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IHCA Presidents Mid-Summer 2023

Posted on July 5, 2023 by David Brookes

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05
Jul

We are in mid-summer now in North America and sailing season has been underway for a couple of months. We had the usual flurry of early events in May/June and now things are more spread out for the remainder of the season. Recently we have been spending a lot of time at our sailing club. […]

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International Hobie Class, News

Savills Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships 2023

Posted on June 16, 2023June 22, 2023 by David Brookes

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16
Jun

Savills Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships 2023. Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th June – St. Aubin’s Bay. A flat calm sea with virtually no wind greeted the Hobie crews as they started their preparation and rigging at the Gunsite beach ready for the first races in the 32nd Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships, sponsored for […]

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Events Archive, News

Austrian Championship

Posted on June 6, 2023July 24, 2023 by David Brookes

06
Jun

The annual Hobie Cat 16 class Austrian championship will take place in Duino (Trieste – Italy) on 10 and 11 June The regatta is open to crews from all nations and is also designed as a warm-up regatta to the Cesenatico European Championship The San Marco Sports Club organizes the event and will gladly host […]

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EHCA, News

Savills Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships – Saturday 10Th & Sunday 11Th June 2023, St Aubin’s Bay, Jersey.

Posted on May 29, 2023 by David Brookes

29
May

A full programme of Hobie Cat racing awaits crews in the 32nd Channel Islands Championships – sponsored by estate agent Savills for a fifth year. Hosted and organised by the Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club (RCIYC), around 25 to 30 boats are expected at St Aubin’s Bay over the weekend of 10 and 11 June. […]

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French Hobie Championships 2023

Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 by David Brookes

22
May

Club Nautique de Châtelaillon-Plage welcomed 30 Hobie 16 teams, 4 Hobie 14 and one each Hobie 18, Hobie 17 and Dragoon for the French Championships for three days of intense racing. With sunny days, warm weather and great winds it was a great Hobie regatta shared by the Hobie sailors. In the evening the sailors […]

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Events Archive, News

Italian Hobie Cat 16 Championship and Hobie Dragoon Cup 2023.

Posted on May 15, 2023July 24, 2023 by David Brookes

15
May

The Italian Hobie 16 Championship and Hobie Dragoon Cup will be held at the Cagliari Windsurfing Club from the 2nd to the 4th of June 2023.

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Hobie Cat Regatta Pescara; Italy

Posted on May 12, 2023 by David Brookes

12
May

Multiclass Hobie Cat Regatta Pescara; Italy: winners and results of the three days of racing. 29 April – 1 May 2023 PESCARA – Bittersweet balance for the three days of regattas for the Hobie sailors engaged in the National Multiclass Stage which took place in Pescara under the organization of Mauro Di Feliciantonio and his […]

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Mario Dubeux from Brazil explains his tuning tips on a Hobie 16

Posted on May 4, 2023 by David Brookes

04
May

Mario Dubeux expands his Hobie 16 tuning tips with the measurements used to get his Hobie 16 fast. As the video is in Brazilian Portuguese to translate click on the “Settings” icon, select “Subtitles/CC,” and then click “Auto Translate.” A list of languages you can translate into will be displayed.

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Follonica Nautical Club attracts Hobie sailors from Italy, France, Germany and Austria

Posted on April 28, 2023 by David Brookes

28
Apr

During the long Easter weekend, the Follonica Nautical Club hosted the Hobie Cat National Regatta, Hobie Dragoon, which coloured the gulf. More than 300 people were involved, including athletes, coaches, and support staff, in addition to a multitude of spectators, both locals and tourists, who attended the event populating the beaches. The 65 crews from […]

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