Blah, blah, blah. Here we go again mono versus multi, Hobie versus modern cats, etc. & we wonder why our sport has declined over the years. Lets cut the crap and realize we all love sailing and each design has it benefits, etc. Sailing should be fun and we all should get along. Lets build the sport not tare down the boats others like to sail
Blah, blah, blah. Here we go again mono versus multi, Hobie versus modern cats, etc. & we wonder why our sport has declined over the years. Lets cut the crap and realize we all love sailing and each design has it benefits, etc. Sailing should be fun and we all should get along. Lets build the sport not tare down the boats others like to sail
The H16 is awesome and the best Cat out there. Certainly monohull sailing has nothing on multihull sailing, sorry mono sailors! & buy a Prindle instead of a H16, why? H16 40s on the water and going strong. Worlds largest multihull class.
ok so lets say a cat can max out at around 25 knots speed, so does a 14 foot skiff. Now I would love to see some cat sailors out there sail one. I have sailed an A class a couple of times before, I can understand that cats are pretty scary and insane but I still don't think they are as technically difficult. It takes a good sailor to go fast, not the craft. The best cat sailors out there are awesome, but you can't compare to mono sailing cos they are just so different...
azattelman what are you thinking ive taught sailing for many years now and a mono hull has nothing vs cats and multi hulls srry bro but u just got pwned
So, Zatt. You've never flown the hull on a catamaran? I've mostly owned mono hulls. *yawn* Pretty slow, comfortable and sedate compared to the speed of a multi hull. And, if you think driving a mono hull requires more skill you just haven't been sailin' long. I like my mono hulls, but if you want to sail by the seat of your pants and see what you're made of, multi hulled boats are the way to go. every sailor knows that.
as a mono hull sailor of star class i can not agree more that cats rules. but to say that hc16 is a race machine is far fetch, sorry cats rules not hc16 it has its merits on overall development of catamaran
I agree. The newer Hobies are an improvement over the old banana hulls, but *personal opinion* still not as good as Prindles/Nacras. I'd like to try my hand a Moth sailing (flying?), but I haven't made out my will yet.
Hobie-16: a fun as heck souped-up hobby boat that, because they sold about a zillion of 'em, got taken way too seriously (a lot like the Laser ). Oodles of silly fun flying over waves - but compared to modern cats, pretty slow and hard to maneuver.
could'nt agree more ,the 16 thinks its a submarine.for fun find an old 18,or for racing a hobie tiger.I can't believe the 16 was chosen for the olympics,20 years after it should have been put in a museem.
Oh god, say it isn't so! A thirty year old design that gets its ass kicked by anything from the last decade has no business being taken seriously.
Least of all something only one manufacturer can make - if this is true, the Olympic sailing committee has proven itself hopelessly political and not interested in advancing sailing.
buska! that was always gonna happen with that leward hull cutting through the waves as it was. dontt u have foot straps on the hull right back near the rudder? or at least put crew out on trap behind you. crew got owned by the way... nice work, musta been fun.
pretty good to keep the camera out of the water!! (perhaps it was fixed to the rear float.) - get a longer cat, like the Dart 18, less prone to pitchpole!!
29er är beder ! :D
kriskk007 1 year ago
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Blah, blah, blah. Here we go again mono versus multi, Hobie versus modern cats, etc. & we wonder why our sport has declined over the years. Lets cut the crap and realize we all love sailing and each design has it benefits, etc. Sailing should be fun and we all should get along. Lets build the sport not tare down the boats others like to sail
itstillertime 2 years ago
Blah, blah, blah. Here we go again mono versus multi, Hobie versus modern cats, etc. & we wonder why our sport has declined over the years. Lets cut the crap and realize we all love sailing and each design has it benefits, etc. Sailing should be fun and we all should get along. Lets build the sport not tare down the boats others like to sail
itstillertime 2 years ago
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itstillertime 3 years ago
The H16 is awesome and the best Cat out there. Certainly monohull sailing has nothing on multihull sailing, sorry mono sailors! & buy a Prindle instead of a H16, why? H16 40s on the water and going strong. Worlds largest multihull class.
itstillertime 3 years ago
learn to sail before make comments like , i know the appeal for the 16 but it is just a toy, first extreme sailing toy, give you that!
cjprimata 2 years ago
ok so lets say a cat can max out at around 25 knots speed, so does a 14 foot skiff. Now I would love to see some cat sailors out there sail one. I have sailed an A class a couple of times before, I can understand that cats are pretty scary and insane but I still don't think they are as technically difficult. It takes a good sailor to go fast, not the craft. The best cat sailors out there are awesome, but you can't compare to mono sailing cos they are just so different...
azattelman 3 years ago
azattelman what are you thinking ive taught sailing for many years now and a mono hull has nothing vs cats and multi hulls srry bro but u just got pwned
schwinger00 3 years ago
this is not that fast, a single hull is far more exciting, requires much more skill and is NOT A TOY
azattelman 4 years ago
So, Zatt. You've never flown the hull on a catamaran? I've mostly owned mono hulls. *yawn* Pretty slow, comfortable and sedate compared to the speed of a multi hull. And, if you think driving a mono hull requires more skill you just haven't been sailin' long. I like my mono hulls, but if you want to sail by the seat of your pants and see what you're made of, multi hulled boats are the way to go. every sailor knows that.
BryanMorton 4 years ago 2
as a mono hull sailor of star class i can not agree more that cats rules. but to say that hc16 is a race machine is far fetch, sorry cats rules not hc16 it has its merits on overall development of catamaran
cjprimata 2 years ago
I agree. The newer Hobies are an improvement over the old banana hulls, but *personal opinion* still not as good as Prindles/Nacras. I'd like to try my hand a Moth sailing (flying?), but I haven't made out my will yet.
BryanMorton 2 years ago
HE FL UCK YOU HOBIE CATS ARE SICK RAMMSTEIN IS SICK THIS VID IS SICk
abba1987 4 years ago
Hobie-16: a fun as heck souped-up hobby boat that, because they sold about a zillion of 'em, got taken way too seriously (a lot like the Laser ). Oodles of silly fun flying over waves - but compared to modern cats, pretty slow and hard to maneuver.
CusterFlux 4 years ago
could'nt agree more ,the 16 thinks its a submarine.for fun find an old 18,or for racing a hobie tiger.I can't believe the 16 was chosen for the olympics,20 years after it should have been put in a museem.
panhardrod 3 years ago
Olympics?!?!?!
Oh god, say it isn't so! A thirty year old design that gets its ass kicked by anything from the last decade has no business being taken seriously.
Least of all something only one manufacturer can make - if this is true, the Olympic sailing committee has proven itself hopelessly political and not interested in advancing sailing.
CusterFlux 3 years ago
what band/song is this?? Nice
jim240z 4 years ago
Ramstein <sp?>
CusterFlux 4 years ago
I would have had the crew sitting on my shoulders. Oh and straps are for sissies
herberthall 4 years ago
Yep that just how it happens however, a lot more exciting on the Hobie SX.
PSchneeman 5 years ago
buska! that was always gonna happen with that leward hull cutting through the waves as it was. dontt u have foot straps on the hull right back near the rudder? or at least put crew out on trap behind you. crew got owned by the way... nice work, musta been fun.
blackbetty101 5 years ago
good work man, that brought back some awesome memories...thanks.
xtortya 5 years ago
what are you talking about, hobies are awesome !!
sparggy 5 years ago
pretty good to keep the camera out of the water!! (perhaps it was fixed to the rear float.) - get a longer cat, like the Dart 18, less prone to pitchpole!!
dnicholsoncole 5 years ago
go buy a real boat ie Prindle
croakerlips 5 years ago