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Comment period results: Hobie 14 rule 3.4, 3.5, new 5.1 d) and new Hobie 16 rule 6.1 d) change proposals

Dear class members, The comment period on the Hobie 14 rule 3.4, 3.5, new 5.1...

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IHCA Class Rules Q&A

Dear members, The IHCA Rules Committee has, in response to received questions, worked on a...

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2024 Hobie 16 Open North American Championships

Rowayton, CT Day 1 Rowayton, CT (September 16, 2024): Hobie 16 North American Championships got...

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International Hobie Class News

New Hobie 16’s ready for shipping

Steve Fields, Vice President of Hobie Sailboats, along with Esteban Cortez from Hobie, stands beside...

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August 30th marks the 45th anniversary of the first-ever Hobie 14 Women’s US Nationals in Lake Tahoe.

When you’re the daughter of Hobie Alter Sr., the designer of the ever-popular Hobie surfboards,...

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2025 – 2028 Racing Rules of Sailing

The 2025- 2028 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) have now been published by World Sailing....

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International Hobie Class News

Change to Hobie Cat 20 mainsheet ruling has been accepted.

Dear class members, We have received a proposal from Hobie Class Association North America (HCANA)...

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Twist Toggle REMINDER – update

Responses and questions to our original post published March 23, 2024, revealed some uncertainty on...

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International Hobie Class News

Twist Toggle REMINDER

General Hobie Class Rule 15.2 says: Shrouds and forestays shall connect to the HOBIE CAT...

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President's Report

Sometimes you have to do the drive!

As a rule, we go to the Hobie 16 North American championships every year, regardless of where they are held. Other than 2022 (when we were in Spain for the worlds), we haven’t missed a North American Championships in a really long time. This year’s event was held in Alameda,...

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Executive Director's Report

The world may change but the Hobie fun will always be there

COVID-19 has put many countries into isolation this virus has caused the cancellation or postponement of many Hobie events. On the positive it has kept many sailors home to do the much need maintenance on their boats. Contacting many of the Hobie sailors around the world it is encouraging to...

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