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Capsize prevention system (TORUS) for the Hobie 17 Catamaran
Introducing TORUS™ (Tip Over Resisting and Uprighting System) for the Hobie 17. Here's a system that promises to make catamaran sailing more accessable for those that feel capsizing is not an option. Read how inventor Ron Darby has solved his capsize problems on the Hobie 17...
For 33 years I have lived on year-around warm, windy and relatively flat Kaneohe Bay on Oahu, Hawaii. I have enjoyed all kinds of sail boating on the Bay including sailboards and full keel monohulls. However, since my son-in-law started bringing Hobies here about 16 years ago, I spend most of the time fooling with them.
I started soloing his Hobie 17 and a few years ago I was humbled with capsizing, and though the buoyant mast stopped the turtling, I could not get it up without the help of a passing boat. I’m 158 lbs. & 71 yrs. and just couldn’t overcome the windage from the tramps and upper hull.
Catamaran sailors are an inventive bunch, as Ron Darby proves!
King Harbor Yacht Club (KHYC) Multihull Fleet Year End Wrap-up
Thirty (30) Multihulls participated in regattas at KHYC during 2003. Eighteen
(18) were KHYC members and/or participants in our KHYC Multihull Point
Series. Twelve (12) more, from other yacht clubs, joined our Offshore Trimarans in
the Santa Barbara Race. Four (4) Multihulls raced in the Twilights Series, with
over twenty (20) total attendances.
Bill Gibbs Afterburner catamaran broke the Santa Barbara record, at 5 Hr., 47 Min., averaging over 14 knots! George and Kurt Mayol took first place in the Santa Barbara Race on Exit, their home built Trimaran! All three Trimarans officially participated for the first time in the Point Dume regatta; Bob Zwisslers Shadow Fox took 1st place.
International Rolex Regatta Dates Set, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
Every year the International Rolex Regatta provides great Tornado Catamaran sailing along with other one-design classes in a beautiful island setting.
Friday, March 26 - Sunday, March 28, 2004 -Returning to the Caribbean racing calendar with its unique blend of island-style hospitality, competition and camaraderie, the St. Thomas Yacht Club’s International Rolex Regatta will celebrate its 31st year in 2004. The event features handicap and one-design racing in a beautiful setting; professional race management; and dependable Caribbean tradewinds.
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