The topic in the open forums is new hobie f-18
http://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=157408#Post157408I spoke with Mischa on the 5th about this boat. The only carry over from the tiger is the beams. New rudders ,daggers ,sails ,mast ,and tramp. As well as the hulls. Do i think i will change boats? Not for the next few years, for 4 reasons.
1 Availability of getting the boat here in the United States.
2 Lets see the performance difference, and see if any major things are wrong with it first year out.
3 The Tiger is still a very competive boat, wins in national events and a great showing in the worlds.
4 My level in the current F-18 competion isn't up to the level of my boat currently. I can get 80% of the tigers performance , before I make mistakes. When I can push the Tiger to its upper limits of performance then I will upgrade.
The New Hobie "W" Cat looks really nice but lets see it on the water and then Judge the boat on its merits instead of speculation. The F-18 formula has produced alot of great racing arround the world with many different manufacturers winning. Now with the new Loday White Shockwave and Hobie "W" cat along side proven boats like the Infusion Capricorn and Tiger this field of boats should only get stronger in the next few years.
