Hobie 16 North American Championships, Hobie Waves at the America’s Cup. A big month for Hobie Racers
The Hobie Wave event at the 35th America’s Cup was a big success. Twelve teams from 8 countries participated over three days of action and excitement during the America’s Cup. The sailors not only got to participate on the America’s Cup race course, they also got to race in front of the grandstand with TV being broadcast to over 150 countries. The junior sailor’s adapted exceptionally well to the different forms of racing, from traditional windward/leewards courses, to reaching starts, the same as on the America’s Cup, to reaching slalom courses.
The sailors were also entertained by the America’s Cup Authority with boat cruises and wind powered car races. Also a tour of the Red Bull Youth Camp where reigning Hobie 16 World Champion Daniel Bjornholt gave an excellent talk about what it takes to reach the top. You can learn more about the America’s Cup Endeavour Program here which we all hope will be continued for the 36th America’s Cup. Also, at least three of the teams that competed in Bermuda will be racing in Noordwijk in the Dragoon Fleet.
The Hobie Multiwords and Europeans continue to grow, with nearly 270 entries and over 100 Hobie 16 competing. We are going to have a lot of coverage on the website, so if you can’t attend you will be able to follow along on the IHCA webpages. Of course none of this would be possible without the support of great sponsors who are listed on our website. For those family and friends attending we have a lot of social activities for you to enjoy the worlds.
2017 Hobie 16 and Hobie 20 North American Championships Yankton, South Dakota were raced and concluded in a variety of conditions. The final day of sailing at the Hobie 16 and Hobie 20 North American Championships was not to be. Strong winds (25-35 knots) forced a cancellation of all racing for the final day of competition. The Lewis and Clarke Reservoir in Yankton, SD proved to be a challenging place to sail with a variety of wind conditions.
Thirteen races were completed over a period of four days with winds varying from 5 knots to 25 knots. In the Hobie 16 fleet, Enrique Figueroa sailing with Francesca Valdes (PUR) wins his 10th Hobie 16 North American championship (not to mention a few Hobie World Championships) followed by Ben Brown /Casey Astiz (USA). In the Hobie 20 fleet, Mark and Kim Zimmer (USA) are the new champions followed by Jacob Sailor /Fey Ren (USA). Read more HERE.
The 2017 Hobie North American Mini Mega Waves, 14s, 16 Youth, Hobie Women, 17s and 18s at Sandy Hook Bay starts next month at Sandy Hook Bay. Event dates are August 2 through the 12th.
2nd Mexican 16 Hobie National Championships and moving tribute to a Mexican Hobie icon
27 Hobie 16 raced at the 2nd Mexican Hobie Championships at Valle de Bravo south east of Mexico City
The Championships also presented to Don Armando Noriega Consesa a special award for his 20 years as President of the Mexican Hobie Class Association.
The story, photos and video tribute are on our website.
2017 French Hobie Championships, what a success!
The 2017 Best French Hobie event took place last weekend at Châtelaillon-Plage. Great sailing conditions and all the Hobie friends made this a highly successful championship.
Have a look at the full story.
2017 Hobie 16 South African Nations Championships
Still haven’t entered? Lots of fun planned off and on the water.
Registration 29th September and racing starts 30 September to the 3rd October at Hobie Beach Langebaan.
You can enter online.
Brazilian National Championships
The BRASCAT 2017 will take place Porto Alegre from 10-18 November 2017.
The online registrations can also be made at the Brazilian Hobie Class website.
After 10/31/2017, the registration fees will be increased so please don’t delay in entering.
The next North American Hobie 16 Championships 2018
The Hobie Association of North American has announced the Hobie 16 North American Championship 2018 will be sailed at Navarre Beach, Florida the week of Sept 10-14, 2018. This is an early warning to book your holidays.
