New Hobie F18: 1st hull pictures
Deep spray rails that add top bow volume, front beam “protection”… same stuff we described from the renders. Basically is an update of the AHPC Capricorn that was also designed by Martin Fischer.
Some years ago J Valer was the 1st defacto designer of the F18 boats with the Alado, then the Tiger and others, many have took those earlier designs as the perfect F18 shape, and the “Tiger look” was adopted by other constructors.
Some years ago J Valer was the 1st defacto designer of the F18 boats with the Alado, then the Tiger and others, many have took those earlier designs as the perfect F18 shape, and the “Tiger look” was adopted by other constructors.
But now the one boat setting the pace for the 21 century is the wave piercing style of the Cap, a truly pioneer of the new wave of beachcats designs with “reverse bows” profiles and volume distribution.
The Nacra Infusion was a real evolution of the Cap, with quite different volumes setups, but this new Hobie F18 is not that far from Fischer´s design on the Cap. So now Hobie has return favors to all their style boats succesors and has made one of his own, hiring a reknown designer that has worked for the competition.
The Nacra Infusion was a real evolution of the Cap, with quite different volumes setups, but this new Hobie F18 is not that far from Fischer´s design on the Cap. So now Hobie has return favors to all their style boats succesors and has made one of his own, hiring a reknown designer that has worked for the competition.
This is the evolution standard of the F18 cats: Progress and modifications over the latest and most innovative proven new designs that separates what´s old from what´s hot at a given time. Today the Tiger style is “out” although she can still perform like the best, but customer doesn´t care about good old performers, we all want the latest hot stuff on the shelve, and today the new Hobie F18 is the most wanted new “candy “.
Can´t understand though why the new Loday-White F18 didn´t feature their registered trademark “spray rails” leaving that “innovation” to Hobie, cause everyone is talking about those now! good move for Fischer and Hobie Cat.
I must point that these rails are no fancy addition, they have a real and specific
purpose…
Pics from yatchsandyatching public forum:
https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4951&get=last
https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4951&get=last
