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HCE SAILING COLLECTION 2017

HCE SAILING COLLECTION 2017
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HCE SAILING COLLECTION 2017

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The document introduces the Hobie Sailing Collection, highlighting the brand's legacy of innovation and craftsmanship since its founding by Hobie Alter in 1950. The company is renowned for creating watercraft that enhance the enjoyment of water activities.
Hobie Bravo
The Hobie Bravo is suitable for both beginners and experienced sailors, featuring a rotomolded polyethylene construction for easy beach launches. It measures 12 feet in length with a sail area of 86 square feet, and includes a boomless mainsail and EZ Loc Rudder System.
Hobie Catsy
The Catsy is designed for novice catamaran sailors, with a length of 10 feet 2 inches and a mainsail area of 53.8 square feet. Its user-friendly features include rotomolded polyethylene hulls and colored Dacron sails.
Hobie Wave
The Wave is a versatile beach catamaran known for its buoyancy and performance, measuring 13 feet in length with a sail area of 95 square feet. It features rotomolded hulls and an EZ Loc Rudder System for durability and ease of use.
Hobie T1
The T1 offers simplicity and performance with ergonomic and safety features. It is 13 feet 3 inches long with a mainsail area of 96.9 square feet, and includes rotomolded hulls and a fully battened mainsail.
Hobie Getaway
The Getaway is designed for family fun, accommodating up to six sailors. It measures 16 feet 7 inches in length with a sail area of 180 square feet, featuring rotomolded hulls and integrated keels for versatile sailing.
Hobie T2
The T2 is a high-performance catamaran with a powerful sailplan, measuring 16 feet in length with a sail area of 172 square feet. It includes rotomolded hulls and a square-topped mainsail.
Hobie Adventure Island
The Adventure Island is a multi-sport watercraft that can function as a kayak or trimaran, with a length of 16 feet 7 inches and a sail area of 65 square feet. It features a pedal-powered MirageDrive and retractable centerboard.
Hobie Tandem Island
The Tandem Island is a two-person trimaran, measuring 18 feet 6 inches in length with a sail area of 90 square feet. It includes dual MirageDrive systems and extensive storage options.
Hobie Dragoon
The Dragoon is designed for training sailors from initiation to competitive racing, with a length of 12 feet 8 inches and a mainsail area of 102 square feet.
Conclusion
Hobie continues to innovate, offering watercraft for a wide range of sailing enthusiasts, ensuring enjoyable and competitive experiences on the water.
Overview
The document provides detailed specifications and features of various Hobie Cat sailing models, highlighting their construction, standard features, options, and intended use.
Specifications
Each model is described with specific measurements such as length, beam, mast length, sail areas, weight, and capacity, with hull construction noted as Fiberglass/Foam Sandwich.
Standard Features
Common features include fiberglass hulls, Dacron sails, trampolines, rudder systems, and trapeze rigs, with unique features like asymmetrical hulls and rotating wing masts.
Options
Optional equipment varies by model, including spinnaker kits, gennaker kits, mast floats, and beach dollies for customization.
Model Highlights
  • Hobie Dragoon: Known for its floatability and suitability for school sailing and family leisure.
  • Hobie 16: A high-performance model with a double-trapeze rig, known for its ease of beach launching.
  • Hobie Pearl: Designed for adventure, featuring a gennaker kit and double trapeze.
  • Hobie Wild Cat: A high-speed racing catamaran with advanced features like carbon-fiber components.
Accessories
The document lists accessories such as spray tops, towels, sail bags, trapeze harnesses, and beach wheels to enhance the sailing experience.
Contact Information
Includes contact details for Hobie Cat distributors and subsidiaries worldwide for support and purchases.
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ALTER YOUR BOUNDARIES SAILING COLLECTION

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INNOVATION CRAFTSMANSHIP PERFORMANCE HERITAGE LIFESTYLE Clément Peduzzi et Maxime Blondeau Yacht Club de Toulon - 2016

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Founded in 1950 by one man, the visionary HOBIE ALTER, in his parent's garage. Inspired by his passion for the WATER, supported by his family and community. Hobie created a LIFESTYLE around fun and enjoying the environment. Redefining limits through constant INNOVATION, Hobie creates watercraft that allow people to experience and play on the water in new ways. A strong and unique HERITAGE that lives on, rooted in decades of board shaping and boatbuilding knowledge. Constructed with the finest quality materials, every detail demonstrating the CRAFTSMANSHIP forever associated with Hobie. Built...

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The Hobie Bravo is ideal for beginners on moderate days while still offering an entertaining ride for skilled hands on breezu days. Its unique hard deck attaches directly to the hulls. Sturdy rotomolded polyethylene construction makes the Bravo an ideal candidate for beach launchings and wind-day docking lessons, and its user-friendly, boomless mainsail twists off in puffs while remaining stiff enought to capture gentle breezes. Should the wind machine really start piping, the Bravo’s sail, which flies off of an easy-to-step A-frame mast, is easily reefed. Stan dard Features: • Impact-resistant...

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from beginners to experts, the bravo delivers good times

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Easy to assemble and to sail, the Hobie Catsy was specially designed for beginners in the sport of catamaran sailing. STANDARD FEATURES: • White polyethylene hulls • Mast float • Colored Dacron Mainsail with reef points • Colored Dacron, jib with anti-UV strip • Mesh trampoline with pockets • Lexan rudder blades • Tendon connection kit • Standard blocks • Hawaiian righting kit OPTIONS: Aluminium beach dolly SAILING COLLECTION

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sailing discovery for the young

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Sporty, stable and speedy, the Wave offers impressive mission flexibility SAILING Collection

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The minimal-maintenance Wave has earned its reputation as a fun and versatile beach cat thanks to its impressive buoyancy. While the Wave makes for a great social platform, it’s also a sporty, performanceminded catamaran that boasts symmetrically shaped keels that create lift, without the need for daggerboards. The boat’s rotomolded polyethylene hulls are safe, sturdy and encourage island exploration, while its sailplan can tackle everything from light airs to days when the wind is blowing dogs off chains. Additionally, the Wave stands ready to serve schools, resorts or charter fleets. Stan dard...

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a recreative SIMPLE yet performant cat SAILING Collection

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ROTOMOLDED With its international design, the Hobie T1 is simple and performant. Everything on board is meant for ergonomy and security : molded-in rear and front handles for easy transportation, crossbar attachments with ergonomid nuts with round smooth surface, 100 % waterproof crossbar and gudgeons inserts for easy assembly, anti-skid surface molded in the hulls on the deck and between the crossbars and the mast float. The fully battened colored Dacron loose-footed mainsail (“Catalina”) with reef points and the smaller sail set (“Mistral”) available for lighter crews complete the equipment....

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Martin ique One of sailing’s greatest pleasures is sharing it with your loved ones, and the Getaway stands ready to help you mint indelible memories. While a shorthanded crew can handle the Getaway in modest breezes, this capable catamaran can carry up to six sailors, making it a versatile family pleaser. The boat’s newly redesigned rotomolded polyethylene hulls feature reverse bows and an additional six inches of length, improving the Getaway’s playful performance. Enjoy impromptu picnic lunches, multi-boat raft-ups, and learn-to sail sessions. The Getaway’s spacious nets provide ample seating,...

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fun with a friend, the Getaway is even better with the whole gang

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Martin ique The can-do T2 matches a powerful sailplan and a double-trapeze rig with a pair of forgiving rotomolded polyethylene hulls to create a user-friendly, high-adrenaline rocketship. The T2’s symmetrically shaped keels eliminate the need for daggerboards, and the boat’s built-in righting line and “Hobie Bob” simplify righting maneuvers, should you accidentally discover the outside of the envelope. A square-topped mainsail, a Dacron jib, and an optional Gennaker make the T2 a perfect boat for sailors transitioning to high-performance multihull sailing, while still offering speed-to-burn...

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Pedal, paddle or sail: the Hobie Adventure Island easily converts from a capable kayak to a nimble trimaran, depending on the day’s objective. Designed for singlehanded multi-sport fun, the Adventure Island sports a vertically battened, square-topped mainsail that can be roller-reefed in a breeze, as well as a pedal-powered Hobie MirageDrive® 180 that’s equipped with brawny ST Turbo fins for light-air conditions. The comfortable Vantage CT seat, cleverly designed cockpit, retractable centerboard and sturdy rotomolded polyethylene hulls inspire solo or multi-boat exploits ranging from weekend...

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THE HOBIE ADVENTURE ISLAND OFFERS A TICKET TO MULTI-SPORT FUN

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amplify your on-the-water fun with the one-or two-person tAndem island SAILING Collection

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When it comes to doubling down on the fun factor, it’s almost impossible to beat the Tandem Island, an expedition-worthy kayak that quickly shape shifts into a nimble, two-person trimaran. The “TI” features three durable, rotomolded polyethylene hulls that encourage shallow-water exploration and enough watertight hatches and on-deck storage for a proper saline sabbatical. High-octane features include a two-part carbonfiber mast, a roller-reefing mainsail, a fully retractable centerboard, Harken blocks, dual MirageDrive 180’s, and kick-up rudders. All running rigging is routed to both cockpits,...

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