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mmiller
PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2005 11:26 am 
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Hobie Cat Europe has been working with Nissan over in Europe. They are doing some cross marketing. Nissan has a truck with a "Hobie" package. They are providing these trucks to some of the Tiger sailors over there and to Hobie Europe.

They had been waiting for the conditions to be right at the "Trench" over in France. A place used for speed trials. It was happening last week and they got the following video. This includes a dramatic pitch pole that looks very similar to the A class cat pitch posted here about a week ago. The boat goes airborne bows-and-all… after a big stuff! Actually looks like they may have hit bottom.

http://static.hobiecat.com/linked_images/nissan_hobietiger.wmv

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Someone needs to suggest this to Nissan here in the states. That would definitly be a selling point for me. Better yet, Jeep. Just seems like they go together

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JaimeZX
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:shock: :shock: :shock: Holy cow that's a crazy pitchpole!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

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:shock: WOW :shock:

Thats great stuff!
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nnelson1
 Post subject: Is that your rig?
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Scott,

I HAVE to ask; is that your set-up? Do you tow your Getaway with a Mini?

Fair winds,
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widerisbetter
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I'm with Jaime on that one :shock: :shock: :shock:
Hoowee Kwap :shock: :shock:

My advice - don't do THAT :lol:

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mmiller
 Post subject: Thats trench sailing!
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Thats trench sailing!

Nowhere to turn when a puff hits from behind! The trench is narrow. You can see the wind coming in from behind. The water is boiling! Bam the puff hits!

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Scott
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nnelson1 wrote:
Scott,

I HAVE to ask; is that your set-up? Do you tow your Getaway with a Mini?

Fair winds,
Nick


Ha! I wish. Then I would be really turning heads! :lol:
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widerisbetter
 Post subject: Go for it Scott!
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I used to yank my 16 all over with a Fiat X 1/9. That's only abot 80 horses and about 12 feet. :lol: I stepped up with my next vehicle which was a Nissan Pulsar NX :shock: Still, did not have the cajones that your mini has. :wink:

Go for it (and post photos!!) 8)

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The guys flipping over are the Gosche brothers from Austria.
They were doing speed trials with the other Hobiecat Europe/Nissan teams.

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" The conditions were 30-40 knots windspeed achieving "ridiculous" 20.0 knots of boat speed.
He wrote, that due to the width of only 20 yards there were no real options to pick up speed. You simply could not bear off when you needed it, so the options were, sheet out when the gusts hit, or not to sheet out - but then we flipped."
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widerisbetter
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my kid calls that move "an endo", as in "end over end". :shock:

Do you know if there any record of what speed they eventually turned in? what is the speed record for a Hobie anyway?

You know how most trips to the hospital start?

They start with: "hey guys, watch this!" :lol:

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Ahhha. This will now become the video I email to my newly volunteered victims err crew... Followed by the "Move back in the boat lecture."

I'm so mean!!! :twisted:

Brent
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