Hobie Cat FX One, Sailing 14 days & 1100km

[@sailing_tassies_adventures]

You're one of the few channels that just focus on everything sailing, explaining why you do things honestly. Great work, no dramas just good old sailing 👍

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@thomasharvey184]

Full of drama I thought. Hates the motor boats and the wake they leave...

[@icarus877]

At a fantastic 3km per hour on average, you walk twice as fast as that. Do not know if you would call it sailing more like the boat being pushed along by the wind without sails or meandering on the tide.

[@britishcomedybroncorothschild]

The drama fake sailboat shows are usually not sailing and they interview real sailors and cut them down. XXXX those government be channels.

[@britishcomedybroncorothschild]

@@icarus877duhhh, he has no wind genius? What’s your problem and point? ZERO. Good for him. Reality.

[@Pxbsd]

Find a partner who talks about you the way Igor talks about his hat. 😍

[@IgorStropnik]

😃🙌👍

[@nzjay1]

What was the brand of hat? I couldn't find it

[@javiercorreapr9977]

@@nzjay1kavu fishing hat

[@hajosmulders]

I keep telling people: Buy an old Hobie, get some camping gear and you will have the vacation of a lifetime... LOVE your videos btw. They are more adventurous than most other dinghy cruising channels. but I like those as well.

[@IgorStropnik]

Exactly 🙌👍👍

[@robertlee8042]

Olin Stephens was in his 90s and sailing a Hobie14 and he said it was the most fun sailing he’d ever had.

[@robinsonkrusoe164]

I like that idea very much

[@philipplenninger3084]

Hey Igor, me and a friend of mine sailed from Monfalcone to Vodice in Croatia this August, with a hobie 16. We sailed 450 km in 2,5 weeks. It was a great adventure. And i was inspired from your previous sailing videos. Thanks for that.

[@IgorStropnik]

Cool👍 I also sailed last 2weeks of august from Marina Julia. Where do you keep your boat? I will probably change to Hobie 16 as it looks higher from the sea. FX is the best boat I sailed but maybe low for camping.

[@EFFE356]

Guys, did younhavemsome problem with your cat? On all forums everyone says to avoid mooring, you have to take your cat out of the water etc.

[@philipplenninger3084]

​@@EFFE356 Yes you just drag it on land. This cats are very light. No problem for two persons. Or you drop an anker and tight a rope to a tree or a rock.

[@philipplenninger3084]

​@@IgorStropnik We were in the same area at the same time. Maybe we've missed each other just for a few hundred meters. We traveled from west austria, with a the boot on a trailer to monfalcone. With two person and all the camping gear we were quite low in the water but still high enough. So for one person with the gear i think it's perfect. The banana hulls of the hobie 16 made it quit comfortable in waves. We slept a few times on the boot but it has a bit of a bend in the trampoline. So it's not completely leveled. But i don't have a comparison to another boot. It was our first trip with the boot and our first real sailing experience on the sea. But the boot did a great job. We also had the problem that we get overpowered very fast. So i made exactly the same experience. The hook, on the top of the mast is not really handy when you have to reef the sail. Also a second reef in the mainsail would by a great thing. We also didn't had a furling jib, which i missed a lot.

[@IgorStropnik]

@@EFFE356 No problem. Why problem? Its a boat.

[@careylogan7639]

I have NEVER watched a 3 hour video on KZbin...until now. I am really enjoying your 1100km sail. Absolutely loved the beer delivery system you have worked out. I subscribed

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@erikvictor]

Great video. Love the simplicity of the trip, back to basics, all sailing. At the same time it shows what a beautiful sea you have there. Well done

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@art4amor]

❤🧡💛 We love your videos. They are so optimistic, positive and natural, without acting or pretending to be important. Thanks for sharing 🧭⚓

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌👍

[@MathieuKLegault]

We just sailed much of the same route in our 12meter monohull. I wish I found your video before. Your observations on the morning wind are spot on, we started using them in August and they have been great for making progress north in light winds. Thanks so much for sharing this video!!!

[@IgorStropnik]

@@MathieuKLegault Thanks 🙏

[@YarisWRC2]

a real sailing expert, I always learn more from Igor in every video

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🍻

[@jasper8598]

Just stumbled onto this and I have mad respect for you. I wouldn't spend more than a day on my boat (defender 27 foot sailboat) if it didn't have a cabin to do my things in and store my stuff. Really cool how your boat moves with so little wind. I need at least 3-5 knots of wind to get my boat moving at all.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@yanassi]

Thanks for reminding me of my youth not on water but solo backpacking the mountains in winter.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks a lot 🙏🙏🍻🙌👍

[@iamthelazerviking23]

I've recently been fascinated with all that is sailing & wound up here on your channel. I watched all 3 hours & loved every minute - thanks for being so thorough in your explanations. Some day I hope to have these type of adventures on the seas.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@michaelpeters513]

I love that you don't hide the fact that a friend ahead of you is supplying beers.

[@IgorStropnik]

😃🙌🍻

[@drewswannner1241]

Inspirational sail. So much fun to watch every moment. Can’t believe the driving behaviors of those power boats crossing you and passing so close!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏👍🍻

[@jefffarnell7904]

Thanks for taking me along for the ride... couldn't not watch the whole trip. Truly enjoyed your commentary and explanations of everything. Thanks Igor.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@matthewjones3534]

THANKS FOR THE SAIL! It was really great of you to take us along. Here's to Poseidon, and the sailing Gods my friend!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@gcmoore5987]

Igor, enjoyed flying with you... thanks.

[@IgorStropnik]

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[@brettspence5173]

Great content I have learned more about sailing watching your channel then any other channel out there keep up the good work

[@IgorStropnik]

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[@michaelraeth8197]

Dobar dan Igor! I think this Video is your best..thank you! All times fair winds! Michael

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@josecarlossanchez8141]

Superb! Thanks Igor, keep on sailing so bravely.

[@IgorStropnik]

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[@ogDoit]

dude i dont even remember when i found ur channel ive been following you for so long at you always put a smile on my face with these videos

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🍻🙌👍

[@bonsai3547]

oh. a new video. i really like what your doing. allways good winds and a handwide water under the kiel

[@IgorStropnik]

🙏🙌👍🍻

[@dhollerbach1]

Just picked up a new Hobie 16, Igor! 5th hull out of the new production facility. This video and many others you have are inspirational! Thanks!

[@IgorStropnik]

Nice ⛵️🙌👍 Thanks 🙏

[@LawrenceBroussard]

What a beautiful place for a summer home. That was nice of them to share water.

[@IgorStropnik]

Yes, good people 👍

[@jackf.7415]

Great video Igor. In 1977 I sailed in the Worrell 1000 (Then it was called “The Worrell Brothers Coastwise Race”). A race from Ft. Lauderdale to Virginia Beach, VA, on Hobie 16’s. The Rules: 1) The boat had to be compliant with and sailed in accordance with Hobie 16 class rules. 2) You had to call Race Control in VA Beach once every 24 hours. 3) Each boat had a 3 man crew, 2 on 1 off (The off crew drove the car to the next destination). 4) First boat there wins. Eleven boats in the field, four finished. Our boat came in 4th, 4 days after the first place boat finished. It was an exhausting race. I wanted to quit after my first 12 hour stint on the boat. We also sailed at night. It was a victory just in completing the race.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@gentz8310]

Super video! Great you made it home before the storm. Uvijek mirno more i puna jedra. Deo Gratias

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🍻

[@stevoschannel4127]

This was amazing, very very exciting! Thank you for documenting this epic journey!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@kindsailing]

Such an inspiration! We're grateful you have such a passion for sailing and adventure.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 🍻🙌

[@Goldfingersffs]

Brought back memories I could really feel my fx1 wanting the breeze and when she took flight The smiles from crew were genuinely infectious good man really living

[@IgorStropnik]

It’s amazing boat.

[@00708046]

I used to sail an 11 foot Styrofoam sunflower sailboat with 5 m. sail . It was so small , I had to sit with my legs over the side . It was fun in medium winds ! Your cat is like a luxury liner compared to my little boat .

[@IgorStropnik]

🙌🍻

[@mmullaley]

Very nicely done. You are a great sailor / adventurer. I've been sailing monohulls for 25 yrs, mostly solo...and summer time I sail like it's my daily job. Out in morning back in evenings. First time seeing your videos...ah, a sailor! I'm wintering in Canada, boat on the hard, and it's nice to see and hear the water. Well done!!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Has to be cold in Canada.

[@NoahJohnson7452]

This man is crazy! Love the video! keep up the good work!

[@IgorStropnik]

🙏🙌👍🍻

[@rasp-re6ny]

very inspirational, it took me almost two days to watch this video. your videos are always educational

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@costasvrettakos]

You could use a foam floor on the trampoline, it keeps you dry from undersplash and it is much more sturdy! You could use it in the front side of the trampoline also to make a dry pocket for your stuff!

[@IgorStropnik]

Good idea 👍

[@mikesurcouf7478]

I wouldn't advise this. The tramp is mesh to reduce loads on it and the boat and itself when waves hit it. Stopping the waves going through the tramp will transfer the loads to the eyelets and the boat attachments and could cause failure.

[@costasvrettakos]

@@mikesurcouf7478 waves don't hit the mesh, it is just splashes from underneath. The foam floor is ultra light and spreads the load better on the trampoline.

[@Smeg120]

You definitly won my subscription.i did all these islands of croatia, by car and some by boat. you're giving me the courage to buy same boat for shilling here and there. I'd have love to see you catching some fish and cooking coz that's my objective also. Lovely trip

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Yes I have to improve my cooking

[@MetatronsCube23]

I never realized how crazy my parents were. I've never seen a hobie cat sailed on two hauls ever. Or in such low wave conditions. I've been on a hobie cat in lake michigan with 1-2 meter waves riding on one haul only for entire trips. Also, i've never seen a hobie cat without the wings. It honestly put me off of sailing for most of my life because of how scary going 20+ knots while suspended in the air over the boat is while slicing through big waves. My only tip would be to look into a hanging stove system, it's easier than cooking on the trampoline. Very easy to attach to the boom and works even if the water is choppy, it self plumbs itself because its hanging.

[@IgorStropnik]

🙏👍🙌🍻

[@KivBB]

I thoroughly enjoyed that. Sailing at its purest and beautiful scenery. Good on you! and thanks.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🍻

[@PeaceProfit]

Adventure upgrades... Add some large gym mats to your tramp for wave protection, a sculling oar off the stern for power, wing seats with gear pods help prevent capsizing.

[@IgorStropnik]

Wings working on 👍

[@johncillis3431]

I used to watch Hobie Cats on Howard Prairie Lake in Oregon, they were fun to watch. Your route is quite nice. I have a former colleague I know in Dubrovnik, an amazing city, another seafarer's city like Venice. I read several sailing books and have been sailing, on Lake Tahoe. I have enjoyed reading Robin Lee Graham's "The Dove", Robert Manry's "Tinkerbelle", Patrick Elam's and Colin Mudie's "Two Against the Western Ocean" and 'Kon Tiki", all true stories I read as a teen in the 70's. Videos like yours are so enjoyable--showing men sailing with the seas, sharing their love of the waves and sailing with the wind.. "The Dove" was made into a movie by Gregory Peck, the famous actor, which I have on mp4, a rare find. Kon Tiki is also a movie. Thanks for sharing your video, it is so nice to watch, and well made and narrated.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@Hvitserk67]

A truly amazing video and concept. You have really captured the joy of real sailing (catamaran or monohull according to taste and temperament). I really had a flashback to my childhood and youth in the 70s and early 80s in the southern Norwegian archipelago with a Laser (the original) where we sailed and had pleasant day trips all summer. The filming is also incredibly well done considering how difficult it is to film when you sail such a boat alone. I really like the concept of keeping it simple and the way you rigged the tent is brilliant. The scenery in your part of the world is also truly amazing. Keep up the good work :)

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻 I love Norway sailing.

[@dominichartigan6505]

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[@Sailthing]

Great journey. Congratulations. Looking forward to seeing more great footages of your trips Have a Hobie day 🤙

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🍻🙌

[@stefanocippone942]

Super intresting Adventure. It would be very interesting to see how you decide where to land. Greetings from Italy

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 When wind stops I find the best possible or row

[@stefanocippone942]

@@IgorStropnik why you started from Monfalcone??

[@IgorStropnik]

@@stefanocippone942 I keep my boat there in Marina Julia.

[@tomsteggles4489]

That was a fantastic adventure. I sail a similar boat and race it twice a week all summer. Fun but I’ve never thought of doing what you did. My hat’s off to you Brother. Well done. Cheers Tom

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@chrisbtoo]

I'm only halfway through, but looks like a beautiful trip! Hello from Canada.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@00708046]

A fantastic sail ! The small cat let's you feel everything and you can live on the edge . Because you are so close to the water we get the feel of the the speed and the waves . Thank you !

[@IgorStropnik]

🙏👍🍻 a little higher from water would be even better

[@calvimlessa]

Congratulations on the amazing sailing adventure! Your adventurous spirit anCongratulations on the amazing sailing adventure! Your adventurousd skills on the water are truly admirable. Keep sailing in pursuit of new achievements and thrilling experiences. You are a true inspiration to all of us.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌👍🍻

[@janholst]

I love your simple no nonsense style. One could actually learn at thing or 2 from watching your videos 👍👍👍👍

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻👍

[@davideparolin_legal8373]

What a great adventure! As a true Italian, I can even forgive you for unstrained spaghetti, seasoned with ketchup! 😂Thanks a million for the video and the report. I would have liked a final summary of the nights and how many supplies you consumed, etc. Great!🎉

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@wdwilson7031]

Your knowledge of sailing is phenomenal. I learned so much watching you

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🍻🙌

[@woood879]

Hi Igor, love your Videos. It would be great if you can make a video with information about the boats you use, what you take with you and why. All the behind the scene stuff to make this great trips you are doing, for people (like myself) thinking about doing it too. David

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Good idea 👍

[@Funtari01]

Once again an awesome adventure and again you show that this is possible just around the corner in your beautiful homecountry. ⛵👏

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@leprotto89]

Very nice video. Costal cruise with dinghy is something that a lot more people should do. Little bit of a heart attack seeing the pasta, but of course never waste water or any other things really...

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 🍝

[@JKONOPSKI]

So glad I found you, Capt. I have just over a year left before I embark on my last item of my bucket list. Crossing Atlantic on catamaran, solo. Thanks to you I might change the destination in Europe to that beautiful wine cellar in Croatia. Thank you for all your advice and tips.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@PiotrAndrzejG]

Hello Igor, amazing adventure! So inspiring, I watched your previous videos of cat/dinghy sailing too - and I’d like to follow, maybe not that extreme, but 3-5 days… Could you please put some instructions how to prepare for such a trip. You’ve explained well all your gear/outfit, but how to prepare the boat? what's critical there? I don’t have reefs on my main sail (Topcat K1), gennaker seems to be a must, what about navigation? Thanks & Best

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Try with short trips and you will quickly learn what works for you.

[@guybarlowgb]

What an adventurer. Greatly appeciated Video. Thanks.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🍻

[@alfreddaniels3817]

Well done. Perfect to have a light and fast multihull in these conditions. I sail an A-cat. About the daggerboards and rudders up or down it is my experience ( depending on the profile under the waterline of the hulls and the speed) that you can do with one daggerboard more often than people realize. Steering with one rudder is quite unstable however and requires more steering movements thereby diminishing any advantage

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Now I don’t bother much with it as small difference if not racing.

[@garynoll700]

Thank you for taking us along on your adventure. It's very inspiring to see you brave the waves. Looks like a beautiful 14 days sailing. I never even thought about sailing like what you're doing. Keep up goo 2:56:35 d attitude towards people cutting across your bow. Thats not a very nice way to take advantage of you. Waking you in your travels rather than going to your stern. I am in USA , cape cannaveral, florida. Watched whole video, it was great. Thank you.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Have been to space center long time ago.

[@garynoll700]

@IgorStropnik then you know where I live, I get to step out of my house and about 10 miles from launch pads where they lauch space x rockets. I'm watching the video where you and that couple are sailing catamaran. Lagoon 52 Amsterdam to Mediterranean. Looks like good sailing. 👍

[@TOSHIRO9696]

This is very helpful. I am an ocean adventurer and am attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean on a Hobie Cat.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Which Hobie cat will you use?

[@TOSHIRO9696]

I modified the Hobie Miracle 20.

[@IgorStropnik]

@@TOSHIRO9696 nice 👌 👍

[@lukem768]

Amazing achievement, well done! Great video and thanks for sharing!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻👍

[@jimbobschell]

I am now even more stoked to go cruise my little trailer sailor with the family on the local lake this weekend. I wish I could be out for 2 weeks too. What a great trip Igor, Thanks for sharing the joy of sailing with us.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌👍🍻

[@thefamilydud2225]

Some advice, ease the family into it. Motor at first. If you sail, sail gently. I ruined my chance by immediately trying to show my wife and kids how cool and fast my Catalina 22 was and scared the crap out of them and now they hate sailing.

[@pietervisser7683]

Thank you for sharing this adventure, loved watching it!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@LawrenceBroussard]

What a beautiful place to wake up to on Day four. I would have been tempted to spend the day there.

[@IgorStropnik]

Croatia has many places like that 👍

[@andrejstropnik9115]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@Laugenberger]

Thank you Igor ! Greetings from Berlin. How do you spell the Name of that hat ?

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 kavu.com/products/chillba?variant=39417283870791

[@lotusdolphin]

Hi, Igor I used to say Hobie cats in my youth. The FX one looks amazing. I really really enjoyed this. Thank you so much for taking us along. No, no your diaper bit the big one So much fun hanging out. Those dagger boards are absolutely amazing. You don’t have to worry about current so much. So glad you made it to your destination just in the nick of time. Thank you so much for great video. Cheers from California.⛵️😎🐬🇺🇸

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@marcus_k85]

Hi Igor, could you please spell the name of the hat? I can't understand it. Thank you very much!

[@IgorStropnik]

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[@RobGoris123]

Congrats mate, both on the journey and the captivating documentary 🎉

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🍻

[@stephanebosc2776]

I enjoy everything (except your meal )!

[@IgorStropnik]

😃 Just like me 😂

[@pieter-jandirven9889]

What a trip😅 Super nice video !!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@rydenkaye9735]

I’m guessing you come from a non racing background so 2 major tips I have for your sailing are firstly to use the cunningham. On cats it’s by far your best depower tool for when the winds pick up, it helps a ton with speed stability and control by flattening the curve built in to the sail, but in the video I see you leave it slack all the time even when you’re opening the mainsail to lose power. Secondly, your weight distribution in light winds is wrong, in any of the shots where you look behind your boat you can see you’re dragging your transom in the water which increases your stern wake and makes your hulls way more inefficient. If you move forward more your speed would be way better with no penalty to control or safety in light winds, as pitchpoling is only an issue in like 10 knots or more. By moving weight more forward you also get the bow into the water which increases your waterline length and respectively your hull speed.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Still learning cats. I didn’t hook sail on top but had it on halyard and than cunningam would hit boom to early. Need to fix this 🙌👍 Good observation 🙌🍻

[@WSallai]

Igor, I have been inspired to do full-time live aboard sailing with channels Gone With The Wynns and Sailing Zatara, but you my friend are the one that shows everyone the mechanics of how to sail. All of your videos are so informative and inspirational. I have no sailing experience and want a large catamaran, but I think now that I will get a Hobie Cat to first develop the fundamental skills to fully understand sailing. Your video series with large catamarans is so well done. Many thanks for sharing your joy & experience of sailing!⛵️

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@karol8535]

Need to buy some sardines!

[@IgorStropnik]

😂🙌👍

[@robertrishel3685]

Fantastic adventure! Where there is a will, there is a way! Brilliant!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@juvanerik]

The only downside to this video is that it is 3 hours long instead of 6 :P

[@IgorStropnik]

😃👍🙌🍻

[@arnassepetys6606]

hahaha true :)))

[@kalafuria]

Bravo Igore!Nesalomiv duh .More,jedro puno vetra,pravi mornar u pravo vreme na pravom mestu.Pozdrav iz Srbije.

[@IgorStropnik]

👍🍻

[@marcwilliams4682]

Glad you're safe. Thanks for recording just how terrifying the sea can be. All the best from Devon

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏👍🍻

[@generalsedan517]

Awesome, good to see you out on the water again

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@eke323]

Great work Igor! Keep the adventures going! ⛵️

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@masterblaster2626]

Good timing with your return, Igor! That storm looked like one of our hurricanes.

[@IgorStropnik]

Lucky 🍀🫣

[@MrKangaroo15]

Loved your Vid. I never thought I'd watch it through! Inspiration, definitely. ❤

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@MH-gb5ky]

great video-reminding me of some great summers I spent sailing in Croatia. Thanks for that👍

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@dustinpward]

Great Video! Thank you for teaching me the skills and possibilities!!!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@speedyhpv]

Once again an amazingly wonderful adventure video 😊 I have to say the beer drop surprise was a highlight!!!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@deanwilliams433]

Amazing speed Igor. Svaka cast!

[@IgorStropnik]

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[@neils8443]

I recently had my first sailing experience on a small hobie cat and absolutely loved it! I really enjoyed your video and the simplicity and straight fwd approach you have. Also, I really enjoyed your dry humour. Thanks for making this video🤙

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻👍

[@nikolaitsenov4647]

Hi Igor! Have enjoyed every single minute with you, as always :) Thank You! Warm Regards

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks Nikolai 🙌🍻😃

[@davescott1491]

Great review Tim. The new 385 is gorgeous.

[@yanassi]

Amazing. I only recently began looking at sailing, but the days of my youth are long gone. My winter mountaineering days backpacking days are also gone. So i love what you’re doing. Considering take sailing lessons, but sitting a couple of hours leaves me with stiff joints and the need to get up and walk around necessitates a boat that displaces a lot of water.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Catamaran could be good boat to try.

[@Kay_Watermelon]

Fantastic video! I enjoyed all 3 hours. Hobie Cats are such amazing little boats, I always thought they could do more than people give them credit for. I've spent a lot of time on a tiny Hobie Getaway and just love it so much, they really do pick up a lot speed when the conditions are right. They are great fun.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏 Hobie is the best!

[@kitesurfuk]

One of the most inspiring things that I've ever watched, (3 times actually)😂 Great video Igor. ✌

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@boringsoaring]

Enjoying this and yes you have finally convinced me to get that Kavu hat. My friend Seth has one, I was dubious

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@MilledSteel]

Excellent video and a beautiful spot, thanks for sharing. I’ve thought about maybe getting a Hobie Cat myself.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@AP-mk3nl]

Hey Igor God bless you brother. Love your videos from Sydney Australia

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻👍

[@jy2299]

first time I've seen your videos. amazing accomplishment. fun to watch and inspirational. thanks!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@meseeandthepalmtree]

Vrhunski video, jako poučan, kao i uvek. Bravo i svaka čast, skidam kapu. Samo tako nastavi imenjače 🍀🍻🌊⛵

[@IgorStropnik]

Hvala 🙏👍🙌🍻

[@mboyer68]

You're awesome!!! Watching you I began imagining myself doing something similar on my Boston Whaler Supercat 17, but with no engine I'm too scared! Also I'm glad you mentioned getting over powered due to the tall mast and big sail area of most beach cats. Being over powered is much worse than no wind. But when conditions are right, there's no other boat I'd want to be getting absolutely soaking wet on:) Thank you for taking video of your awesome journey!! Edit: I just remembered Sam Holmes sailing channel cut big holes in the top of each hull to add storage space, but he cut them right where Hobie 16s hulls tend to fold when they get old and soft. He loaded the boat up with way too much weight and tried to sail from Florida to the Bahamas. It was so low in the water out looked like he was sinking as soon as he shoved off. I think he had to get rescued because he started sinking. You did much better.

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏🙌🍻

[@Aneblanc]

Why would you want an engine on such a small boat? I crossed 4 times the Atlantic with my family of 5 on an engineless gaff rigged 35' steel centerboarder. Much more relaxed than with an engine and the associated noise and the false sense of security. We moved it on narrow channels and rivers and in harbors. A 16' sweep helped move it with no wind. Kedging with a 16# bruce to move it when too much wind in tight places, a good rowing dinghy on davits at the ready and good kids as a crew.

[@EzeAdventurer]

Dude this is SICK you've SERIOUSLY made me reconsider what I want as a boat. I love your rocket catamaran, and I naturally learnt on Hobie cats, so this may be the way to go for me. Awesome!! Subbed - will be following your adventures buddy

[@IgorStropnik]

🙏🙌👍🍻

[@TheDummytoto]

Always great videos! Thank you Igor!

[@IgorStropnik]

Thanks 🙏

[@7divad37]

Wow, talk about cutting it fine, with beating the storm home!! Its been nearly 20 years since I have sailed in Croatia, I see powerboat drivers still have not learned any rules or manners.......😉 Thanks heaps for taking us all along on these adventures! I am still trying to work out if I like your delivery trips or free sailing adventures more, at least you eat better on the big cat deliveries...

[@IgorStropnik]

Small boats are the best 🙌

[@markobracic1981]

Fajn je gledat tvoje videje in sanjat. Vedno zelo poučni in zanimivi. 🤙👌

[@IgorStropnik]

Hvala 🙏🍻

[@IBF-7]

I have a splash-guard, to keep things dry. White tarp curled up around the front cross bar to prevent scooping. Half way down underneath the tramp..spend last winter doing repairs..

[@IgorStropnik]

You have picture or video? Need to do something.