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#106350 - 05/09/07 05:04 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: Wouter]
AaronVZ stranger Registered: 05/08/07 Posts: 10 Loc: California	The hobie site states the weight capacity is 350lbs but I think thats pushing it. That dude in the picture doesn't look more than 250 and the boat seems to be sittin' pretty low. I'd like to see a similiar boat made of a lighter material than roto-molded plastic. Bottom line this is a cheap boat for cheap thrills and I agree with ncik, they are going to collect a lot of dust in the garage after a season. Edited by AaronVZ (05/09/07 05:05 PM)
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#106351 - 05/09/07 05:05 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: 16nut]
Stewart old hand Registered: 07/15/01 Posts: 953 Loc: Western Australia	wont or cant?
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#106352 - 05/09/07 05:16 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: Stewart]
papayamon2 enthusiast Registered: 08/12/03 Posts: 241 Loc: Largo, Florida	If THAT'S the future of sailing, I've never been more content to live in the past!!
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#106353 - 05/09/07 05:16 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: Stewart]
AaronVZ stranger Registered: 05/08/07 Posts: 10 Loc: California	How much does this thing cost anyway?
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#106354 - 05/09/07 05:25 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: Wouter]
Clayton old hand Registered: 06/16/01 Posts: 931 Loc: South Louisiana, USA	OK, step outside of the box!!! For those of you hard core sailors/racers, stop reading! For the adventurists, look at it as a way to kayak around a small lake gunkholing, wetting a line or leisurely checking out spaces you wouldn't get to with a regular sailboat. Kayaking has its place! The sail will help when crossing larger bodies of water (relative here) with a little breeze. BUT, You've got to think about NOT RACING!!! Agreed that the statement of the future of sailing is way off base, but it could be useful to the right audience. JMO, Clayton P.S. Of course I can stick it inside of my Stiletto!
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#106355 - 05/09/07 05:28 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: 16nut]
pitchpoledave old hand Registered: 06/12/02 Posts: 790 Loc: Toronto, Ontario	What a bunch of rubbish. The future of kayaking/adventuring maybe, but this has nothing to do with sailing. And if you think the H16 is also the future then I am sure that you are driving a Ford model T.
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#106356 - 05/09/07 05:59 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: pitchpoledave]
AaronVZ stranger Registered: 05/08/07 Posts: 10 Loc: California	Well put Clayton. It's not a replacement and has it's own niche.
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#106357 - 05/09/07 06:08 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: pitchpoledave]
mbounds Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/27/04 Posts: 1717 Loc: Detroit, MI	You guys are funny - and are playing the elitist role that conventional mono-hull sailors did in the late 1960's. Go back 40 years and replace this with a Hobie 14. "The Future of Sailing!" Bah! Never! Who would ever buy one of those things! Plastic toys! Those aren't real sailboats! After one year, they'll collect dust in the garage! Sound familiar? Think about it. I'm not saying that the Adventure Island will ever sell like the Hobie 14/16 did/has. But the pricepoint and simplicity are there - just like the H14 in 1967. The boats we sail today (even the Hobie 16) are: 1) Too expensive (when new) 2) Too complicated 3) Too big / heavy For the average Joe SixPack who has no intention of ever racing or even sailing in the ocean. You guys may look down your noses at these, but Hobie Cat's laughing all the way to the bank.
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#106358 - 05/09/07 06:14 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: mbounds]
MauganN20 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 05/14/02 Posts: 3114 Loc: BANNED	Quote: You guys are funny - and are playing the elitist role that conventional mono-hull sailors did in the late 1960's. Go back 40 years and replace this with a Hobie 14. "The Future of Sailing!" Bah! Never! Who would ever buy one of those things! Plastic toys! Those aren't real sailboats! After one year, they'll collect dust in the garage! Sound familiar? Think about it. I'm not saying that the Adventure Island will ever sell like the Hobie 14/16 did/has. But the pricepoint and simplicity are there - just like the H14 in 1967. The boats we sail today (even the Hobie 16) are: 1) Too expensive (when new) 2) Too complicated 3) Too big / heavy For the average Joe SixPack who has no intention of ever racing or even sailing in the ocean. You guys may look down your noses at these, but Hobie Cat's laughing all the way to the bank. You're right. Its just that to many of us "sailing" means something that this thing doesn't represent.
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#106359 - 05/09/07 06:14 PM Re: The Future of Sailing is Here [Re: mbounds]
gree2056 old hand Registered: 10/25/06 Posts: 902 Loc: Norman,OK	I think there is a place for the rotomould boats but that isn't what he is talking about he is talking about that little kayak they built that can't do more than about 6 or 7 knots under sail. Also he said something abouth the HObie 16, yeah it is a fun boat and i love to sail on it, but not the future! _________________________ Once you go cat you never go back! Nacra 5.2 (Elsies)#1499, running an inter17 spin!
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