Hobie Wildcat
 A WildCat under sail | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Dr. Martin Fischer |
| Year | 2009 |
| Design | One-Design |
| Role | Racing |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Trapeze | Double |
| Hull | |
| Type | Multihull |
| Construction | Fiberglass molding sandwich-structured composite |
| Hull weight | 180 kilograms (400 lb) |
| LOA | 5.46 metres (17 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 2.59 metres (8 ft 6 in) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Centerboard |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda |
| Mast length | 9 metres (29 ft 6 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 17 square metres (180 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 4.15 square metres (44.7 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 21 square metres (230 sq ft) |
| Upwind sail area | 21.15 square metres (227.7 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| Class association | Formula 18 |
| Class is a member of World Sailing | |
The Hobie Wildcat is a Formula 18 developed by Hobie Cat Europe as a one-design within the Formula 18 rules. The class was recognised by the International Sailing Federation in November 2010. It is designed to replace the Hobie Tiger as a more up to date and competitive design within the Formula 18 fleet.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "hobieclass.com: Hobie Wild Cat". 19 June 2015.
- ^ "hobie.com: Wild Cat". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
See also
[edit]| Catamaran sailboats | |
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| Monohull sailboats | |
| People | |
| Current Olympic classes | |
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| World Sailing centreboard classes | |
| World Sailing keelboat classes | |
| World Sailing yacht classes | |
| World Sailing multihull classes | |
| World Sailing windsurfer classes |
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| World Sailing kiteboarding classes |
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| IRSA remote-control classes | |
| Former World Sailing classes |
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