I recently had an opportunity to again visit the Ocean Springs Yacht Club in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. What a nice a place to sail Hobie Cat’s. Ocean Springs YC is the host venue for the 2021 Hobie 16 North American Championships in June 2021. Ocean Springs in just across the bay from the more widely […]
On the IHCA Facebook Page on Thursday, 4 March 2021 at 10:00 UTC join IHCA President Rich McVeigh and a fibreglass repairer on how to to do your Hobie repairs. As this is live we encourage people to people to join in live to ask questions. Or submit your question on the IHCA Facebook page […]
Hobie 16 North Americans Save the dates! June 6-11, 2021 Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. [button text=”Event Registration” icon=”icon-angle-right” link=”https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/21858#_home”] Venue: The Ocean Springs Yacht Club (OSYC), located at the north east side of the US Rt. 90 bridge over Biloxi Bay. Racing will be on Biloxi Bay. Eligibility & Entry: The event is […]
Hobie 16 North Americans Save the dates! June 6-11, 2021 Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. To avoid a schedule conflict, the organizers of the Michigan City Hobie 16 NACs have graciously agreed to postpone their event (again!) until 2022. Ocean Springs Yacht Club was ready to host the 16s in 2022, but have agreed […]
The IHCA welcomes all the sailors into the New Year with a video presentation featuring Rich McVeigh (President of the IHCA) , David Brookes (Executive Director of the IHCA), Michel Corigliano ( Hobie Cat Europe and Steve Fields (Hobie Cat Company) . See all the latest news from the video.
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 […]
The Gowrie Group [insurers to US Sailing and Hobie Class] have a range of Covid-19 information and updates Below is an interactive site that will show which areas allows sailing and the government restrictions. Just click on the photo to go to the site with all the information. State-by-State Detailed Access Updates [updated 7th May […]
US Sailing through their Starboard Portal conducted an online video forum Agenda • Health and Safety in Sailing 2020 – Dr. Anne Allen, Chair of the US Sailing Medical Committee • Return to Play and Racing – Mark Townsend, International Race Officer/International Judge • Proactive Planning through Reactivity – Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail […]
It is with great regret that we make this announcement regarding events postponement or cancellations. However, the rapidly changing situation with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has prompted us to make this decision out of an abundance of caution – and to get the word out before people got on the road. Who would have thought […]
Michigan City would be hosting the next Hobie 16/20 North American Championships. Sept 14 to 18 2020 Stay tune! More info would be available on this page NoR