That's awesome. I knew I picked the right boat when I bought the TI.
Now I own an award winning boat.
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| Author: | mmiller [ Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the Year |
Hobie Mirage Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Recreational Boat of the Year By sailingworld.com | Posted: December 17th, 2010 Now in its 25th year, Sailing World's Boat of the Year contest continues to deliver the most anticipated awards in the sailboat-building industry. Topping this year’s field of winners at the overall Boat of the Year is the RS100 by RS Sailing (Hants, England). Other winners in Sailing World’s 2011 Boat of the Year competition are: • Best Crossover: Beneteau First 30 (Beneteau USA, Marion, S.C.) • Best One-Design Keelboat: J/111 (J/Boats Inc., Newport, R.I.) • Best Daysailor: C.W. Hood 32 (C.W. Hood Yachts, Marblehead, Mass.) • Best Recreational: Hobie Mirage Tandem Island (Hobie Cat Co., Oceanside, Calif.) • Best Grand Prix: Gunboat 66 (Gunboat, Newport, R.I.) Images of Sailing World testing the Tandem Island can be seen here. Sailing Worlds Boat of the Year article can be found here. |
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| Author: | Hammer [ Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
That's awesome. I knew I picked the right boat when I bought the TI. Now I own an award winning boat.
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| Author: | NOHUHU [ Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
Shame they did not post any real review of this winner, just a few pics! Gonna make you buy their January/February 2011 issue to read all about it. Whatta tease,.. But congrats to Hobie. The new "stretch AI" is great. Of course, we knew that. |
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| Author: | Tom Ray [ Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
Hammer wrote: That's awesome. I knew I picked the right boat when I bought the TI. Now I own an award winning boat. Next up: Gunboat 66? Congratulations to Hobie for making such great, fun boats, and to Sailing World for recognizing a great boat when they see it! Two, if you count the Gunboat 66, and I sure do! |
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| Author: | whosyerbob [ Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
Congrats! We knew it was a winner when we saw the first pix of it! |
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| Author: | Tom Ray [ Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
whosyerbob wrote: Congrats! We knew it was a winner when we saw the first pix of it! Speaking of which, why is that video still private? Can Dan make it public again now? |
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| Author: | NOHUHU [ Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
Tom Ray wrote: Next up: Gunboat 66? Congratulations to Hobie for making such great, fun boats, and to Sailing World for recognizing a great boat when they see it! Two, if you count the Gunboat 66, and I sure do! Now ya went and did it! Got me lusting after another sailboat. The Gunboat 66 is my new mid-life crisis! http://www.gunboat.com/66-gallery.php |
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| Author: | TxYackMan [ Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
Good stuff. I wonder if they tried it out when there was some wind. In all those pics of the TI looks like wind was almost non-existent and most appear to be using the pedals. If they didn't try it out in more wind they are missing out on some major fun. |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
All of the trials for these awards are done after the Annapolis boat show. Each product gets a time slot... so conditions are what they are. Good thing we do have pedals. Some products likely suffer badly if there is no wind at all! |
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| Author: | Hammer [ Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
NOHUHU wrote: Tom Ray wrote: Next up: Gunboat 66? Congratulations to Hobie for making such great, fun boats, and to Sailing World for recognizing a great boat when they see it! Two, if you count the Gunboat 66, and I sure do! Now ya went and did it! Got me lusting after another sailboat. The Gunboat 66 is my new mid-life crisis! http://www.gunboat.com/66-gallery.php For me, this is my dream boat - http://www.beneteau.com/en/sailboats/pr ... O_CODE=399 Now I just need for my numbers to match those of the lotto numbers... |
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| Author: | TxYackMan [ Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
mmiller wrote: All of the trials for these awards are done after the Annapolis boat show. Each product gets a time slot... so conditions are what they are. Good thing we do have pedals. Some products likely suffer badly if there is no wind at all! Makes sense. That is just one reason why the TI (and AI) rock! I am just saying their jaws would drop and a big smile would form if they could try them out in some wind.... LOL. |
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| Author: | NOHUHU [ Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
They did sneak in the TriYak for a last minute test. |
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| Author: | Gizmopilot [ Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
They spoke of a new accessory for the TI - a furling gennaker Is there any more info yet? |
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| Author: | Louis [ Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
Matt, I noticed the Sailing World article mentioned the new "roller furling Jennaker" option. When will it be released for sale? how much will it be? are there any videos or specs on it? Louis Atlanta Ga. 2011 TI |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tandem Island wins Sailing World's Best Rec Boat of the |
The jib system is not going forward for some time. We had to step back and redesign. We need more time for testing. |
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