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Hobie Cat 14 Class Rule 3.4 and 3.5 exemptions/modifications UPDATED

The International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) Rules Committee has, as part of the ongoing and...

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Racing Rule 50.1(c)

Rule 50.1 (c) The new rules come into effect on 1st January 2025. Rule 50.1...

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Hobie 14 class rule 3.4 and 3.5 exemptions and modifications” document

Dear Hobie 14 sailors, As a result of the recent IHCA Rules Committee proposals, we...

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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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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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From the International Hobie Class Association

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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