Hobie 16

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The Hobie 16, on the water

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Footage from Igor Stropnik

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On the water

The Hobie 16 on video

Sailing around Nordkapp on Hobie 16 CatamaranA solo sailor navigates a 40-year-old Hobie 16 catamaran around the Arctic waters of Nordkapp, Norway.Igor Stropnik

EP#368 Guest Appearance on the Really Riveting Podcast with LexyJerome Rand explains how the team-building mantra "juicing" improves service quality and personal engagement on sailing charters.Sailing Into Oblivion

EASY YouTube HOW TO MAKE SAILING VIDEOS - Ep 339 - Lady K SailingA professional sailing YouTuber details the workflow of scriptwriting, teleprompter use, and Adobe Premiere Pro editing.Lady K Sailing

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)

Ratios

SA / displacement

74.6

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran (no boards/asym.)

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1969

Units built

135000

Designer

Hobie Alter

Builder

Coast Catamaran Corp, Coleman Industries, Hobie Cat

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Hobie FX One5.18 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 5.18-meter single-handed catamaran featuring a rotating fractional rig and an exceptional 56.56 sail area-to-displacement ratio

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Supercat 154.65 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA high-performance beach catamaran with a rotating spar and an exceptional sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Why St. John Feels Nothing Like St. Thomas E38116:38 from Wildly Intrepid Sailing

The family

Related models

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Hobie 14The original Hobie Cat, this lightweight beach catamaran features a rotating spar and a high power-to-weight ratio Hobie 18A high-performance catamaran with a rotating fractional rig and twin daggerboards, designed for speed and agility Hobie 17A single-handed performance catamaran featuring a wingsail-style rotating mast and twin daggerboards for upwind speed Hobie Club 15A French-built catamaran with a rotating spar, designed for sailing schools and resorts with an optional asymmetrical spinnaker Hobie MaxA lightweight, rotating-spar catamaran designed for the ISAF youth trials and built to F18 racing specifications

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