Not a hobie, but still a nice cat

I was sailing Newport Bay (California) today. Richard Branson's Cat is in port (mast is missing in the pic).

What does it have that my H16 does not? - Well a submarine that rides up under and deploys when at anchor.


Check out a video of this cat - it is reefed and still screaming fast. The video is when it was called "PlayStation"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ53CxBUj68

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1980 18 foot class A Unicorn catamaran
1977 Super Sunfish (sold)
1979 Hobie (sold)
1983 Hobie 16 Hawiian Sunset (sold)
1981 Hobie 16 Tequilla Sunrise (sold)
2008 Hobie 16 (sold)
2023 Hobie 16
Founding member of the "San Dimas Yacht Club"
John

I was gonna say "Let's see 'em fly a hull!", but then I watched the video and saw them fly both, simultaneously

Man, that is nuts!.

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'97 Hobie 16.

Skype: rob_arnolda

they look like different boats.

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http://youtube.com/optikid16030

1983 Hobie 16 Cat fever #55697
2008 Laser Radial/4.7 #190471
S.S.S.
S.Y.S.P

First thought when I saw the picture was, "that looks a lot like Playstation"

I was told ( I was taking a week long keelboat class in Newport) by a local sailing instructor the "Playstation" cat and Branson's "Oceanic" cat are the same. It was built by Steve Fosset as the "Cheyanne". Either way, the boat the video is Amazing,

To see more about this boat and the submarine, check the following link -
http://www.virginoceanic.com

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1980 18 foot class A Unicorn catamaran
1977 Super Sunfish (sold)
1979 Hobie (sold)
1983 Hobie 16 Hawiian Sunset (sold)
1981 Hobie 16 Tequilla Sunrise (sold)
2008 Hobie 16 (sold)
2023 Hobie 16
Founding member of the "San Dimas Yacht Club"
John

Just... ...wow.

There's a lot of chatter in this vid, but some of the shots will give you an idea of just how HUGE this thing is. Toward the end they're walking across the tramp and it looks like the size of a neighbourhood park.

http://youtu.be/MuH1Bf7xNT4

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'97 Hobie 16.

Skype: rob_arnolda

Started as Playstation (Cheyenne), then was sold to be used as the film boat for the Disney movie Morning Light. Now its to be used as a sub platform to dive the 5 deepest spots in the 5 oceans.

more about it here:
http://www.virginoceanic.com/vehicles/catamaran/

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1992 Hobie Cat 18 #16943
Hobie Fleet 198, Rapid City, SD