BBCC hosted its 2nd Family Day of F2025 on Monday August 4.  A great success with club members bringing their friends and family.  The conditions were perfect (outside of some smoke haze) and everyone had a fun time including the may BBCC Club Racers.  Many of these racers had a chance to get a ride on their first Cat.  Got to love the Hobie Wave. :):)  Special thanks to Mike for arranging and preparing lunch.  Also we thank all the families who came down and made the Family Day a great event.

As highlighted this was our seasons 2nd Family Fun-In-The-Sun days. For those members who came down it provided us the opportunity to showed our appreciation to our family members who allow us to escape to our oasis throughout the week by serving them a hearty meal! There were over 50 people on each occasion, the majority being the children we hope will inherit the spirit of sailing and the sand we call home.  

BBCC is proud to announce the

2025
Hobie Cat 14
North American
Championships

will be coming to Burlington to be held on September 8-11, 2025.

The Championship will following the BBCC BUMS Regatta which will be held  on September 5-7, 2025.  

7 days of Great Racing

Hobie Cat 14 North American Championships.
This event is available for all Hobie Cat 14 with Comptip mast and also be an active Members of the HCANA for the event period.

Concurrent with the NA Championship, BBCC will be hosting the 2025 Hobie Cat 14 Challenge.
This event is open to ALL HOBIE CAT 14's including non Comptip and Turbo Hobie 14's.  Comptip boats are also welcome.

A great way to be part of the NA Championship Event, see and meet the pros, get some tips and make new friends.

Registration is OPEN go to the event page here

Another great event with 50 boats competing over the weekend.

☀️ Burlington Beach Catamaran Club was all smiles on Saturday, July 19th, as they hosted the Hamilton Sailing & Boating Club for a lively "Albacore Day" celebration. With sunny skies and a gentle breeze setting the tone, members from both clubs gathered for a fun-filled day of sailing, featuring thrilling rides on dinghy catamarans like the Falcon F16, F18s, Hobie Fox, Hobie 16, and A-Cat. Even the kids got in on the action thanks to BBCC Vice-Commodore Don, who offered up an the iconic Optimist (mono hull) for their first taste of sailing. Around 40 enthusiastic participants—including HSBC sailors who arrived via Albacores and Sirius keelboats—shared in the festivities, which included a generous BBQ feast, fresh salads, and snacks courtesy of HSBC members. With laughter, sailing, and plenty of camaraderie, the event was a sun-soaked success from start to finish.  Thanks to both clubs members who participated!

Roton Point Connecticut hosted its 64th Annual Multihull Regatta and the 2024 Hobie 16 North American from Sept 13-20, 2024 

Two of our BBCC members couldn't resist the appeal to join the fun.   The Multihull Regatta attracted approximately a dozen other Hobie 16's and acted as a warmup for the NA Championship which followed. 

The ever present current and shifting winds playing a factor in all races.  Congratulations to both Brian/Rachel and Laurence/Nicolas who managed to put their feet on the podium finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively. 

A great showing for the BBCC.  This was a nice introduction to what was waiting for them.

The following week was on another level with strong competitors coming from around the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Canada.  50 Hobies participated in the Championship.  The first few races saw very light winds, with current pushing the entire fleet over the start line. A chaotic start to a memorable event.  Each race day brought different winds, current, and challenges to all participants, with the last day bringing 15-20knts requiring double traps to keep the boats from washing their sails. Going back to shore following the last race was the cherry on the cake with a beautiful reach going well above 20 knts++ boat speed.  

Mister consistency Brian with Rachel (sail #115334) managed to end up pretty nicely considering the fact that it was their first Hobie 16 North American. They brought back with them so much more knowledge and another yellow boat :-)
Nicolas and Laurence (sail #50) had good results in the top 10 but were not consistent enough and finished in the top third of the fleet which was their goal regardless.

Both teams would be thrilled to share their experience with other members.

Checkout the photos here.

Another great event with 50 boats competing over the weekend.

If you want to get familiar with the new Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) for 2025-2028, those rules have been published and you can review them by clicking here.

Please remember that they are only valid from the season 2025 until the end of 2028.

On June 21-23, teams of BBCC sailors pulled their boats from the beach and participated in CRAM Michigan 59 Regatta.  The Regatta was held lake Huron located at Caseville.  This was a Hobie points regatta for the Division 10 season.  The Regatta is always well organized and attended by strong racers across the Hobie fleet.  A total of almost 50 boats participated in the event.  Conditions for the weekend varied with no wind at all to strong winds on Sunday.  Congratulations to Nicolas and Laurence who finished 1st and to Andy Warrick and Mike McNight who finished 5th in the Hobie 16 Class just ahead of Brian Sexsmith and Rachel Tanti. Raphael finished 3rd as a crew in the F18 class.
Lots of fun for all participants and highly recommend for any BBCC Hobie sailors wishing to experience a great Regatta weekend.
Official Race Results can be found on the following link: Cram Sailing Web Site