http://news.proust-sailing.com/2006/11/26/nouveautes-hobie-cat-tiger-2007/

What does it all mean?

Translated (badly):
Innovations Hobie Cat Tiger 2007

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It would seem to list the changes to the 2007 Toger and to say that the new F18 sails are not "Hobie Tiger" class legal - I think <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

I don't know about the sails in the rendering - they look like a stylized STX plan. Maybe a new sail color pattern is what they are trying to show.

The fully battened jib and new rudders / gudgeons are already on track to be class legal by April of next year.

The new daggerboard snubbers are already class legal.

It looks like some of the stuff that we've been adding to the boats (like a jib luff tensioner system) will be coming standard on the new boats.

Ok, I'll cast this stone out. Any idea on projected pricing for the new unit? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

This seems to indicate that they are using horizontal panels; that has to be a translation error, right?

The picture shows black batten pockets but not the panel layout.

Here's a pic from the new sail.
Anyone know why they went with the micro battens on the leach?

Daggerboards seem backward.

Not if they are using a material like Maxx.

Looks like they are using screw adjust batten tension adjusters on the main - windsurfer style.

Chris.

Ollie did you forget how to sail a Tiger? It was just the last time I saw you that you were on one. Has so much changed since you started sailing a horoscope boat?

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I would venture to guess that the small battens are there because the upper leach tends to flutter as it bends off when downhauled and sheeted firmly.