Hobie Tiger
Sailboat class
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The Hobie Tiger or Hobie Tiger 18, is a French catamaran sailboat that was designed by Jacques Valer for Hobie Cat Europe as a Formula 18 racer and first built in 1995.[1][2][3][4][5]
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F18 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Jacques Valer |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1995 |
| Builder | Hobie Cat Europe |
| Role | Racer |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 397 lb (180 kg) |
| Draft | 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with a daggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.08 ft (5.51 m) |
| Beam | 8.53 ft (2.60 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel | twin daggerboards |
| Rudder | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 18.83 ft (5.74 m) |
P mainsail luff | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 183 sq ft (17.0 m2) |
| 45 sq ft (4.2 m2) | |
Gennaker area | 226 sq ft (21.0 m2) |
| Other sails | solent: 37 sq ft (3.4 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 228 sq ft (21.2 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 409 sq ft (38.0 m2) |
| Racing | |
| Class association | Formula 18 |
| RYA PN | 693 |
The boat is an International Sailing Federation recognized international class.[6]
Production
Design
The Hobie Tiger is a sailing dinghy, with the twin hulls built predominantly of polyester fiberglass sandwich with a foam core.[1][2][3]
The hulls have plumb stems and transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a single tiller and twin retractable daggerboards. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, including a rotating mast, stepped on the fore beam. The rigging is wire. It displaces 397 lb (180 kg) and is normally sailed by a crew of two sailors, both of whom are provided with trapezes to balance the boat.[1][2][3][6]
The boat has a draft of 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with a daggerboard extended and 3.00 in (7.6 cm) with both retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 226 sq ft (21.0 m2).[1][2]
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick RYA PN handicap number of 693.[3]
