Series 1 of the 2020 Hobie Mini-Mega North American Championships is the Hobie 14 and Hobie Wave. FROM THE RC VESSEL Day 1 of the Wave and Hobie 14 North American Championships started out like the last few days I have been here, light breeze out of the ENE. By the time we had finished…
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Talking Hobie’s episode 6 will feature a round table discussion of Hobie sailing around the world. Panelists from different regions will share Hobie sailing information from around the world. This will be an opportunity to hear how Hobie sailing is done in many different regions. Participants are encouraged to submit questions. You are invited to…
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Talking Hobie’s sailing gear. This episode we featured a collection of sailing gear options for weather conditions from very hot to very cold.
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The Hobie Class Assn of North America, Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs Sailing Squadron & Hobie Fleet 70 are excited to present Hobie Mini-Mega North American Championships. From October 18-25 2020 we shall have the Hobie 14, Hobie Wave, Hobie 17,18 16 Women and 16 Youth, racing at Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Mississippi. Sail…
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Aug
In this episode of Talking Hobies will featured boat maintenance and general repairs. Guest speaker was Rob Jerry Hobie dealer from Syracuse, NY. In this episode we explained that maintenance and general repairs are not as complex as some people may think. Doing preventative maintenance can also save you a lot of money in the…
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Aug
Aug
Here in North America, our situation isn’t as good. In North America, most of the regional Hobie events have been cancelled. A few happening here and there, but our infection rates are still high, and some states have travel bans in place. This past weekend there was finally a Hobie regatta in my region, but…
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Aug
Aug
The Hobie Mile High Regatta was sailed in the picturesque Huntington Lake, California and hosted by Hobie Division 3. Huntington Lake is located in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 7000 ft. The Lake again produced some of the best conditions with double trapeze racing. Veteran Hobie sailor Steve Leo who competed in the…
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Jul
Jul
Talking Hobie’s Episode 3 is discussing Rudders and featured Steve Fields from Hobie Cat Company as the co-host. We will cover rudders and rudders system from the 1970’s through today. We go through the history of rudders and how to repair and look after them. #talkinghobies
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The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) governs the sport of sailboat and sailboard racing. It is revised and published every four years by World Sailing. The current edition is The RRS 2017-2020. The RRS for 2021-24, which take effect on 1 January 2021. The study version highlighting the changes between the current rules and the…
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Jun
Talking Hobies. A new webinar series by the International Hobie Class Association on all things related to Hobie Cat sailing. Episode 2 will continue the topic of fiberglass repair featured in episode 1. Mark Modderman is a fiberglass repair professional and will demonstrate gel coat application and finishing repairs. #talkinghobies
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