Greetings Hobie Sailors, Friends and Fans, You’ll recall we had to reschedule the 2019 Hobie Mid-America’s Area Championship due to flooding of area lakes. The new date for the 2019 Hobie Mid-America’s Area Championship is now July 13-14 at DCYC. This is going to be a huge event, so be sure to put […]
It’s time to register for the Hobie 17 & Hobie 18 NACs to be held in Tulsa, OK from October 6-11, 2019. Click here to register. See the NOR here: Click here to download the NoR Dan Jarrett and his team are planning an outstanding event. The Tulsa Fleet invites you to cruise out Route […]
The Rules Committee has received questions on the interpretation of Hobie Wave Rule 6.10: A line or shock cord line may through a single block be attached to the bridle and run to a cleat of any design on the front crossbar to adjust mast rake. The mechanical purchase shall not exceed 2:1. There can […]
To incentivise more participants in the Hobie 16 Youth World event the entry fee to 22nd Hobie 16 Youth World Championships at Captiva Island Florida has been reduced from USD$590 to USD$400. Due to the generous support from Hobie Cat Company, for a limited time, the youth entry fee has been reduced until the 31st […]
On the 24, 25 and 26 of May, the Mexican Hobie Cat Fleet celebrated their 4th National Championship in the Club Nautico San Gaspar del Lago, located in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. In this occasion, the most important guest of all, the wind, made his weak appearance, constantly changing, making predictions and readings hard for […]
Dear all, With outset in sailor feed back and questions the Rules Committee has prepared a rule change package for comments. The package consists of the below three proposals. PROPOSAL 1 General Rule 9.1 Amend to read: “Hulls may be rubbed, waxed, sanded, or buffed or painted in the normal process of maintenance.” REASON Allow […]
The IHCA Class Rules have been updated by the Rules Committee. This was done after consulting the class members who agreed with the changes. The updated rule Book can be found at our web site
Hello all.. I hope 2019 is finding you well. I see some of you are freezing while some of us (FL) are sweating, LOL As you can imagine there is a lot going on in the hobie world! Specifically the H16 Worlds as registration has opened up for the opens, and the sailors who have […]
The Hobie Class Association of North America (HCANA) has an initiative to attract to more youth from their region to attend the 22nd Hobie 16 Youth World Championships. They have $10,000 allocated for a maximum of 10 youth sailors to receive a maximum of $1,000 to attend the Hobie 16 Youth Worlds. It is hoped […]
From the 1st March the IHCA is opening up the qualifying for all the sailors. Competitor’s entering must supply evidence of competing in a minimum of three Hobie Class events from 1st November 2017. This shall be verified from results and confirmation from the Regional Chairman of the IHCA in your region. You must also […]