We have the Gator Bowl Regatta at the Rudder Club in Jacksonville this weekend. 65 degrees, winds 15 gusting to 25. There will be at least 3 Hobie 1...

Especially at that location

Wow, that looked nasty

All right then. I have been busy, for the daggerboard trunk, I lodged a piece of two inch fiberglass cloth along the back of the trunk and secured it...

Here is a Mystere 5.5 in Clearwater

PB Blaster = Best Shot. No harm to fiberglass that i am aware of.

Mystere 5.5 for sure, we have a large gentleman at our club with one of these and and he has no issues.

I have been sailing my Hobie 16 in Florida for thirty years without registering it or the trailer.

Thanks all for the responses, so it seems like an inspection port and tackling it from the inside is recommended for the best results. And Renovato...

I will work on getting a better photo, this was the best I could do with the tools I had Edited by klppurdy on Oct 12, 2015 - 03:12 PM.

Ok, Got the boat out on the water this weekend. Conditions were light (good), my daughter (14) and I were able to launch the boat off the boat ramp...

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I sailed one of these a handful of times. Conditions had to be just right for it to be fun.

All Right, I went for it

Ah, Thanks Bob, but the Hobie 16 is fully battened, horizontally. A roller furler will not work.

the ARC 17 is a fine catamaran. they pop up on craigslist from time to time, mostly in the Tampa Bay area

There IS such a boat, it's called the Hobie Wave, don't laugh, I know lots of 60+ lifetime hardcore racers who are enjoying sailing them and even buyi...

There's a Supercat 17 available at good price, but heard it can be a very wet ride. I always liked that Supercat 17, it actually sits up quite high...

I am skeptical

No, I bought a Hobie 14 last year in pristine condition with a trailer, two mainsails, turbo kit and beach wheels for 400. I had beach wheels so i ...

I don't know what kind of catamaran that is, but it was a cool video

The white boat is a RC 30, and that is Bill Roberts, his son and another crew member. They have won 18 Mug Races since 1988. The blue boat with gr...

Ha ha, what year was that beachsailor? Usually that occurs because we have no wind. The last two years have been stormy/windy conditions.

You are all welcome, this is the Rudder Club's premier event and has a huge catamaran following. There were some equipment failures and some people w...

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Working on it. Will advise