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The Hobie 14 was the initial design produced by Hobie Cat and led to a large family of similar boats that have been produced in numbers exceeding 200,000. [1]The design was built by Hobie Cat in the United States from 1967 until 2004 and in Europe until the late 2000s, but it is now out of production.
The Lido 14 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with gold-colored anodized aluminum spars and a loose-footed mainsail . The hull features a spooned plumb stem , a near-vertical transom , a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard that is ...
Hobie 14; Hobie 16; Hobie 17; Hobie 18; Hobie 33; Hobie Bravo; Hobie Getaway; Hobie Wave; Holder 17; Holder 20 This page was last edited on 18 December 2024, at ...
The B14 is designed with a low center of gravity for added stability and an open transom, to help the boat to drain itself quickly and without need of a self-bailer.
The International Hobie Class Association describes the boat's sailing characteristics: "the 17 is a heavy air machine. The added leverage of the wings for trapezing makes the 17 go upwind like no other catamaran, and the main is easily depowered with a 6:1 downhaul, the mast rotator, 2:1 outhaul and a 7:1 mainsheet.
The Snipe is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by William F. Crosby as a one design racer and first built in 1931. [1] [2] [3] [4]The boat is a World Sailing recognized international class.
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Hobie 18 Magnum The Hobie 18 is a sailing dinghy , built predominantly of fiberglass . It has a fractional sloop rig, The twin hulls have raked stems , near-plumb transoms , twin transom-hung rudders controlled by a single tiller and twin retractable daggerboards .