Hi All,

We have a Fox down here in St. Croix.

It was a demo sailed by Puerto Rician expert-in-any-boat Kiki Figeroua ( also the Hobie dealer in PR).

I remember the comp tip exploding on him here at the St. Croix Regatta.

He sailed for 1 season I think, until he sold it to Harper here on St. Croix ( Harper had a H14 before).

While Kiki sailed it, he did not have great succes with it, mainly because He was sailing against John Holmberg(I-20), Terry Jacskon(Tornado), and it did not equate out (..the following seasons, Kiki would bring his Tornado and just collect trophies and watches)

I sailed the boat with Harper, and, it is an amazing design. Remember, we have big air/waves here all the time.

At first, I would just be amazed how those bows destroy a wave,...the bow would enter a wall of water,....and by the time the wave reached about 3-4 feet back[from the bow],..it[the wave] was a mass of droplets,....just casually falling back to Earth,...a amazing thing to watch..

The rig[sail area] was very nice for 15-20 mph winds,..the size is in rememberance of a non spin Tornado,..and in these conditions, a very stable rig to ride!

When you look at the hulls, when they are on a lawn, once you quit staring at the bows,...the next thing that jumps out at you is the size of the hulls, from front xbar to rear xbar,...the volumn is huge,....like I-20 huge.....

..so, yes, I believe it to be a 'big water' boat,..and it lives up to its' design very well..

..the boat is now over in St. John, and I wish it was back here, so we could sail it.

..I believe if one dedicated a season or 2,..that you could learn the strenghts of the boat and do very well.

regards,

Bruce

St. Croix
I17