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Hobie Max

Catamaran, asymmetric hulls · Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · First built 2005

A lightweight, rotating-spar catamaran designed for the ISAF youth trials and built to F18 racing specifications

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

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 145 kg of hull, so roughly 750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 145 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

35 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 35
EasygoingPowered-up

65.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 65.7
  • Draws less than ~100% of boats her size on file

Compared with 143 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
65.7
Displacement / length
35.5
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran (no boards/asym.)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
Hobie Cat Europe
Builder
Hobie Cat Europe

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Hobie 165.05 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe most popular sailing catamaran ever built, featuring a rotating spar and boardless hull for high-speed beach sailing
Sailing around Nordkapp on Hobie 16 Catamaranfrom Igor Stropnik
Supercat 154.65 mSame hull family0.3 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 E38116:38from Wildly Intrepid Sailing
Hobie Getaway5.05 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 17-foot rotomolded catamaran featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a trapeze for spirited daysailing
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Hobie FX One5.18 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 5.18-meter single-handed catamaran featuring a rotating fractional rig and an exceptional 56.56 sail area-to-displacement ratio
Hobie Cat, 15 days & 1200km2:47from Igor Stropnik

The family

Related models

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Hobie 16The most popular sailing catamaran ever built, featuring a rotating spar and boardless hull for high-speed beach sailingHobie 18A high-performance catamaran with a rotating fractional rig and twin daggerboards, designed for speed and agilityHobie FX OneA 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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