20
Dec

The International Hobie Class Rules have been updated to align themselves with the updated 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing. The Class Rules requirements remained unchanged. The IHCA Rules Committee wishes to draw to your attention two updated Racing Rules of Sailing that shall come into effect with the 2021-2024 RRS. 1st January 2021 RRS 50.1 […]

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News Archive

Talking Hobies Episode 7, Boat Upgrades

Posted on December 16, 2020February 10, 2021 by David Brookes

16
Dec

In this episode 7 of Talking Hobie the team discuss boat upgrades. During the episode Rob Jerry produced a chart explaining the most common upgrades rating the upgrades by ease and cost. Please find the file here

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Talking Hobies Episode 7 Boat Upgrades

Posted on December 13, 2020February 10, 2021 by David Brookes

13
Dec

Talking Hobie’s Episode 7 will feature upgrades to the boats new and old. Join us in this discussion and add your questions and comments. Dec 15, 2020 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register on the link below https://us02web.zoom.us/…/301…/WN_IzYXsrOQTNaBNRHlFcRdAQ

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Talking Hobies episode 6; ‘Talking Hobie Sails’

Posted on November 17, 2020February 10, 2021 by David Brookes

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Nov

IHCA President Rich McVeigh and Hobie Dealer Rob Jerry talk about the evolution of the Hobie sails. Also about maintenance and care to your Hobie sail. During the episode the team, spoke about sail colours over the years. The links are: Hobie sail colours H 17 H 20 1982 Sail colour range […]

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Events

Royal Channel Islands Hobie programmes for 2021

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 by David Brookes

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Oct

Of course the biggest event on the calendar is the ‘Savills Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships’ 30th Anniversary, 31st July & 1st Aug

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News

Hobie Fleet 808 Pescara Italy

Posted on October 23, 2020 by David Brookes

23
Oct

At the beginning of the year, there were all the good conditions for a windy season full of events! And instead comes this cursed covid19: “but it’s so far away in China”, they used to say. The attention was minimal: someone drew the coronavirus stigmatizing with the hulls of a well-known brand of beer. At […]

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International Hobie Class

HOBIE MULTIEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

Posted on October 19, 2020February 25, 2021 by David Brookes

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Oct

The HOBIE MULTIEUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2021 will be held from 29 June to 9 July 2021 in Sant Pere Pescador (Catalonia – Spain), organized by the Club de Vela La Ballena Alegre in conjunction with the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, in association with the European Hobie Class Association (EHCA), and Spanish Hobie Cat Association. The classes […]

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