Catamaran sailing events round up

SAILING AT COMPETITIONS WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER SAILOR.
HERE’S A ROUND UP OF DIFFERENT CATAMARAN SAILING REGATTAS AROUND THE WORLD COMING UP SOON.

🇿🇦February 11 + 12 : South African Western Province Hobie 14 Championships : Langebaan, Just North of Cape Town

🇦🇺March 4 + 5 Western Australia Hobie 16 State Championships
The Cruising Yacht Club of WA (hobiecat.asn.au)
This event has some of the very best Hobie 16 Sailors in the world competing.
Current Hobie 16 World Campion Cam Owen and Suzzi Ghent

🇦🇺March 11- 13 : Victorian Hobie State Titles : Port Melbourne Yacht Club
The home of current Hobie 14 World Champion Warren Warren-Myers and defending Hobie 16 champion with his wife Georgia Warren-Myers. These two are world-class on both the Hobie 14 and 16

🇦🇺April 29- May 1 : Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships : Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron

All classes

🇺🇸🇲🇽MAY 5 – 7 : CINCO DE MAYO REGATTA : Puerto Penesco Mexico
This event is being run by Hobie Fleet 66 – Arizona, If you can get to it it should definitely be on your agenda.
Puerto Penesco is absolutely stunning, at that time of year we’re looking at champagne sailing conditions, sandy beaches warm water and very good times.
Get that one booked in. This would be a great event to get to regardless of your racing experience.

All Classes

🇺🇸March 25 – 26 : Ides of March Regatta : Texas City Dike
This really is a great event regardless of your experience. It will be a great couple of days with very freindly but competetive racing and excellent socials.

All Classes

North American Championship Events:

6/19/2023 2023 Hobie 20 North American Championship Oklahoma City, OK http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/25597
8/1/2023 2023 Hobie 17/18 North American Championship
Rain Forest Resort Village, Quinault, WA TBD
8/22/2023 2023 Hobie 16 North American Championship
Alameda, CA TBD
9/12/2023 2023 Hobie Wave North American Championship Onondaga Yacht Club, Syracuse, NY https://wave2023.com/

HCANA Points Events:
Date Event Location Link
2/24/2023 Clermont Catcall (Hobie Division 8) Clermont Sailing Center, Clermont, FL http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/25505
3/17/2023 McCulloch Cup (Hobie Fleet 88) Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ TBD
3/31/2023 Midwinters East an April Fools Regatta (Hobie Divisions 8 & 15) Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs, MS http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/25472
3/31/2023 Mid-Winters West (Hobie Fleet 51) Lake Mohave, NV http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/25881
5/5/2023 34th Annual Cinco de Mayo Regatta (Hobie Fleet 66) Puerto Peñasco, Sonora Mexico, http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/25797
5/13/2023 Cultus Lake Regatta (Hobie Division 4) Cultus Lake, BC, Canada TBD
5/19/2023 Madcatter 47 (Hobie Fleet 204) Onondaga Yacht Club, Syracuse, NY TBD
5/20/2023 Kelowna Springtime Regatta (Hobie Division 4) Okanagan Sailing Center (COSA), Kelowna, BC TBD
5/26/2023 Mid-Americas Area Championship (Hobie Fleet 23) Dallas, TX http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/25537
5/27/2023 Kelly Park ((Hobie Division 8) Cape Canaveral FL TBD

TORNADO

The Tornado is a very freindly class, attracting between 20 to 30 boats at major events.
It has to be the best class to get into for very high performance at a good price.
There are many well-preserved Marstrom Tornados on the market, you can pick up a modern Tornado with a Carbon mast for as little as €7000

🇦🇹🇪🇺July 18 – 22 : European Championships : Achensee Austria
Achensee is a stunning location with Turquise blue water and a sweet thermal wind which boasts force 3 to 4 most days when the sky is clear.

🇮🇹August 19 – 25 : World Championships : Dervio, Lake Como, Italy
Lake Como is one of the most stunning places to sail on the planet. Also boasting a good wind of around 3 to 4 bft on sunny days.

🇮🇹HOBIE Multiworlds and Europeans
11 to 21 July : Cesentico Italy
This is going to be World Championships for Hobie 14 and Dragoon classes

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