Learning to Sail
Catamaran Sailing
The Hobie Class Association of North America (HCANA) and the International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) have downloadable and video training guides, as well as class-specific materials (for 14s, 16s, 18s, etc.), Notices of Race (NORs), news, and online forums for questions and discussion of all things related to sailing catamarans.
NM Fleet 48 Resources
How to Right Your Hobie the Fleet 48 Way: https://www.youtube.com/@HobieFleet48
Commodore Beth's Hobie 16 Quick Start Rigging Guide:
Other Great Resources:
Parts of a Hobie 16 and basic Hobie sailing (short video) : https://youtu.be/drP3TZqpwZA?si=DDN9e8r-CCVgArri
Basics of sailing (short online written manual): https://www.hobie.com/articles/basics-sailing,182/
Video tutorials on Hobie sailing from JoyriderTV: https://www.youtube.com/@JoyriderTV\
Excellent discussion of boating Right of Way (document): http://www.dcmyc.org/RulesIntro.pdf
Online games to practice Right of Way knowledge: https://game.finckh.net/indexe.htm
Meet Our Friends
PARTS and DEALERS
Murrays Sports Center: https://murrays.com/
Hobie.com: https://www.hobie.com/support/hobie-16/
Turtle Dave: one of our members is a former Hobie used-parts dealer and font of information about repairs and sailing in general. Contact him through our fleet board at fleet48_board@googlegroups.com.
MERCHANDISE
Hobie.com: https://www.shop.hobie.com
Hobie sunglasses: https://hobieeyewear.com/

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