The Hobie Tiger or Hobie Tiger 18, is a French catamaran sailboat that was designed by Hobie Cat Europe as a Formula 18 racer and first built in 1995.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hobie Cat Europe |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1995 |
| Builder(s) | Hobie Cat Europe |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Hobie Tiger |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 397 lb (180 kg) |
| Draft | 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with a daggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.08 ft (5.51 m) |
| Beam | 8.53 ft (2.60 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin daggerboards |
| Rudder(s) | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 18.83 ft (5.74 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 183 sq ft (17.0 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 45 sq ft (4.2 m2) |
| Gennaker area | 226 sq ft (21.0 m2) |
| Other sails | solent: 37 sq ft (3.4 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 228 sq ft (21.2 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 409 sq ft (38.0 m2) |
| Racing | |
| Class association | Formula 18 |
| RYA PN | 693 |
The boat is an International Sailing Federation recognized international class.[6]
Production
editThe design was built by Hobie Cat Europe in France, starting in 1995 and later by the parent company Hobie Cat in the United States in 2001, but it is now out of production.[1][2][7][8][9][10]
Design
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The Hobie Tiger is a sailing dinghy, with the twin hulls built predominantly of polyester fiberglass sandwich with a foam core.[1][2][3]
The hulls have plumb stems and transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a single tiller and twin retractable daggerboards. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, including a rotating mast, stepped on the fore beam. The rigging is wire. It displaces 397 lb (180 kg) and is normally sailed by a crew of two sailors, both of whom are provided with trapezes to balance the boat.[1][2][3][6]
The boat has a draft of 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with a daggerboard extended and 3.00 in (7.6 cm) with both retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 226 sq ft (21.0 m2).[1][2]
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick RYA PN handicap number of 693.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie Tiger 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie Tiger 18". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Hobie Cat Tiger Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "F18 Sailboat collection". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Hobie Cat Europe Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Hobie Tiger". 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie Cat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie Cat". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Hobie Cat. "Sail". hobie.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Hobie Cat Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
External links
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Media related to Hobie Tiger at Wikimedia Commons
