Two sailing regattas are being sailed from the Algoa Bay Yacht Club this weekend. The Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals will be sailed from 20 to 23 March 2014 and promises a spectacle for sailors and spectators on Hobie beach and the Shark Rock Pier. In addition the International 505 Sailing class is expecting 14 boats and this year's current world champion to sail in a practise regatta ahead of the hosting of the 505 World Championships in Nelson Mandela Bay. The 505 Regatta will run on a … [Read more...] about A feast of Sailing in the Bay
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Plettenberg Bay Duo Clinch Hobie 16 National Championship title
In the recent Boardwalk Hobie 16 Sailing championships held from 21 to 24 March 2013, a total of 8 races were sailed over three days (Saturday was blown out). Conditions were mostly below 12 knots with flat seas and the wind from the East, South and West to make for an interesting and complete regatta under the hand of bridge officer, Doug Allison. On the first day of sailing sailors were greeted with a perfectly sunny and calm day and were eventually called out in the early afternoon by Race … [Read more...] about Plettenberg Bay Duo Clinch Hobie 16 National Championship title
Day 1 of the Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals
A perfectly sunny and calm day greeted the 38 Hobie 16's taking part in the 2013 Boardwalk Hobie 16 National Championships today. The Boardwalk Hobie 16 National Championships are being sailed off of Hobie Beach, Port Elizabeth from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th March 2013. Thanks to local sponsorship the Hobie 16 Nationals will be sailed in Algoa Bay every year until 2016. In the light South-Easterly of 6 to 8 knots, Race Officer Doug Allison, set a Windward Leeward (Sausage shape) course … [Read more...] about Day 1 of the Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals
Hobie Cats back on Hobie Beach
Five former Hobie World Champions will be part of the colourful field for the Hobie 16 National Championships, which will be held off their namesake Hobie Beach later this month (March). Hosted by the Algoa Bay Yacht Club and sponsored by The Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment World and Sebago, the event is expected to attract a field of 50 to 60 boats, according to Andrew Ward of the Algoa Bay Yacht Club. “We once again have the opportunity to showcase Port Elizabeth as THE … [Read more...] about Hobie Cats back on Hobie Beach
Port Elizabeth Delivers Wind for Hobie 16 Nationals
Once again all the weather guru's got it wrong - for a week before they predicted a good 15 to 20 knot Northerly breeze for the last day of the Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals sailed in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth from 27 to 30 April 2012. With only four races sailed after 3 days of racing the fleet were looking to end on a high note - 3 races were sailed in a North Easterly breeze that presented challenging conditions from 6 to 18 knots on Course 7 (A sausage, triangle, sausage). The first race … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth Delivers Wind for Hobie 16 Nationals
A Tough Day at the Office for the Hobie 16’s
The Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals kicked off today, 27 April with one race that sorted the men from survivors. Race Officer Ronnie Baer elected to sail Course 6G first - windward leeward with a gate. The Weather forecast was for a North West of approximately 26 knots - on the edge for the Hobies but sail-able in the flat offshore conditions. The top mark was laid close to the old Humewood Slipway and east of Shark Rock Pier with the gate approximately 300 metres on the shore side of the … [Read more...] about A Tough Day at the Office for the Hobie 16’s
I Will (try to) Never Take a Media Event for Granted Again
Only two days to go to the start of the Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals and we kick off festivities with a Press Launch this evening at the PE (Hobie) Beach Yacht Club. As I sit on the balcony I can smell tempting flavours from the kitchen and hear the clink of glasses and cutlery being put out for hungry journos who will come and eat their full. Maybe they will stay to have a Fanta Brown or two and have a couple of laughs. The amount of time that has gone into organising this evening's … [Read more...] about I Will (try to) Never Take a Media Event for Granted Again
