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Hobie Getaway

Catamaran, asymmetric hulls · Fractional Sloop · First built 2001

A 17-foot rotomolded catamaran featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a trapeze for spirited daysailing

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran (No boards/asym.)

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The Hobie GETAWAY is a 17-foot (5.05 m LOA) fractional sloop catamaran designed and built by Hobie Cat since 2001, with a redesign in 2017 that added a trapeze option. It has a 2.34 m beam, 0.25 m draft, and displaces 177 kg. The Hobie GETAWAY is part of the fleet at a sailing club in northern Michigan, where its masts are unstepped seasonally.25:20

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
54.0
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran (no boards/asym.)
Construction
Roto Molded Polyethylene
Production
Years built
First built 2001
Designer
Hobie Cat
Builder
Hobie Cat

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