All replies deal with the Hobie Pacific

>>but easy to sail, but still fast and exiting.

I wouldn't call it easy to sail, for some reason the boat is hard to turn. And all 4 boats I sailed at one time or another had the same feel to them. In a straight line it is okay. Under spinnaker it is exiting. But the sluggish cornering does take away from it a little bit.


>>No centreboards (shallow waters)


How shallow is your water ? Afterall your rudders need to stay down as well. There are boarded alternatives with short boards that will function in shallow waters pretty well.



>> 18 ft +, maybe wings and maybe stowaway utlities.


Why 18 foot and over ? Why wings ? This takes away good designs like nacra 500 and 5.2. pacific doesn't have stow away facilities except for the spinnaker bag on the trampoline.


>>I like to raid, but also to speed in good wind.


What is raid ? In good wind any cat has speed.


>>I will also go sailing alone sometimes, although i know the boats are a bit big for that.


Pacific is definately to big for that unless you have a hand to help you get into the water or get the boat of the trailer.

It is actually quite heavy.

I must admit I have never sailed a nacra 5.7 ot 570 but from the looks I would say that this is the better boat.

I did put a Hobie FX-one mast and sails on a Hobie Pacific and noticed that it behaved better with it. The rig that was sold with the 4 pacifics I sails was actually quite mediocre. The FX-one being a more race oriented boat had a better rig and it showed.

These are trully my honest opinions on the Pacific

Wouter