That reminds me of my Hobie-time 30 years ago. We modified our 16 with a large square main, bigger jib and a 22sqm gennaker. That was a beast.
@colesheive7649Ай бұрын
Ooh, getting a kite up on a 16 would be something else
@LandLockedNDАй бұрын
Loved it Cole! Took me back 40-years to when I used to race the H16. Have fun!
@colesheive7649Ай бұрын
I've never raced, but I'll be racing myself for sure!
@chrisfisichella6659Ай бұрын
14 knots! You both did a great job sailing that Hobie. Thanks for posting this video. I enjoyed listening to it.
@colesheive7649Ай бұрын
Sailing the 16 has been so much fun!
@Robnord1Ай бұрын
Nice! When I was a young man, I almost lived on my H16 for about 7 years. My brother and I would sail in Texas storms and regularly hit 20-25 knots. The boat was like an extension of myself after the first 5 years. Sometimes I'd sail onto a beach or into a slip backwards to amaze the crowd, or single hand it in 25MPH breezes. Good times. If I wasn't here in the PNW now, I'd rent one for nostalgia's sake.
@colesheive7649Ай бұрын
That sounds like an amazing time. I'm definitely looking forward to getting more proficient on this boat and getting more speed out of it!
@Robnord1Ай бұрын
@@colesheive7649 Cool! If proficiency and speed are your goals, I'll share the big leap in my Hobie education. Besides reading everything by and about Hobie Alter (and George O'day books), I hung out weekends where the Hobie racers gathered, which in my case was Lake Texoma. Being an introvert myself, I never joined the association, but would sit for hours watching them race with binoculars. After the races, I'd sail out and race the best of them back to shore and watch every little move they made and eyeball every accessory on their boats. They taught me to make my Hobie scream in a real blow...literally. Both of the 16's I had would get a case of rudder hum at top speed.
@colesheive7649Ай бұрын
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing. I guess my version of that is simply watching videos on KZbin (not much sailing of any kind happening around here!) But really all my sailing experience has been just getting out there and putting what I see others do to the test!
@davidanderson5310Ай бұрын
I haven't been sailing in years, and this reminds me of what fun I've been missing.
@colesheive7649Ай бұрын
This was a fun day for sure
@Lowell1970Ай бұрын
What are you sending ? Ordinance ?
@colesheive7649Ай бұрын
Something like that, lol
@vgfire629Ай бұрын
Original color on the hulls?
@colesheive7649Ай бұрын
Yup 👍 it's a 78
@Nerotius95Ай бұрын
hobie 15 or hobie 16 for a true beginner? 🤔
@Robnord1Ай бұрын
Always the 16. The sooner you get it, the sooner you master all it's nuances.