Hobie 14
cat rig | |
| Sails | |
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| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 118.00 sq ft (10.963 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 30.00 sq ft (2.787 m2) |
| Total sail area | 148.00 sq ft (13.750 m2) |
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The Hobie 14 is an American
The design was developed into the Hobie 16 in 1971.[1][2]
Production
The Hobie 14 was the initial design produced by Hobie Cat and led to a large family of similar boats that have been produced in numbers exceeding 200,000.[1]
The design was built by Hobie Cat in the United States from 1967 until 2004 and in Europe until the late 2000s, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]
Design
The Hobie 14 is a recreational
The boat has a draft of 8 in (20 cm) and was designed to be sailed from a beach. It can be transported on a trailer.[1][3]
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 86.4 and is raced with a crew of one or two sailors.[3]
Variants
- Hobie 14
- Model with a single sail catboat rig.[1]
- Hobie 14 Turbo
- Model with a mainsail and jib, fractional sloop rig. A trapeze is optional[1]
Operational history
The Hobie 14 is a World Sailing competition class.[5]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "The Hobie 16 and 18 ... are faster and perhaps more popular, but the Hobie 14 was the first ... This very fast boat has been clocked at over 24 mph ... Hobies are, with Sunfish, found at resorts all over the world. There are racing fleets to match. There are regional area, national, and world championships."[3]
See also
Related development
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hobie 14 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hobie Alter". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hobie Cat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ World Sailing (2020). "Hobie 14". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.