 | |
 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hobie Alter and Phil Edwards |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1976 |
| Builder(s) | Hobie Cat |
| Role | Sailing dinghy One-design racer |
| Name | Hobie 18 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 400 lb (181 kg) |
| Draft | 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with a daggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin daggerboards |
| Rudder(s) | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 240.00 sq ft (22.297 m2) |
The Hobie 18 is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by Hobie Alter and Phil Edwards as a one design racer and first built in 1976.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie 18". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie 18 Magnum sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie 18 Magnum". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hobie Alter 1933 - 2014". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hobie Alter". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.