Hobie Cat 16 Top Speed

I dont know if you guys read my other post titled lowering mast on hobie 16 but now that my wife and i are looking into getting a new boat were stuck between the hobie 16 and the hobie tiger. Citation neededeach hull has two pylons the forward ones are vented to allow the. The classic version is offered with a boom allowing better and larger sails.
hobie cat 16 top speed

The beach launched hobie 16 brought the sport to legions of speed loving sailors.

Hobie cat 16 top speed. It was survival. After that its time to go racing tack on the headers get in the puffs and dont flip over. All the boats in question would be great fun. The catamarans lightweight asymmetrical fiberglass hulls provide lift and its dual trapeze rig lets you and your crew member harness its sheer power.

In vassiliki bay greece. The hobie 16 was unleashed on the southern california beach scene in 1970 and sailing was instantly transformed. She is built since 1969 by hobie cat united states with 32767 hulls completed. Hitting 2337 knots on the hobie 16 joyridertv catsailing.

Mmiller 113159 080907 1050 pm 080907 1050 pm. Hobie cat company re. The hobie 16 is manufactured in france by the hobie cat company and by the hobie cat of america company in the united states. The hobie 16 is a simple boat.

With some practice it should be easy to get in the ballpark on the speed game. But seeing how fast the hobie 16 is that might be the boat for us. The hobie cat 16 is a 167 505m double handed sportbeach catamaran designed by hobbart hobie alter united states. But i love my 14.

Citation neededthe hobie 16 normally carries two sails the mainsail and the jibthere is a kit to allow an h16 to fly a spinnaker but this is only class legal for youth racing. As far as wind speed goes i have sailed my 14 in everything from a flat calm i had to be towed out to the windier part of the lake to force. With the gps i hit a top speed of 279 mph on a h16 once.