Author: hobiedivision4

HI All,

A reminder of our upcoming AGM scheduled for October 7th, 1000 at Laura Sullivan’s in Maple Valley, WA

All are invited to attend in person, but we need to know as lunch will be provided and we need to know how much to prepare! See previous Group message for the address, or contact Laura, Paul E, or Paul C.

FOR FLEET COMMODORES!

It is imperative that you attend either in person or online so we can reach our quorum for voting purposes. If you cannot attend, please give your proxy to someone who will be attending so they have your vote. 

Will will be discussing the past year, review financials for the division and planning events for 2024. Event dates will be based upon the 2023 dates unless we hear otherwise. 

Also, please make sure you complete the survey presented above. This will help us in planning for next year as well. 

For those who cannot attend in person, I have set up a zoom meeting and we will broadcast using a laptop camera and have someone monitoring a chat for those online.

the zoom link is this:

Paul Evenden is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Hobie Div 4 AGM
Time: Oct 7, 2023 10:00 AM Vancouver

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The Caleb Tarleton Memorial Regatta at Sail Sand Point had lots of fun, short courses and light air racing that would make Caleb proud. The breezes came from different directions all weekend, from zero to 12mph (well briefly). It was enough to have many short races that was great practice for starts and mark rounding.

We had a beautiful sunny and warm Saturday, Sunday was a bit cloudy in the morning, burning off to a sunnier and warm afternoon. Most importantly there was NO RAIN! “At least it’s not raining” being a common refrain. Saturday after racing we had a fun gathering with hamburgers and hot dogs and stories. A majority of us locals gathered after awards on Sunday at Magnuson Brewery for some dinner and beverage, as we watched the northerly thermal finally fill in (timing ever impeccable). Thank you to Jack (Killalea) and Jennifer (Hoag) for pulling it all together, and John and Della Hoag for handling race committee, with Bob Combie and Will Nelson handling mark sets.

Results here: Caleb Tarleton Memorial Regatta Results

September 16-17
Sail Sand Point, Seattle, WA
The Caleb Tarleton Memorial Regatta at Sail Sand Point is approaching as the last points regatta of the season, and advance weather forecasts look favorable! Come and enjoy Sail Sand Point hospitality. See the Notice of Race for details, directions and contact information for questions. Please let Jack know if you plan to attend. We hope to see you there!

Caleb Tarleton Memorial Regatta Notice of Race

Another fantastic weekend of racing happened again at the Harrison Hot Springs regatta. With 15 boats in attendance, all Hobie 18’s! there was some great racing over the weekend. With winds ranging from 15-20 on Saturday and over 20knts on Sunday, Steve Brunsden and his team managed to get 10 races done over the weekend. Everyone was tired, a few bodies were sore, but everyone was smiling when they came off the water! A big thanks to Bob Combie and Tim Dorwin for their constant efforts in making sure the course was true and fair. Thanks also to Stu Dean, Phil and Jackie Smith from Fleet 214 who helped organized the food Saturday and Sunday nights. Always a treat. And thanks to all the other volunteers both on and off the water who help make these events happen.

J and Eric were dominant in the lead winning 7 out of the 10 races, but the next 5 spots were a hard fought battle between Don, Jere, Phil, Rich and Paul. Well done all!!

Results can be seen here:

Harrison Results

Paul Carter also posted some pictures:
Link Here

Another added bit of excitement this year was the inclusion of the Waszp Class. This is a foiling monohull available to all ages, but you’d better be fairly fit to sail one! They were fun to watch as they maneuvered around the course. They had some of the best sailing they’ve seen all year and were truly grateful to be included in our event. I think we’ll be seeing them again!

Click here for the 2023 Lake Quinault photo and video gallery. These have been made available for download. Click on the three dot ellipsis (…) in the top right of the photo or video for downloading. Some of these may be from the NW Area Championship Regatta held on the preceding Saturday and Sunday, July 29th and 30th. Most are from the North American Championships Tuesday through Friday, August 1st to 4th. Click on the (i) Info link to see the date and time taken.

Thank you to our photographers; Liza Tewell, Hannah Webb, and Andrew Gross
Let me know if I’ve missed someone. Many others took photos and videos during the event for posting on Facebook, the Event page, and Twitter. This gallery does not include all of those. If you would like a higher resolution original from one posted on social media, post a comment request on the site, or contact Division 4.

Thank you to Will Nelson for loaning his camera equipment out so various people could take pictures of our event. Will has spent hours editing over a 1,000 photos and videos for this gallery. Thank you Will!!