Hobie World Cat

What is the Hobie World Cat?

The Hobie World Cat is an exclusive regatta, where only teams of the worlds best Hobie 16 sailors compete. Prosail, organising authority, will be the host for the selected teams for the whole event: the sailors get an accomodation nearby the event area, food & drinks and a Hobie 16 branded with their national flags.

6 days of spectacular racing in the surf of Sylt, directly in front of the beach where thousands of visitors cheer the sailors on the water. All races are live commented by two professional moderators. Every evening a nice music program on the event stage and a big price giving ceremony where the winner team will get the coveted trophy.

How to qualify for the Hobie World Cat?

ProSail will elect Hobie 16 teams from different countries according to their national ranking and the results of World and continental championships.
The elected sailors will get a personal invitation from ProSail Sail Events.

You could also apply for one of the famous starting places. The only thing you need to do is to write a short application and add a recommendation of your national class association. Send your application to info@prosail.de.

Teams 2019

AUS
Cam Owen
Susan Ghent

Current Australian Champion (4 times winner)
Western Australian State Champion (4 times winner)
3rd place at 2007 World Championships
2nd place at 2014 World Championship
3rd place at 2013 European Championship

BRA

Daniel Nottingham
Bruna Bianchi

1st ranking Ceará, Brazil
3rd place in Brazilian Nationals 2016
2nd place in Northeast Championship 2016
1st place in Northeast Championship 2014

CAN

Nicolas Liebel

Laurence Liebel

multiple Canadian Champion H16
mulitiple Champion HC 14 & HC 16

DEN
Nicolaj Bjørnholt Christensen
Daniel Bjørnholt Christensen

World Champion 2016 (China)
1 x Hobie 16 Youth World Champion
2 x Hobie 16 Youth Europeans Champion
2nd World Champion Youth ISAF
2nd World Champion Hobie Wild Cat 2013
Denmark National Champion

FRA
Florian Hublet
Nicolas Hublet

1st Hobie Cat 16 Youth French National 2019
2nd Hobie World Cat 2016
6th Hobie World Cat 2015
7th Hobie 16 Open European 2014
4th Hobie Cat 16 Youth European 2014
2nd Hobie Cat 16 Youth French National 2014
1st Hobie Cat 16 Youth French National 2013

GER
Jens Goritz
Katrin Wiese-Dohse

Masters Weltmeister
mehrmaliger Vize Europameister
Masters Europameister
4x Deutscher Meister
Mehrmaliger 2. Platz Kieler Woche
5. Hobie 14 Weltmeisterschaft

POL

Szymon Cierzan
Zuzia Szadziul

1 place at PYA cup
1 place at youth Polish Nationals
1 place at Polish Nationals
1 place in youths Super Sail Tour Heilingehafen

ITA
Antonello Ciabatti
Luisa Mereu

10 times Italian champions
Several times Sardinia champions
1st place master europeans 2013

NED
Thorin Zeilmaker
n.n.

Hobie 14 World Champion

RSA
Andrew Boyd
n.n.

USA
Andy Dinsdale
Lisa Dindsdale

Results

The current and the past winners of the Hobie World Cat

Rank	Nation	Name
1st		Blaine Dodds Roxanne Kay Dodds
2nd		Jens Goritz Katrin Wiese-Dohse
3rd		Antonello Ciabatti Luisa Mereu
4th		Darren Smith Claire Bisgood
5th		Nicolaj Bjørnholt Peter Måhr
6th		Rogier Duijndam Sonja Steenvoorden
7th		Claudio Teixeira Thais Langer
8th		Jonathan Shue Kenton Shue
9th		Ben Brown Casey Astiz
10th		Silvain Chanteloup Adélie Pomade

Cam Owen
Susan Ghent

Daniel Bjørnholt Christensen
Nicolaj Bjørnholt Christensen

Lucinda Edwards
William Edwards

James Wierzbowski
Pip Pietromonaco

Chris Hancock
Tom Schreyack

Detlef Mohr
Karen Wichardt

Cédric Bader
Nathalie Souquet

The ultimate Hobie 16 speed challenge

A worldwide unique speed race!

Within spitting distance to the visitors and parallel to the beach the Hobie 16 sailors have to sail a 320-m-long distance as fast as possible. Each competing Team has several attempts to make their fastest run in a specific time slot.

The speed race was first developed in August 2016 by the organizers of the Hobie 16 World Cat on the famous island Sylt, Germany. But the idea of this speed challenge was already some years ago in their mind, but they have waited for the perfect circumstances: best wind & weather, excellent race management, the perfect time measurement team and the worlds best Hobie 16 sailors.

The winners

2018: no speed race possible

due the weather conditions,
there was no speed race possible

seconds

km/h

knots

2017: Denmark

Daniel Bjørnholt Christensen
Nicolaj Bjørnholt Christensen

35,49
seconds

38,55
km/h

20,81
knots

2016: Denmark

Daniel Bjørnholt Christensen
Nicolaj Bjørnholt Christensen

38,6
seconds

35,44
km/h

19,14
knots

Program 2019

6 days of spectacular racing in the surf of Sylt, live interviews with the sailors, a great music program in the evening and much more!

Tuesday, 6th August

09:00	Arrival at the event area
11:00	skippersmeeting
12:00	races: qualification with live moderation
17:00	interview with the winner of the day
18:30	official opening ceremony of the Hobie World Cat 2017
19:00	"After Sail Party" with DJ lounge music

Wednesday, 7th August

09:00	sailors preparing their boats
12:00	races: qualification with live moderation
17:00	interview with the winner of the day
18:00	"After Sail Party" mit Livemusik "Esther Jung & Lukas Kowalski"

Thursday, 8th August

09:00	sailors preparing their boats
12:00	races: qualification with live moderation
17:00	interview with the winner of the day
18:00	"After Sail Party" mit Livemusik "Urban Beach"

Friday, 9th August

09:00	sailors preparing their boats
12:00	races: qualification with live moderation
17:00	interview with the winner of the day
18:00	"After Sail Party" mit Livemusik "Caramba Projekt"

Saturday, 10th August

09:00	sailors preparing their boats
12:00	races: semifinal with live moderation
17:00	interview with the winner of the day
18:00	"After Sail Party" mit Livemusik "Caramba Projekt"

Sunday, 11th August

09:00	sailors preparing their boats
12:00	races: finals with live moderation
16:30	interview with sailors
17:00	official price giving of the Hobie World Cat
18:00	"After Sail Party" with lounge music