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Hobie Racing near Memphis, TN --29th Annual Broken Mast Regatta June 5-6.
The Broken Mast Regatta is one of the oldest continuous annual Hobie Regattas. This will be the 29th time that Hobie Fleet 134 of Memphis, Tennessee have celebrated the "Hobie Way of Life" by bringing catamaran sailors together for a weekend of fun, food, and racing.
The fun starts on Friday night, if you choose to arrive early and get setup, there will be a welcome party and something on the grill starting at 6:30pm June 4th. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday, lunch Saturday, and a sit down dinner Saturday featuring genuine Memphis Barbeque are all included in your entry fee. Also included are beautiful regatta t-shirts, door prizes, and the famous "broken mast" trophies.
Trophies will be awarded in four classes, Hobie 16, Hobie 17, Hobie 18, and open class. Lately the Broken Mast has been known as a major regatta for the Hobie 17 class, last year saw 15 Hobie 17's for some great one-design racing.
The fun starts on Friday night, if you choose to arrive early and get setup, there will be a welcome party and something on the grill starting at 6:30pm June 4th. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday, lunch Saturday, and a sit down dinner Saturday featuring genuine Memphis Barbeque are all included in your entry fee. Also included are beautiful regatta t-shirts, door prizes, and the famous "broken mast" trophies.
Trophies will be awarded in four classes, Hobie 16, Hobie 17, Hobie 18, and open class. Lately the Broken Mast has been known as a major regatta for the Hobie 17 class, last year saw 15 Hobie 17's for some great one-design racing.
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Olympic Tornado Team Figueroa-Hernandez to Sail Hobie Tiger in Rolex
International Rolex Regatta Promises Keen Competition,31st Annual Event to Start Today
ST. THOMAS, US Virgin Islands (March 26, 2004)-- Personalities at the 31st annual International Rolex Regatta in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, are proving to be as colorful as rainbow spinnakers against an azure blue sky. With racing at the three-day event starting today, March 26, and continuing through the weekend, hundreds of sailors registered on 91 sailboats have prepared for the regatta's traditional mix of tough competition, warm Caribbean breezes and blue-water courses. Crew rosters are sprinkled with high-profile names from the America's Cup and Olympic arenas, as well as those famous in these Caribbean parts for their own notable accomplishments.
Headlining in the Beach Cat division is Puerto Rico's designated 2004 Olympic Tornado team and defending champions Enrique Figueroa and Jorge Hernandez. The duo, known as Team Movistar/Suzuki/Red Bull, decided to sail a Hobie Tiger, an 18 footer that is popular in Europe and which Figueroa, the Hobie dealer in Puerto Rico, is trying to promote in the islands. "It is very much faster than a regular Hobie 18 and more like our Olympic Tornado." Figueroa explained that a Portsmouth Handicap system will keep them honest, however, when it comes to matching up with the other catamarans in their class.
Catapalooza Comes to California Catamaran Sailors
Catapalooza will start this year. The brain child of John Schwartz,
Chris Scherba, Buzz Waterstreet, and Gary Friesen, it is a traveling
event to appear at various catamaran sailing spots in Southern California.
The idea behind Catapalooza is to declare a date, well in advance, for a day of old fashioned beachcat sailing fun at a popular location and to have as many people show up as possible. This is an attempt to nurture the sport of beach catamaran sailing, allowing it to grow back to the popularity it once had.
We have a group of sailors who sail round trip, camping weekends to Catalina Island. Although there are many curious sailors who dream of attending, the reality is that many of them never get enough chances to sail and practice with some of the veteran So. CA catsailors. The less experienced ocean sailors need more and better chances to rig and sail together with the more tenured catsailors. By announcing a date and a place, well ahead of time, we should be able to encourage more people to take that catamaran out and actually sail it.
Coca Cola Hobie 16 World Championship in Cancun, Mexico
A record number of 60 brand new Hobie 16’s, rotating between 200 entries, will be at the starting line-up of the Coca Cola Hobie 16 World Championships, May 4-14 in Cancun, Mexico.
The boats are all being supplied by Hobie Cat Company, the Oceanside, California manufacturer of the Hobie 16. Hobie Cat Company president, Doug SKIDMORE, stepped up to the plate by giving race organisers the extra boats they needed to accommodate the outstanding racer turnout. “It is our way of encouraging as many people as possible to get out on the water and enjoy Hobie sailing and racing,” commented Skidmore.
The boats are all being supplied by Hobie Cat Company, the Oceanside, California manufacturer of the Hobie 16. Hobie Cat Company president, Doug SKIDMORE, stepped up to the plate by giving race organisers the extra boats they needed to accommodate the outstanding racer turnout. “It is our way of encouraging as many people as possible to get out on the water and enjoy Hobie sailing and racing,” commented Skidmore.
Hobie 17 - Back from the Dead
It's official, the Hobie 17se, recently declared dead by the Hobie Company, has been brought back to life. Read the announcement from Doug Scidmore, President of Hobie.
Several months ago the Hobie Cat Company made an announcement that the Hobie 17 would no longer be produced at our Oceanside, California facility anda final few boats were to be manufactured at our Australia facility and then stopped there as well. At the time the decision was made many of us were reluctant to make it knowing that the Hobie 17 racing class would be effected by it. The Hobie 17 has been like a good friend over the years and saying goodbye was difficult. For those who have sailed it they understand that it is a very nice sailboat.
Several months ago the Hobie Cat Company made an announcement that the Hobie 17 would no longer be produced at our Oceanside, California facility anda final few boats were to be manufactured at our Australia facility and then stopped there as well. At the time the decision was made many of us were reluctant to make it knowing that the Hobie 17 racing class would be effected by it. The Hobie 17 has been like a good friend over the years and saying goodbye was difficult. For those who have sailed it they understand that it is a very nice sailboat.
New 1,000 Mile Long Distance Beach Catamaran Race Planned for U.S. in 2004
High-performance beach catamarans will once again be screaming up the Eastern Seaboard, from Florida and around Cape Hatteras, in two combined races totaling 1000 long and grueling miles.
The Tybee Island Sailing Association, organizers of the successful Tybee 500 that debuted last May, has teamed up with the Outer Banks Catamaran Club to produce two back-to-back five-hundred-mile races starting next year. The contests will form a new 1000-mile annual challenge called the Atlantic 1000. According to race organizers, these two events -- the Tybee 500 and the Outer Banks 500 -- will culminate in a third award honoring the sailors and classes with the best combined times for both.
The Tybee Island Sailing Association, organizers of the successful Tybee 500 that debuted last May, has teamed up with the Outer Banks Catamaran Club to produce two back-to-back five-hundred-mile races starting next year. The contests will form a new 1000-mile annual challenge called the Atlantic 1000. According to race organizers, these two events -- the Tybee 500 and the Outer Banks 500 -- will culminate in a third award honoring the sailors and classes with the best combined times for both.
Great Texas Catamaran Race, South Padre Island, Texas
The 2nd Great Texas Catamaran Race will be held as on Father’s Day week. The race will start in South Padre Island on June 16 and finish on Galveston Island on June 20.
The Great Texas is a 300 mile off-shore beach catamaran race held in four legs. Racers start and finish on the beach. The four legs have the distances of 100, 100, 70 and 30. Last year’s inaugural race was a great success and everyone is excited about sailing the Texas coast again.
The Great Texas is a 300 mile off-shore beach catamaran race held in four legs. Racers start and finish on the beach. The four legs have the distances of 100, 100, 70 and 30. Last year’s inaugural race was a great success and everyone is excited about sailing the Texas coast again.
2004 Beach Catamaran Regatta Calendar
Time to add your catamaran sailing events to the regatta calendar. As soon as you know your dates for 2004, make sure and add them to the calendar. The more info you include, the easier you make it for your fellow catamaran sailors to make plans.
Dates set for the 2004 Little America's Cup
NEWPORT, R.I. (November 19, 2003) - The Trustees of the International
Catamaran Challenge Trophy (ICCT) have announced that the 24th running of
the event better known as "The Little America's Cup" will be hosted by
Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, La.) from October 18-23, 2004.
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