Hobie 18
The Hobie 18 is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by Hobie Alter and Phil Edwards as a one design racer and first built in 1976.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hobie Alter and Phil Edwards |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1976 |
| Builder(s) | Hobie Cat |
| Role | Sailing dinghy One-design racer |
| Name | Hobie 18 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 400 lb (181 kg) |
| Draft | 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with a daggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin daggerboards |
| Rudder(s) | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 240.00 sq ft (22.297 m2) |
Production
The design was built by Hobie Cat in the United States, starting in 1976, but it is now out of production.[1][2][7][8][9]
Design
The Hobie 18 is a sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, The twin hulls have raked stems, near-plumb transoms, twin transom-hung rudders controlled by a single tiller and twin retractable daggerboards. It displaces 400 lb (181 kg).[1][2]
The design has a roller furling jib, internally-mounted halyards and adjustable mast spreaders to allow mast adjustments fore-and-aft and abeam while sailing.[10]
The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with a daggerboard extended and 7 in (18 cm) with both retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]
The Hobie 18 Magnum version has hiking wing racks that give a beam of 12 ft (3.7 m) to allow trapezing crew members more leverage in keeping the boat level.[3][4]
Operational history
In 1980 America's Cup racer and media mogul Ted Turner was racing the Hobie 18 and said, "it's a terrific boat, why didn't they have these when I was growing up!"[11]
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie 18". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie 18 Magnum sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie 18 Magnum". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie Alter 1933 - 2014". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie Alter". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie Cat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie Cat". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- Hobie Cat. "Sail". hobie.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- Schieffelin, John (April 1977). "New Boats - Hobie 18". Boating. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- Hobie Cat (September 1980). "Ted Turner Talks About The Hobie 18". Yachting. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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