LOA: 16’7" (5.05 m)
LWL: 16’5" (5.00 m)
Beam: 7’8" (2.34 m)
Draft: 10" (.25 m)
Displacement: 220 lbs.
Sail Area: 180 sq.ft.
Disp/L: 22
SA/Disp: 79
Company: Hobie Cat
Phone: 1-800-HOBIE-44
Website: www.hobiecat.com
Entry and information forms are ready for the upcoming BOTY season.
It's official: J/Boats' J/70 claims Sailing World Magazine's 2013 Boat of the Year Award
J/Boats' new one-design sensation is lighting the sportboat scene ablaze. Quick, stiff, ramp-launchable, and priced right, the J/70 checked all the BOTY boxes as it sailed its way to the top of the judges' lists. Behold our 2013 Boat of the Year.
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PYC Etchells Fleet 27 Tuesday night racing kicked off on May 14, 2013.
Photo by Ann-e Blanchard
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Dear Dr. Crash,
What's all this I hear about water ballast? In my experience it just makes the boat very sluggish and doesn't stabilize it very well. It also makes for a wet and cold day on the water.
Soggy in Sandusky
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After a week of sail testing in Annapolis last fall, six new boats emerge as individual winners from Sailing World's Boat of the Year Awards testing. Here's a look at the entire fleet with highlights from the tests.
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