4 day weekend!

Ive got a 4 day weekend coming up, and the forecast is showing me abt 6knots sustained and 9 knots gust winds tommoro...is it worth goin out on the hobies? I dont really know the wind range required for hobies and to get speed out of them..

6-9 knots? Sounds fun. I like 10-15 the best with a crew of 2. Perhaps a lighter crew or single handed in the lower range. Anyway... worth going out? Heck yeah! Whats that old saying... a bad day sailing is better than a good day working anytime!

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

I was out for about 4 hours yesterday in only 5 knotts wind, but still had a great time!!

Got to work on my light air sailing skills.

Brent
2005 H-16 S#13566

haha...mind u, i find a good day wasted if i dont fly a hull, go out on the wire, and break the shock cord on the trapeze line.....ahh yes...youth...dont ya jus love it....oh well windfinder.com is tellin me 11 knots...and buoyweather is givin me 9 knots...i think ill go out!

see u lot on the water....

I find a good day wasted...

Sitting in my cube, helping people with their computer problems.....

But maybe thats just me..

I'm with Matt - the worst day sailing. . .

Light winds allowed me and my crew to screw around on the boat. Tie a line to the stern and route it under the tramp. Then take the line and jump off the bow between the hulls as the boat is moving then try grabbing the dolphin striker or tramp lacing. If you miss, then just mess around as the boat drags you through the water. Test your balance on the bow. Sail the boat from the water by taking the main sheet while your crew has the tiller - we managed to fly a hull doing this, of course my crew was lee side, and the hull wasn't out for long before he scrambled windward.

It's not the boat's fault if you can't have fun on it.

Keep your spunky monkey funky.

I would much rather take a Hobie out in light air than a mono-slug. I've even taken food and drinks out and had a nice picknick on the boat.

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Nick

Current Boat
In the market
Previous boats owned
'74 Pearson 30
'84 H16
'82 H18 Magnum
St. Louis, MO

hahaha yea i guess...we had a good day out today tho....it was great winds to go out, and just chill....we did a few capsizes for fun, to justify washing the sails down....oh and we took a wake board, threw it onto the side, and basically got my crew to hook on to the trapeze wire (i untied it from the shock cord....) and trailered him on his knees on the side....great fun....

how do u guys get ur kicks in no wind (id like to learn this off-the-boat sailing!)