Hobie 16 beach crash 40 knots

Sailing a hobie 16 on to the beach in 40 knots

[@ernietetrault3403]

As a former Hobie 16 sailor/racer/dealer, this is NOT a crash. It's called "beaching", although the approach was a bit fast.

[@nos9510]

A "bit" fast :'D ? well at least he wont have to pull it up that incline hahaha

[@Lukksia]

doesn't that hurt the rudders?

[@nos9510]

@@Lukksia no no, they removed the pin beforehand, they simply lift up. It looks rough but it's perfectly fine for this vessel!

[@Vvilams]

​@@LukksiaI don't remember how they are setup on a 16 but on the Hobie 18 there is a spring-loaded cam so when the rudder hits something it just kicks up. If you're out on the water you just lift up on the tiller and push it back into position and you're back to sailing again.

[@ajsandro]

@@Lukksiaskipper does loose the knot on the line that holds the rudders down on the water. So, the answer to your question is no.

[@Admiralofthedeeps]

Man, people are ramming boats onto beaches and sinking them every day, and here's me who would treat a boat so well but can't afford one 😢

[@Fish-pi8lv]

Do you have your license?

[@Admiralofthedeeps]

@Fish-pi8lv I've a skipper course booked so that I can get it. Why?

[@Fish-pi8lv]

@@Admiralofthedeeps I was just wondering. You can get some boats for free, you just need to do work on them. I have seen a lot of free boats and jet skis in my area

[@Lazarus-aap]

I agree. If you're handy (which you probably are if you want to take care of a boat) and you're willing to put in the work, you should be able to find one very cheap or even for free indeed. I hope you find one. You sound like you deserve one

[@Pro052du973]

@@Fish-pi8lv I wish there were Free boats in my area too :) (Tho unlike original poster I dont have boat licence yet, but its in my plans, just need to try and see with someone owning a boat, if am seasick LMAOOO)

[@andrewbooth1420]

40 knots, they would have made it to the motor way.

[@samroyal6288]

the wind...

[@guhmeel]

@@samroyal6288 You apparently never sailed in 40knts. This hobie would be on its side in 2 seconds.

[@BBJ598]

😆😆😆

[@jimmymurphy7789]

More Like say 20 Knots ?

[@damonlinkous]

and hands the keys to the valet.

[@Hydr0flask]

well that looks like Sarasota Florida next to the sailing squadron. That beach will tear your hulls up

[@fish_liftn_drive5408]

Definitely is, I didnthe sailing squadron there

[@jeffreydillon]

Yeah it will. That's not smooth Siesta sand there.

[@__________7483]

Hey, Floridian here. I can confirm that this is Sarasota and just south of the SYS boat yard.

[@saltwater52]

No white caps. 40 knots you will have white caps. The beaching was intentional it's frequently done because it's easier to get your boat on the beach than it is to drag it on the beach

[@JacuBarnez420]

Like a glove!

[@clsherian]

Hobie 16’s are the best!

[@CJSHM]

That wasnt a crash that was a beuatiful landing

[@U20E27]

Lol yeah 12-15 knots not 40. Lots of old timer J24 racers have stories of running j/24’s up the beach in Florida after the fleet gets hammered by a thunderstorm

[@davidhakes3884]

Somebody rang the dinner bell or beer bell

[@michaelbrady9056]

Very cool, yet bad, yet cool idea. Especially so since they got away with it. Not remotely close to 40 knots of speed.

[@jeremykrzesiak6858]

YOU CAN'T PARK THERE MATE!!!

[@ronaldvanBruggen-o2h]

pfrt... 40 knots yeah right..

[@tswrench]

No doubt a borrowed cat--or a rental.

[@ryannance9673]

"Like ah glove"

[@victordisfluxgrynfeld7728]

"like a glove"

[@GlobetruthFU]

When Daddy has plenty of money.

[@johnmartin3735]

There goes your credit card n credit score

[@richardwakelin843]

What happened to people caring for their expensive stuff ?

[@VicoVico-kd9zz]

Vous avez bien géré 😂😂😂

[@knpstrr]

Used boat for sale, some minor scratches and scuffs.

[@espyfernandes7024]

How much and where

[@pedrodutra4088]

@@espyfernandes7024😂

[@davemarch1811]

15 knots , 20 tops

[@Errol.C-nz]

15

[@williamlesko4546]

Thats exactly what I was thinking...

[@Errol.C-nz]

@@williamlesko4546 white caps form at 15kn.. everywhere on the globe

[@TheKaledonianz]

More like 10 knots, 12mph. And hardly a "crash"!

[@windywest]

gusting 15 lol

[@PTXclusive]

40 knots 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pastrami00]

"It's cool. My dad will buy me another one."

[@AndreaAdams-c6s]

Probably his dad's boat anyway😂

[@KeepItSimpleSailor]

It’s fine. Look at the hull shape and kick-up rudders.

[@Cdon123]

At all my reggatas, they are like that

[@charlessavage400]

You never behaved like that as a kid? Come on now, pretty sure we all did. Whether or not we got caught 😂

[@timseytiger9280]

It's sand and sea weed as well, they had the rudders up before contact.

[@ewantheboat]

Damn bro you better be good at gelcoat repair

[@coryturner9140]

I doubt there’s much gel coat left on a 50 year old hobie lol

[@kimberly1567]

It's Dad's boat

[@gunsdonovan9183]

Polyurethane not gel coat, it's roto molded

[@ewantheboat]

@@gunsdonovan9183 I thought h16s are grp , dart 16s etc are rotomoulded I know

[@bwhip]

@@ewantheboat H16s are fiberglass.

[@ianb9028]

The only way a Hobie can do 40 knots is if it is being towed behind a speedboat.

[@jordanzyla3377]

40 knot wind

[@ianb9028]

@@jordanzyla3377 not even close 10 to 15 at most.

[@jonpotter1632]

@@jordanzyla3377highest speed I could find someone running a hobie cat at was 30 knots. Imo they tend to get a bit hairy even around the high teen to low twenty mark.

[@leecowell8165]

I used to TOW a skier with mine! Yeah.. what you need is WIND to do that though. AND you need to know wtf you're doing, of course.

[@guyleffel5674]

Or being towed behind an AC64

[@jerrylojka4082]

Pretty funny if you don't have to pay for it.

[@tjitjo]

everything doesnt break right away pewssy boy

[@robertnorvell1580]

Poor hobie!

[@hikeyourownhike3267]

This guy had no idea what 40 knots is. Clickbait or a liar.

[@bwhip]

Sail it like it's stolen.

[@sailingliberator3395]

Beauty of a Hobie. Can be beached as long as it's sandy

[@RenoLaringo]

That idiotic laughter at the end says it all... 🙄

[@tjitjo]

they're kids though so maybe chill your tits

[@alshalateeni6133]

no respect for sailing, what a shame, poor cat.

[@chicken69tenders]

hobies are kinda meant for this would have been a smooth beaching if the grass wasnt there

[@tjitjo]

uUurdRhhru rEspeCt foR sAiLing maybe let people decide what they do with their own stuff also they're kids, everything is an experiment. and looks like they didnt even break it sooo. how about you let yourself be more free instead of stifling others

[@ernestosaavedra922]

@@tjitjoshut up probably you won’t even sail, I sail in Laser and the material is so expensive bro, instead they should teach the teens how to protect and take care of their things and not breaking everything

[@Past10Performance]

This is litterally what these are designed for. It's called beaching.

[@Kitiwake]

​@@tjitjo no no mate. There is a thing called scandal.

[@mattbright8635]

That wasn’t a crash, that was just running it up the shore. Do a cartwheel next time so we have something to really laugh about!!!

[@markrenton5791]

40knots my ass

[@billm929]

Not a crash, that's a beaching. And no Hobie of this design has ever done 40 knots

[@jonmonti9101]

I got mine up to 68 once on the interstate

[@johnkilty5091]

20 knots maybe. 40 no!

[@sailorstu]

​@@jonmonti9101 My Ericson 25 monohull hit 55 at least once, again on a trailer 😊

[@verbatim1144]

40kts... Only in freefall at terminal velocity.. 😵‍💫

[@sailorstu]

@@verbatim1144 isn't that what happens when you sail too far dropping off the end of the world 🤔🤣

[@lajosfidy3785]

nothing in this video is traveling at 40 knots. Neither the wind and nor the cat.

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

for forgot the cars on the bridge across the bay

[@robingraham6820]

40 knots? In yer dreams!

[@captmack007]

Thats what Hobie cats wer designed for. They're beach cats!

[@SeaShanty2016]

Definitely not anywhere near 20knots. They are sailing relatively close hauled given the position of the main and jib, but hardly heeling. My guess is at the most 15knots.

[@peterklein1845]

the speed for beaching was approximately 12 knots

[@Irishherbs]

Special Olympics by the look of it..

[@matiasgibbs251]

go mental with the rental

[@AndreaAdams-c6s]

I had a rental one in Oz.. the mast wasn't put on properly, I knew it was didgy, it wasn't of my doing.. theybhad to bring me back before I drifted out to sea. I thought thier rigging wasn't properly done I should have got my money back. I'm a hard sailor..I like to go fast and work the cat to its fullest I guess they wetentbr3ady for a real sailor...most aren't very good that hire the cats..lol...immconfident I'm an excellent sailor, I've never capsized in all my sailing years, I tried on purpose sometimes but I chicken out because I don't want to end up in the cold water lol...

[@AndreaAdams-c6s]

My friend I met he rented cats at a local beach...he said the first time inwent out on one, he was amazed how fast I just took off from shore most people get stich trying most d9nt sail well..lots claim they can sail..bs he has to go out smd bring them in and here comes me that just whips out and zooming up and down the bay on one hull etc...

[@AndreaAdams-c6s]

Once I offered to take a cat out(free cat hire lol)to go out and help someone sail back to shore thst wete going further and further away with the wind, I'd save him diesel from taking the dingy runner..rescue boat..I basically was teaching them hoe to sail back to shore..it took ages Vos we had to tack all the way back in..theybwete also slowly drifting towards the rocks at one point.

[@nicholasstathos1387]

only thing going 40 in this video was the cars on the bridge

[@anthonymiller7992]

When you have money to " sale away " 😂😂

[@zellmer34234]

I know later that year the boat split in two. It was an older boat the had bought for next to nothing.the hulls were soft to say the least. What will it take ...

[@TheMrlayers]

Pretty sure they beached it intentionally and no way they are anywhere near 40knots 😂

[@elitemicrobe4087]

Don’t be gentle it’s a rental

[@Seamus322]

A real Hobie sailor would have run it up on his Cat Trax as he hit the shore line ;-)

[@trippsmclovin]

Literally what a hobies meant for ❤❤ had an 18' as a Kid in the Indian and banana river. Flipped it many times and pulled up onto a firepit before. She was built to last. New owners sent me pics of them nearly doing the same a few years after i sold her. Miss that thing cant wait to get one for my son and teach him to sail like mine did.

[@Mike9001000]

That’s nothing like 40 knots

[@gerhardusvanderpoll]

Not a crash at all...a deliberate beaching run....very common.....but the word "crash" is purposefully used as click bait...

[@mawfish1]

40 knots in what? The mainsheet?

[@pkpwnerful]

Atleast let go of the sheets so you don’t capsize on fkin land

[@yd8104]

Hobbie 16 are beach catamarans, they are made to land on the sand

[@ryanfulton3662]

Not at that speed😂

[@M3rlin257]

Yeah like the previous person said. Not at that speed That's also not a soft sand where they are. The fact that they don't have any of their sheets loose is just so stupid. Convinced they don't know how to sail

[@ryanfulton3662]

@@M3rlin257 what I would say if I wasn’t to lazy to write all that

[@samiamgreeneggsandham7587]

That’s like watching a 747 make a wheels up landing, and then saying “hey, no problem! It was made to land on a runway.”

[@zedthehun]

We used to do it all the time in the 70's! They are bulletproof in the bottom section. Love all the armchair experts...

[@muppetbrother]

used boat sale. one careful owner

[@lovejetfuel4071]

Thats not 40K knots

[@Givemeliberty30]

My dad used to do this with his Hobie 16 going through the surf and Landing it on the beach. These boats were made for this and it's not a big deal to add a sacrificial layer of fiberglass on the bottom when needed.

[@samiamgreeneggsandham7587]

Uh, no.

[@declansb641]

finally a real hobie sailor here, legit the original magazine adverts had them beached

[@Givemeliberty30]

@@declansb641 yeah I grew up on hobie's and prindle's. In my twenties I bought a nacra 5.8. The Jersey Shore was my home and I'm sure there aren't too many better places to grow up.

[@OntarioBearHunter]

Yeah..people acting like these are 5 Million dollar photo princesses.. these are meant to be used hard, reglassed every few years and left out all year. These and CL16s were our go to boats as kids.

[@luizneto6660]

And the reast of boat…? Not damaged? Just another fool

[@waterworldtrimaran544]

No hobie cat has ever come close to 30 knots

[@martymodus7205]

Sure, I still do this with my Hobie18 *on sandy beaches*. When a beach is this hard it's stupid to do, unless you really enjoy the fiberglass work and injecting epoxy to fix the delamination that's exacerbated from this hard of a hit. Drill a bunch of holes in your hull for that kind of repair and you'll be more careful not to abuse your boat in the future (speaking from experience).

[@zedthehun]

The bottom of a 16 is WAY stronger than an 18, they are built to beach from the surf. We did it all the time.

[@lindamccool4293]

I been there! Scary but what great memories were made!

[@delahayenator]

Haha 40 knots on a Hobie16, impossible

[@williamboles1815]

Ha ha!! More like 15knots though

[@53blfoster]

Destruction derby, hobie style

[@kragf1802]

I bet he wouldn’t be laughing if he had bought it.

[@brighambaker3381]

Must be a rental 😬

[@robertway5756]

Pretty hard on the rig.

[@kevinjones-ch7pr]

That's never forty knots 😂

[@TM-tw1py]

Perfect beaching!

[@learigg]

The skippers called rick with a silent P.

[@sailingspark9748]

They do that all the time at the Jersey Shore. Granted, our beaches are smooth with soft sand. Coming through the breakers is always fun. Break through them going out and surfing them coming in.

[@3-9-6]

thats my kind of stupid.

[@ebisu8824]

I missed the "crash" bit.

[@TheJosephayal]

you'd been Pantied

[@AdventuresInReach]

Wow. We beach ours all the time filming videos when camping via our Hobie 16's, but only on soft sand and only a few feet up. It does look fun, but it may lead to less fun later when it starts leaking, goes slower, or is unusable.

[@carledinger3422]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂⚓‼️⛵😎

[@MikeTarifaArtist]

i suggest wheels!

[@Heatersandfridges]

A hobie 16 could only possibly do 40 knots if it was dropped from a plane. Plus it wasn’t a crash. It was just beaching intentionally.

[@NothingMaster]

Zat zit. 🎉

[@trondwell13]

All of 5 knots

[@chrismaroud8484]

"40 knots"...

[@Sp1S]

Thats nowhere near 40 knots, it's not even 20!!

[@rodeldacer4040]

Sisirain nila yung sailing boats sayang

[@keshermedia]

... and that's how all my rental boats ended up getting destroyed and my business wiped out! No, insurance does not pay for this!

[@CaptainRon1913]

Slowest 40 knts I've ever seen. Especially when the speed rating of a Hobie 16 is mid 20's

[@Kitiwake]

Rudder pinion, gudgeon and keel all broken. Some clowns laugh at anything. Why didn't the helm luff up? He's have stopped in 10 feet. .edit... Comments say you can do that with a hobie. I notice he heeled it over just before landfall. Pretty slick. I also see that when he was landed he didn't release the main sheet. So... Idiot or experienced.. idk.

[@waltzingMathilda]

irresponsible I.

[@zedthehun]

pfft... routine.

[@francescocataldi2572]

1. There is no bad crash 2. There are not 40 knots (probably not even 15) Fortunately the boat is actually a Hobie 16 and not a Laser

[@charleslohriii6560]

Max Hobie 16 speed is 27mph. They weren’t even hiked out. Maxed out on a reach you have to be in trapeze on back of hull behind tramp. Both of you.

[@thinkcivil1627]

You were lucky because you didn't have control over your boat. Dumb is one thing, but that looked like a crowded water and you simply got lucky. Thankfully others did too.

[@thormidthagahast8914]

Ahh? The old "destroy the rental"....let dad pay for the repairs....or even the whole cost for a brand new multi hull. Little brats.

[@Spartan902]

As someone who sailed Hobie 16,s, that was hilarious. I would never do that with my boat though.👍😂🇦🇺

[@PatNetherlander]

That’s a normal Hobie16 beaching if ever I saw one. And Ive seen a lot of them and even made a few myself. Never dared doing that on my Nacra 6.0spi tho.… hah sweet memories of my youth…

[@huracanmedia1661]

Yeah sure I owned a Hobie 16 for many years and this not 40 knots or even close 15-maybe 20. I did this all the time

[@ludodg]

Scandalous. Such a sailboat costs a lot of money. Shocking lack of responsability

[@AndreaAdams-c6s]

Omg way to ruin the hulls..butnimpressivevfastvway to get the boat ashore😂 I would nitbdo that on mine!

[@Felixvejimdocom]

What 40 knots? I jused to work landing this way teaching… it was pure sand though! Gj guys

[@TreDeuce-qw3kv]

I did this coming onto a little island in a reservoir in central Oregon and the mast broke at the base. It was late in the day and in the 70's way before cell phones so I had no way to tell my party the situation. I scrounged around the little island and found old boards and barbed wire and re-rigged the mast and gently sailed back at night to my camp just in time to stop a friend from driving into town to notify the sheriff.

[@fixento]

I've sailed Hobie 16s, top speed is 24 knots, not 40 and that is a lie. They also had a tendency to pitch pole when the lee pontoons decide to dive. Instead these toddlers beaching the Hobie they slammed on beach.

[@delavan9141]

Totally deliberate. You can see the guy at the back holding the sail rope taught to keep the sail perpendicular to the wind.