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Reply to: Hobie 16 or 17?

[quote=DamonLinkous]Loganbetts, Welcome to TheBeachcats.com! So you've been sailing a Hobie 14 with two aboard through the surf so far? How much total crew weight for the two? The reason I ask is that the Hobie 17 is designed as a solo boat and optimized for a total crew weight of something less than 200 pounds (racing probably less than 180) before it's kind of a submarine. Adding a jib (sports package) doesn't help the weight carrying capacity. The Hobie 16 has the advantage of being rigged and sailed almost exactly like your Hobie 14 so less learning curve. It's a great surf boat and can race with 300 pounds and carry 400 without sinking. Hope that helps. Where are you sailing? Maybe you can get a ride on both.[/quote]

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