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A de-rigged Hobie 16 Hobie 16. The Hobie 16 is manufactured in France by the Hobie Cat company, and by the Hobie Cat of America company in the United States. [citation needed] The Hobie 16 normally carries two sails, the mainsail and the jib. There is a kit to allow an H16 to fly a spinnaker but this is only class legal for youth racing ...
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Formula 16: Development class: Formula 18: Development class: Hobie 14: Hobie 16: Hobie 17: 1985: John Wake: Hobie Cat: Hobie Dragoon: Hobie Tiger: 1995: Hobie Cat Europe: Hobie Cat Europe Hobie Cat [58] Hobie Wildcat: M32: 2010: Göran Marström/Kåre Ljung: Aston Harald Composite AB: Nacra 20: 1998: Morrelli & Melvin: Nacra Sailing [59] Nacra ...
Without dagger boards but with a large sail area to weight ratio (the "16" weighed 325 lb (147 kg) at its inception and, with over 350 sq ft (33 m 2) of sail), the initial Hobie designs were able to sail into and out of heavy surf safely. The asymmetric hulls reduced lateral drift which made dagger board-dependent designs more difficult to ...
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The Hobie Alter Cup is a long-running invitational championship of catamaran champions named after Hobie Alter who made beach catamaran sailing a very popular sport worldwide in the 1970s. The event was generally a five-day, round-robin on manufacturer-supplied boats to ensure the competition was a test of sailing skill and influenced by ...
The Corsair Class Association of Australia has since 1970 held an annual National Championship regatta over the Christmas-New Year period. This event currently encompasses three separate National Championship crowns; the most significant is the Open National Championship which determines the best Corsair Sailor in the country.
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