Learning on a Hobie 20

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Ninja_Wrangler@reddit

I learned on a hobie 18 and the damn thing felt like a rocket ship. Loved that boat

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Same. Some of my favorite memories are sailing a Hobie 18 with my dad. Now sailing a comfy O'day Mariner 19 with my girlfriend. I miss the speed and performance... maybe one day I'll find another one.

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longway2fall@reddit

Need to sell my hobie 20, makes me sad. Only have the time and crew for a hobie getaway. Still fun, but not quite the same

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fishedin@reddit

Careful! I've had a few injuries going barefoot.

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bryangcrane@reddit

And a few injuries catapulting over the rigging 😝😝

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BeerForThought@reddit

Or into the rigging.

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bryangcrane@reddit

Yes! Exactly.

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Raneynickelfire@reddit

I genuinely hate those boats.

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Visible_Ad_5803@reddit

Dont go barefoot

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TheTallGuy0@reddit

I know national F18 champs who sail barefoot…

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ppitm@reddit

Dont go barefoot its dangerous

Yeah, the idea of barefoot being dangerous while not wearing gloves is pretty funny. It's all digits.

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TheTallGuy0@reddit

Same guy doesn’t wear gloves while crewing too. He’s a madman

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Visible_Ad_5803@reddit

I'll recommand doing both. But everybody is free.

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grumpvet87@reddit

and dont sit too close to the tv, and don't cross your eyes, and go do your homework !!!! /s

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Blarghnog@reddit

They don’t call them miracles for nothing.

Welcome to the club. They are so much fun.

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scshireman@reddit

When I was 16, I bought a t-shirt with the Hobie Cat logo that said, “Have you gotten it up lately?” My mom was, uh, not a fan and it disappeared in the laundry. 🤷‍♂️

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curtisas@reddit

Do all Hobies hum when they get going? My 18 does as well and was curious if it was just a design trait.

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Catzenpudl@reddit

My H16 was a hummer.

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doodling_scribbles@reddit

Yesssssssss…

Faster.

Higher.

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jchrysostom@reddit

I raced an H20 for a few seasons, nobody in the fleet had a bowsprit. Is that some sort of aftermarket asym/gennaker thing?

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grumpvet87@reddit

it is a "Snu" brand snuffer (only sold for a few years) with a spin inside. my guess is it is asymmetrical as a symmetrical one wouldn't snuff easily

where i sailed (gulf of mexico) we had lots of open class racing (run what ya brung)

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Birdchild@reddit

Spinnakers arent class legal but folks add em for funsies

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justforkinks0131@reddit

you're basically windsurfing

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grumpvet87@reddit

unmmm not really

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blue_water_rip@reddit

You're gonna learn a lot more if you pull on that Spinnaker halyard!

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hypnotoad23@reddit

Don’t listen to the no barefoot crowd. Some of the best worell sailors went barefoot the whole way up the coast

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Quint87@reddit

Hellyeh

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JONO202@reddit

So many great memories, would love to get another one of these one day.

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primeight1@reddit

You’ll learn fast like that

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FredIsAThing@reddit

I was on the trap once on a friend's Prindle 18. That was a fun day.

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frankenpoopies@reddit

Looking good!

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Desparate-Machine@reddit

Oh the memories. I learned on the little 10’ sailing dingies on Couer d’Alain lake in Idaho. My last sail was on a Hobie16’ nearly 30 years ago off Gulf Breeze, FL. All I dream about is retiring and getting back to the ocean to sail full time! Sailing in MT is possible…but it’s not the ocean!

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domesystem@reddit

Flyin!