Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Well Damon, we finally got some racing in today. Winds were from the east in the morning at 10-12 and the seas were pretty flat. We took the course a little north of the yacht club and set it up only to have the wind shift 180 degrees on us and blow from the west....
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
ST. THOMAS, USVI (March 31, 2005)— When near-perfect tropical conditions combined with some intriguing new twists at the 2005 International Rolex Regatta, the 32-year-old “Crown Jewel of Caribbean Racing” became an Easter weekend spectacular. The March...
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Sorry this is so late Damon, but I seemed to have lost a few days last week. Eric and I met some guys named Buzz (I don’t think that was his real name…) and GARY, why his name is all capitals I don’t know. Anyway, from what little I remember we ended up on some island...
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Damons Note: Recently a Hobie 18 was listed in our classified ads which claimed to be the “last Hobie 18 to ever leave the Hobie factory”. I was intrigued by this claim and contacted the seller to find out how he ended up with such a special catamaran....
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Neil Bernardo and Roman Azanza’s entry, named “To Follow…” (Not their expected position on the water one hopes…???), is the 30th confirmed entry for PHC6, marking a fresh milestone for the Philippine Hobie Challenge team. The first...
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Nacra turns 30. This speedy little catamaran, which Tom Roland initially designed, built and first sailed in Santa Barbara, California in 1975 has come of age — from the agile 17-foot Nacra 5.2 that quickly attracted fellow sailors to the state-of-the-art models...
