My first Hobie 18 was "Cat Nap", and after I switched to custom black sails they became "Black Magic", "Merlin", "Black Cat", "Magus", and then "Trident" after my companies. My Hobie 14T's were "Yeller Cat" and "Blue Cat", and my Hobie 17 was "Slo Cat". My 35' twin screw is named "Hakuna Mutata" by my kids after the Lion King "No Worries" theme. My current Taipan 4.9 is yet unnamed, but I'm leaning to "The Shadow."

Say Andrew, let's get some cats into the Sarasota Sailing Squadron racing series. There are a gazillion cats stored up there but none of them look like they've been in the water for years. I sail regularly off the beach in front of my house here on Casey Key Island just north of the Venice Jetty. Can't miss my black sails. I went out this past weekend and lapped the monohulls in their distance regatta.

Jon Hamlet
Taipan 4.9 #217