I wa always wondering how fast you can go with a H16. Recently I had the opportunity to sail with a handheld GPD which also records the Max speed. I was stunned to see that we reached 17 knots! under spinaker and had an average speed of 10 knots. HAs anyone other experiences? What is the top speed of a hobie?

I have recorded a speed on my H16 at 18 mph on a reach with a broken rudder... without a Spin... Couldn't tell you what the conversion is to knots at this time though...

Mark Colby
1973H16
Jackson, MI

Willem,
to my knowledge the record stands at 19.6 knots or was it 19.1 knots. This is an average speed from Weymouth Speed Week in the UK held by Detelf Mohr and Bodo v.Schrader.
The distance was 500 m if I remeber correctly.
I myself have asked that same question doing some trial but never exceeded 19.5 knots top speed. Also on cats there must be some hull length related top speed like on monos.
My TIGER as an example goes a little faster than the 16 but still not really beyond 20 knots top speed.

Fritz-R. Klocke