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 The design were the Hobie Tiger which was later superseded by the Hobie Wildcate.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.
Editions
Event Host Sailors Boats Ref. Ed. Date Year Host club Location Nat. No. Boats MixHobie Tiger 1 9-12 Jun 1999 Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda 148 17 5 74 2 26-30 Jun 2001 Lake Garda 176 12 5 88 3 10-14 Feb 2003 Raffles Marina 66 14 6 33 22 0 11 4 28-31 Mar 2005 Santa Barbara, California 174 15 6 87 5 24-28 Jul 2006 Rodeira Beach, Cangas 118 12 6 59 6 3-8 Mar 2008 Langebaan, WC 126 14 4 63 49 0 14 7 19-28 Jul 2013 / Travemunder Woche Travemünde, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein 32 6 3 16 14 0 2 8 29Jul -1Aug 2015 Lake Garda 32 6 3 16 12 0 4Hobie Wildcat 1 2013 / Travemunder Woche Travemünde, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein 44 6 3 22 15 0 7 2 29Jul -1Aug 2015 Lake Garda 50 9 3 28 22 0 7 3 2017 Noordwijk 32 7 3 16 12 0 4
Medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.1999 - Tiger - 75 BoatsFRA-5016RSA-503PNG-504 2001 - Tiger - 88 BoatsITA-884 AUS-807AUS-7292003 - Tiger - 33 Boats1235114412132005 - Tiger - 87 Boats160443515692006 - Tiger - 59 Boats11203021062008 - Tiger - 63 Boats2465242319622013 - Tiger - 16 Boats AUS 2621 RSA 2287 RSA 20042013 - Wildcat - 22 Boats FRA 550 DEN 233 GER 2862015 - Tiger - 16 BoatsRSA 2466RSA 2004RSA 26362015 - Wildcat - 28 BoatsESP 563FRA 550ITA 32017 - Wildcat - 16 BoatsESP 594RSA 394ESP 21
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