General Online LEARNING TO SAIL and RACING
The Hobie Class Association of North America (HCANA) and the International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) have downloadable and video training guides, including Hobie University (a comprehensive rigging and sailing guide) as well as class-specific materials (for 14s, 16s, 18s, etc.), Notices of Race (NORs) for events across the United States and around the world, news, and online forums for questions and discussion of all things related to the Hobie Way of Life. The two sites share a lot of information, but they are slightly different in what they offer in eduction, so take a look through both:
Here are some great resources:
Parts of a Hobie 16 and basic Hobie sailing (short video) : https://youtu.be/drP3TZqpwZA?si=DDN9e8r-CCVgArri
Basics of sailing (short online written manual): https://www.hobie.com/articles/basics-sailing,182/
Specific guides (short videos and downloadable manuals) on rigging, how to tack, how to trap out, servicing your rudders, etc.: https://hobieclass.com/hobie-tuning/
Video tutorials on Hobie sailing from JoyriderTV: https://www.youtube.com/@JoyriderTV\
Excellent discussion of Right of Way (document): http://www.dcmyc.org/RulesIntro.pdf
Online games to practice Right of Way knowledge (interactive quizzes): https://game.finckh.net/indexe.htm
Fleet 48-Specific Resources
All members have downloadable file access to Hobie University through our private Google group. If you'd like to be added to this group, contact Commodore Beth at ejbarnett13@gmail.com.
Fleet 48 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@HobieFleet48