Hi all

My son and I have a Hobie Wave that we have enjoyed sailing for about 5 years now. We are looking for something bigger and faster but still manageable single handed. What would you advise for a used boat and any idea what I might expect price wise. I live in Alberta Canada.

Thanks

Hobie 16 perhaps.

Welcome to the site!

A Hobie 16 can be a handful single handed in a breeze, but does offer the best option to move into racing. Used boats are cheap and plentiful.

A Hobie Getaway would be the next logical choice if racing is not a priority. Not as easy to find used, but rotomolded like the Wave and pretty tough.


Mike

From Albertasailing.com


The used cat market is almost non-existant. Not that many buyers, not that many sellers.
The 570 is boardless and boomless. It will start getting to be a handful over 10kts when single handing and you probably wouldn't be able to self-rescue when you are alone.
I am not recommending for or against this boat. I just wanted to present it to you as an option. It would be a gigantic performance leap from the Wave to this 19 foot cat.

What are your thoughts on the hobie 17 sport?

The soon to be released rotomolded Hobie T2 might be a good fit. http://www.hobiecat.com/sail/t2/ . It's priced the same as a Getaway.

anyone know anything about 17 foot flying t? I have a limited budget so I'm looking used.

Hobie 16 Tatoo?
http://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=234040#Post234040

H-17 would be a good choice. H-16 also great, and probably more available.

Didn't Nacra try the same thing some years back. The main problem was the weight and hull flexing.

Here's some Hobie Getaway video.

Then stick with it until 2:00 to see the Hobie Bravo, I've never seen one, do they sell them in the USA?

That looks like a great replacement for the Opti!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1KIfgvnsjI

I haven't sailed a Bravo in a long time. It's been available in the U.S. for about as long as the Wave. Maybe pre-dates it. The only time I sailed it I thought it was terrible. couldn't point worth a darn and slipped sideways too much for my taste. weighs a ton for its size, too.

I've sailed one a few time and it is a dog compared to other catamaran. It looked good around the lasers and sunfish I was sailing with but when I got around a H16 or my son sailing on the Nacra 5.2, it felt like I was dragging an anchor.

Instead of another boat install a Hooter on the Wave. Doubles the sail area and massively more speed on almost any point of sail

Any movement towards a hooter for class racing?

It would not be well suited for short course racing and would be a nightmare tactically.

The regular Wave is great for racing with large fleets of good sailors.

Raw speed is not a good way to totally assess the virtues of a boat in my opinion.

I love my "hooter" equipped Wave, but would not find it fun around the cans.

That's a good one! There is no UPgrade from a Wave. You've arrived at the top already dude! The only thing you could do to make your situation better is to get ANOTHER wave and you and the kid hit the race circut.