Hobie F18 World Championship
Hobie Formula 18 Catamaran Worlds
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The Hobie Tiger World Championship and the Hobie Wildcat World Championship also known as the Hobie F18 World Championship was an annual international sailing regatta for Hobie cats designed to compete in the Formula 18 but with additional rules. The design were the Hobie Tiger which was later superseded by the Hobie Wildcate. The event was organized by the host club on behalf of the International Hobie Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.[1]
Editions
| Event | Host | Sailors | Boats | Ref. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | No. | Nat. | Cont. | Boats |  |  | Mix | ||
| Hobie Tiger | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 9-12 Jun | 1999 |  Circolo Vela Torbole | Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda |  Italy |
148 | 17 | 5 | 74 | [2][3] | ||||
| 2 | 26-30 Jun | 2001 |  Vela Club Campione Sul Garda | Lake Garda | Italy |
176 | 12 | 5 | 88 | [4] | ||||
| 3 | 10-14 Feb | 2003 | Raffles Marina |  Singapore |
66 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 11 | [5][6][7] | ||
| 4 | 28-31 Mar | 2005 | Santa Barbara Yacht Club | Santa Barbara, California |  United States |
174 | 15 | 6 | 87 | [8] | ||||
| 5 | 24-28 Jul | 2006 | Rodeira Beach, Cangas |  Spain |
118 | 12 | 6 | 59 | [9][10][11] [12] | |||||
| 6 | 3-8 Mar | 2008 | Langebaan Yacht Club | Langebaan, WC |  South Africa |
126 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 49 | 0 | 14 | [13][14][15][16] | |
| 7 | 19-28 Jul | 2013 | Lubecker Yacht Club / Travemunder Woche | Travemünde, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein |  Germany |
32 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | [17] | |
| 8 | 29Jul -1Aug | 2015 | Vela Club Campione del Garda | Lake Garda | Italy |
32 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | [18] | |
| Hobie Wildcat | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2013 | Lubecker Yacht Club / Travemunder Woche | Travemünde, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | Germany |
44 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 29Jul -1Aug | 2015 | Vela Club Campione del Garda | Lake Garda | Italy |
50 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 7 | [19] | |
| 3 | 2017 | Noordwijk |  Netherlands |
32 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Medalists
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 - Tiger - 75 Boats | FRA-5016 Gerard Navarin (FRA) Bruno Bomati (FRA) |
RSA-503 Allan Lawrence (RSA) Gordon Mcgillivray (RSA) |
PNG-504 Mark Laruffa (ITA) David Silvester (AUS) | |
| 2001 - Tiger - 88 Boats | ITA-884 Alberto Sonino (ITA) Gabriele Bruni (ITA) |
AUS-807 Brad Sumner (AUS) Kevin Winchester (AUS) |
AUS-729 Gavin Colby (AUS) Cori Camenish (AUS) | |
| 2003 - Tiger - 33 Boats | 1235 Mitch Booth (NED) Taylor Booth (AUS) |
1144 Greg Thomas (USA) Jacques Bernier (USA) |
1213 Gavin Colby (SUI) Cori Camenish (SUI) |
[7] |
| 2005 - Tiger - 87 Boats | 1604 Enrique Figueroa (PUR) Jorge Hernandez (PUR) |
435 Taylor Booth (AUS) Mitch Booth (NED) |
1569 Moana Vaireaux (FRA) Petit Romain (FRA) | |
| 2006 - Tiger - 59 Boats | 11 Jean-Christophe Mourniac (FRA) Franck Citeau (FRA) |
2030 Moana Vaireaux (FRA) Petit Romain (FRA) |
2106 Christophe Renaud De Malet (FRA) Alban Rossollin (FRA) | |
| 2008 - Tiger - 63 Boats | 2465 Mark Laruffa (AUS) Daniel Sims (AUS) |
2423 Mitch Booth (NED) Tiffany Baring-Gould (RSA) |
1962 Robbie Lovig (AUS) Lachlan Gibson (AUS) | |
| 2013 - Tiger - 16 Boats | AUS 2621 Robbie Lovig (AUS) Andy Dinsdale (AUS) |
RSA 2287 Allan Lawrence (RSA) Daniel Lawrence (RSA) |
RSA 2004 Blaine Dodds (RSA) Peter Dodds (RSA) | |
| 2013 - Wildcat - 22 Boats | FRA 550 Emeric Dary (FRA) Maxime Blondeau (FRA) |
DEN 233 Daniel Bjørnholt (DEN) Nicolaj Bjornholt (DEN) |
GER 286 Daniel Paysen (GER) Nico Heinrich (GER) | |
| 2015 - Tiger - 16 Boats | RSA 2466 William Edwards (RSA) Douglas Edwards (RSA) |
RSA 2004 Blaine Dodds (RSA) Peter-Blaine Dodds (RSA) |
RSA 2636 Shaun Ferry (RSA) Lee Hawkins (RSA) | |
| 2015 - Wildcat - 28 Boats | ESP 563 Mitch Booth (ESP) Ruben Booth (ESP) |
FRA 550 CLEMENT Peduzzi (FRA) Maxime Blondeau (FRA) |
ITA 3 Elia Mazzucchi (ITA) Jacopo Lisignoli (ITA) | |
| 2017 - Wildcat - 16 Boats | ESP 594 Mitch Booth (AUS) Rita Booth (ESP) |
RSA 394 Blaine Dodds (RSA) Charles Girad (RSA) |
ESP 21 Jordi Sanchez (ESP) Alberto Torne (ESP) | |