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Hobie Wave

Catamaran, asymmetric hulls · Cat (rotating spar) · First built 1994

A rugged, roto-molded catamaran designed for resort durability and simple, high-performance cat-rigged sailing

Designed by Morrelli, Melvin & Hobie Design Team.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.13 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 111 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 111 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 0.28 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 56
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 38.9

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat (rotating spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
38.9
Displacement / length
56.4
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran (no boards/asym.)
Construction
Polyethylene
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Morrelli, Melvin, Hobie Design Team
Builder
Hobie Cat

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