The International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) Rules Committee has, as part of the ongoing and not yet finished class rule change process on IHCA Hobie Cat 14 Class Rules 3.4 and 3.5, decided to grant exemptions and modifications to the provisions of the two mentioned rules until 31st January 2025. The IHCA Rules Committee has […]
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Dec
Dec
Rule 50.1 (c) The new rules come into effect on 1st January 2025. Rule 50.1 (c) A crew harness shall allow the competitor, at any time, to easily disconnect the harness from the trapeze or attachment to the boat. The current rules expire on 31st December 2024. A trapeze harness worn by a competitor which […]
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Sep
Sep
Dear members, The IHCA Rules Committee has, in response to received questions, worked on a IHCA Class Rules Q&A. We recently released a dedicated version in support of the “2024 Hobie 16 North American Championships”. Here is the latest version, which we would like to share with the entire Hobie world: Q: HC16 jib batten […]
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Sep
Sep
Steve Fields, Vice President of Hobie Sailboats, along with Esteban Cortez from Hobie, stands beside the first Hobie 16 being assembled and prepared for shipment since Hobie Cat’s return to the Hobie Company. Steve shared, “It’s been a journey with more headwinds than we anticipated, but now Hobie 16s are finally shipping to our patient […]
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Jul
Jul
The 2025- 2028 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) have now been published by World Sailing. These will come into effect on 1 January 2025. The 2025-2028 Equipment Rules of Sailing (ERS) have also been published by World Sailing. These will come into effect on 1 January 2025. These new rules and the current 2021-2024 Racing […]
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Mar
Mar
Responses and questions to our original post published March 23, 2024, revealed some uncertainty on which boats are required to sail with twist toggles. Mainly because General Hobie Class Rule 15.2 is not very specific, and we should have been clearer in our communication. In addition, we also said, “The rule applies to all Hobie […]
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Dec
Dec
Hobie Cat Company I| and Starting Line Sailing have jointly decided to conclude their licensing agreement, marking a momentous occasion as Hobie Cat Sailing rejoins Hobie. Hobie expresses its sincere appreciation to the SLS family of companies for their recent stewardship of Hobie Sailboats. Leading the way in this thrilling resurgence is Steve Fields, the […]
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Dec
Dec
Dear class members, As announced in September the implementation of the changes to the trampoline rules for the Hobie Wave, Hobie 17, Hobie 18, and Hobie 20 depended on a World Sailing (WS) approval of the change to General Class Rule 16.5. A change is the prerequisite for the other rule updates. Click here for […]
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Sep
Sep
The question of whether the Hobie Cat 14 shall have a minimum crew weight reinstated or keep no minimum weight is discussed more and more along with the revival of the class around the world. Up till sometime in the 90s the Hobie Cat 14 had a minimum crew weight of 150 lbs. (68.1 kg). […]
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Mar
Mar
Believe Returning from a ski trip to New England, Carol and I took the opportunity to visit Starting Line Sailing’s manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, USA. Starting Line Sailing (SLS) is the parent company of West Coast Sailing, Zim Sailing, Dwyer Mast and Rigging and now Hobie Sailboats. Starting Line Sailing entered into a long-term […]
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