The color is very similar but what about the rig fittings in place and the inspection hole?

According to Mischa that is the first hull produced, and board produced.
IMO it is close to the finished product but not itself finished. Kind of like the prototype car you see this year then next year the sales model is slightly different.

This isn't a production hull, It's the master male plug. Plugs are always done in dark colors.
Martin Fischer did the design work, the same guy that did the Capricorn F18.
some differents, added spray rails newer beam saddles new daggers hulls are not cantered



Rich

The next question would be, is Hobie USA going to import them?

I really want to know what the carbon FXone is going to cost, and what it weighs. I seriously doubt that will get imported here though.

What do you want it to weight and what do you expect it to weight? I dont know but would love to hear what people want and think.

I don't think 250lbs is out of the question, but it is alot to ask to take 70lbs out of a design. Chances are it'll be out of my price range anyhow.

Price of the I-cat (FXOne Carbon) is about 17.500 euro in Europe (I guess that is the base model, one-up).

I also really wonder what the boat will weigh. Hobie Holland didn't reply yet.

In my opinion the F18 bows look very thin. I really wonder how they will cope with heavy seas under kite.
If you see the shape of the new hull, it is clear that the Cap, Viper and Blade were really innovative already years ago. Especially the Blade if you check the thin high aspect daggerboards and rudders.

Gill

Suggestion about low rear crossbar: reminds me of what was said about the Bimare 18-HT. Turned out to be a problem, nicht wahr?

Some new pics have emerged which also show the rudder shape, it was obviously taken on a quite day as it was possible to take a pic of the whole boat.

..continued.

Is it an illusion or is the hull straight up and down but the x bars are slightly angled up? Are the hulls possibly slightly canted?

It looks like the designer carried over a lot of the ideas he used in the Capricorn.

i dont know if you've seen these..... but the new prototype Hobie F18 was released at the Pairs boat show in December....... its calll the "W...Cat" there isnt much of a pic.... but it has the specification!

http://hobie-cat.net/site_gb/

http://hobie-cat.net/img/produits/w_cat_description_gb.pdf

What's "EC Homologation"?

Never mind............

Wild Cat...
http://hobie-cat.net/img/produits/w_cat_description_gb.pdf

J

Meeee likeeee

That could collect dust in your driveway next to the A-cat.

That's for chris and jake.

apparently the bandwagon ride is free, and everyone's jumping on...Tawd, dont you remeber all that Cuban coffee I supplied you with at Spring Fever? Man, I figured someone would be on my side...

Looking at this new F18...for the first time in a loooong time, I'm interested in a Hobie Cat.