Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Repairing a dent in a mast sail track. I have had two masts that had a dent near the sail track, and was able to repair them with this method. Here’s a photo of the Prindle 19 mast that I just received. As you can see, the area is pinched enough to cause...
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Hobie HOTLINE, the original publication for Hobie Cat news, has returned. The Hobie HOTLINE started in 1971 as a little newsletter for Hobie Cat owners but grew into a full-fledged magazine thought the 80’s and early 90’s. In the mid-80’s, the...
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Port Elizabeth / South Africa, October 30th 2005 Veronique Telva and Guillain Kaya from Tahiti won the open qualifier round for the Hobie Cat 16 World Championships 2005 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. On Sunday October 30th, they finished second in the first race,...
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Gary Friesen — I was about 21 years old and had just bought my first Hobie 16. It was a beat up, old red thing with plain white sails. I wasn’t proud of her appearance, but I could afford her. I think that I paid about $350, on the trailer. As usual, I...
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Port Elizabeth / South Africa, October 31st 2005 — South Africa and Puerto Rico in the lead On day one of the semi-finals for the Hobie Cat 16 Worlds 2005 in South Africa, the competitors faced light conditions for a change. Today’s surf did not cause any...
Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s winter up here in NJ/NY. We’re waiting for spring, and it’s already itching. Some folks are fixing their boats, some are working on upgrades, some are hanging out in this site here, but we’re all basically just keeping busy. In our club...
