Hobie 40th Anneverssary Oct 4-5 Who's going?

In - Hobie 16.

I'll be driving all the way from Colorado.

Looking forward to seeing all my friends from the

Left Coast

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Hoping we have a decent showing of Hobie 18's.

Stephen

in hobie tiger

I'm there on a 17.

Bauldry's on the same plane coming from Detroit. He'll be on a 17, too.

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We have the special

inflatable Hobie 17

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Naaah. We're borrowing boats.

I was thinking about bringing my own sail, like I did when I went to the 17 NAs in San Francisco (I told the lady at the counter,

It's just like a pair of skis

) - but they hit you $100 EACH WAY for an oversized 2nd bag like that.

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I get to wreck Gordo's 16 in the surf! It'll be FUN!

Coming out of retirement after... what? Seems like over 10-20 years since I raced a 16. I will be on a factory Hobie 16.

Other

Retro

Hobie 16 skippers from the factory:

Doug Skidmore
Ruth Triglia
Hugh Greenwald
Greg Thomas
Jacques Bernier
Greg Ketterman

you guys laugh about bringing your boats with you. The Moth dudes can check their boat as

oversized baggage

Matt, is there an official entry list out there somewhere? I heard there are around 40 16s registered... really?

I have not seen a list, but hear 40 plus H16s are registered now already.

It's too bad that California is so far from Punta Gorda. I would love to combine my celebration of owning a Hobie 16 for 30 years while saluting Hobie's 40th.

5 h-20 , 10 h-20 , 1 h-18 , 3 h-17 , 1 tiger , 1 h-17
those are the online registrations so far i don't know about the snail mail reg's

Matt and John on the same flight......... going to a Hobie Regatta......... has anyone warned the flight attendants?

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Copied from another Forum, information courtesy of Rick Buchanan.

60 boats so far...Wow!
14 (4),
16A (29),
16B (9),
17 (4),
18 (6),
20 (6)
Tiger (1)
And as soon as Dick Blount makes up his mind which boat he's bringing I can add him to the right class. Some of this tally will change once we start checking everyone in, as some entries didn't have a class or boat size listed. Ron Wagniere..I have you on an 18 due to the note on your entry form.

How much, how many? My last Hobie watch went to the bottom of Santa Rosa Sound - lesson learned.

This watch (basic model) lists for approx. $576.00 USD

For the 40th regatta… including the custom Hobie graphics and engraving!!

#1466 WATCH – HOBIE REGATTA 40th $460.00 List

As of this time, we have just under 70 watches left to sell to the North American market. This will be a highly sought after item for the true Hobie enthusiast!

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Hobie Cat USA

There are at least 7-8 Tigers going from my calculations:

Eileen and I
Paul Perizeau
Keith Christensen
Todd Hitch
Scott Miller
Alex VB
Jeff Collins

Do not know:
Mike Kramer
Matt Morris
Northern California Group

Not sailing on a Tiger (choosing 16s instead):
Greg Thomas
Dave Sparkuhl
Steve Leo
Jeff Newsome

thanks for the update dave , I'll be there and possiblt 2 more from div 3 frank ternello and phil

AS many of you missed it I thought you might want to know about the 40th regatta in Dana Point.
Daisy and I drove the 15 hours to be in so-cal and arrived Friday late morning. Rigged the tiger set it on the beach and set up camp with Johnny O and Lorie. After a trip for food and a visit to the Hobie surf shop it was back to the beach and saying hello to old friends and new ones.
Then we boarded the bus to go to the yacht club. The bus was decorated with hobie pictures and playing the hobie movies on a dvd. once at the club we got some free food and some drinks. talked with alot of the legends and hung out on the balcony. The yacht club was packed, and the registration line was huge. After hearing stories from some of the orrigional sailing legends. Hobie , banks ,pu , many others it was back to the camp site.
Saturday morning we woke up and went to the beach. put sails up and waited for skippers meeting. There was the typical skippers meeting but the number of people was astounding to me. Then came the announcement that the 100th boat had just registered. After some direction from the life guards it was time to push off through the surf. All boats out on the water safe with only a few minor problems. two races in light to moderate air and back to the beach. All boats in safe even the trap seat 16's.
After the racers cleaned up it was time for the party. Right there in the pavilion at Doheny beach. A band played as we lined up for some food. Chicken, sausage, beef, sloppy joes, salad , beans , soda and beer, all were provided. As we were eating the legends sat and told stories of how the first 12 1/2 ft boat was made and designed from a surf board blank. How it grew to 14 ft and started production. As this was going on Wyland was painting some sea life canvases there in person. As the band played again Wyland painted a h-16 hull for auction . (congrats Johnny O on the winning bid) then all the legends signed the hull to make it even more special. After that the raffle was held and the silent auction was held. Alot of money was raised for charity this event too. Wyland sculptures,hobie memoribilia, paintings and gear all were auctioned and a kayak, paddle board and skate board were the big tickets.
Sunday morning a pancake breakfast was provided and we all waited to see what conditions would be for the day. Sails went up and it was off for another two races. After the racing completed it was to the beach scramble, and get the boats down.
Trophys soon followed and people began to say their goodbuy's and went to the after dinner at the sushi restaurant.This was one of the best experiences at a regatta in a long time. Thank You to all involved. Hope to see you there for the 50th.
Rich