I know Don at Bay CATS http://www.baycats.com (Ocean City) rents Hobe Waves and has sailing lessons. Used Hobie 16’s are fairly easy to come by in South Jersey. There are usually a few (beaters) on Craigslist for under $2k. As for places to sail that depends on if you will be a trailer gypsy or keep it on a beach (or yacht club). Many Jersey shore communities have “Hobie” designated beaches where you can keep your boat on the beach with a permit for a few hundred a year. Stone Harbor (at 122 street); SeaIsle City (at 22nd and 346th); Ocean City (various location); Brigantine; just to name a few. There are a few Marinas and Yacht clubs that support Hobies. Look for one that has a good beach launching area. Spray Beach Yacht Club http://www.spraybeachyc.org on LBI is Hobie friendly and is home to Fleet 267. They hosted a great regatta for Hobie and have great facilities supporting beach cats.
Daily Launching from a trailer is harder. There are few boat ramps adjacent to nice sandy beaches in Jersey. Trixies Landing near Bekeley Island County Park (near BayVille) has good trailer launching to the upper Barnegat Bay; The Beesley Point Municipal Ramp and J.F.Kennedy Park provide access to Pecks bay (Behind Ocean City) and The Stone Harbor Beach (122nd street) can daily lauch if you have beach wheels and a few friendly to push the boat over the dunes to the beach.
Hobie Division 11 covers the Jersey shore area http://www.div11.hobieclass.com. The Division and the Fleets are a great resource to learn about Hobie sailing in the area. Go the beaches where they sail Hobies, talk to the sailors, maybe if your lucky you can bum-a-ride. Div. 11 is having a regatta in Wildwood in August. We had over 60 boats last year. Come check it out. And have a Hobie Day.
