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Fun is subjective. I personally love their easy setup and easy teardown. You can be on the water in five minutes and they're fast and exciting to sail.

Hey Joe! I've been out on my 84 (16) 12 times (total). I was hooked after watching your videos. The first 9 times were great except the rigging and unrigging for trailering. I've been leaving it on a local beach for the last few outings but am becoming discouraged with the effort required to haul the boat up an incline 100' through deep, loose sand. I made a set of beach wheels with cradles and 15" wheels that made the effort more difficult than dragging the boat without them. I put a set of 24" dock wheels on that ,greatly, reduced the effort but if I'm alone I wind up catching my breath every 15' or so. Your knowledge of every aspect of catamaran life is vastly more than most of the people, I've seen; so I thought you might be able to tell me of a less strenuous method or maybe that I need to saddle up and get it done, or just elicit some help. Thanks for all that your channel has given to making people aware of a life off the couch and on the water.

How would you alter an F18 to be able sail single handed. I would like to sail more than crew is available. Max rake and two reefingpoints in the main was my idea.. -What do you think?

Joe what great video's, so helpfull. I've got a problem with refurbishing my Prindle 18. I contact you from The Netherlands so it is North Sea sailing here. Need to replace the forestay, pigtail and shrouds however the original set on the cat has been a hobbyproject of the previous owner and cannot be trusted. I'm looking for the exact lengths measured from the masthorn. The pigtail has two wires obviously. Something I noticed, some shrouds do not have the neopreen white protection on them, what is your opinion on that? Hope you can help me, thanks. Regards, Bart Jan

Heyho, have a nice day to everybody

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Hello Joseph, Thanks again for your wonderful videos and explanations. You are the only one in the WORLD to do explicit tutorials on sport catamarans. Is there a specific place to install the spinnaker blocks (on the side of the hull)? Do you also have to use a double pulley system for the spinnaker pole tack (spinnaker in a bag)? How do you define the length of the spinnaker pole? I've still got thousands of questions, but that's for another episode... ahahaha! Many thanks Joe. David sails at Bray-Dunes (Fr) with a HC16 and a Mattia S (F18), but is a beginner.

I'm really grateful for your videos! I signed up for a multilingual cat sailing classes but the teacher only says a few words in English here and there so I've been missing out on a lot and it's been really difficult

Let me chip in also. You made it happen that I took my catamaran out in the bay of Angola, Africa! Thanks and go well in Italy! 💪

We always called it the Bearded Clam

Learnt on a Wayfarer, then a Topper to start racing as a kid. Got good enough to become a regular crew on a competitive Hobie 16 in handicap races. Fell in love with Hobies right there but could never afford one or have space for one, so windsurfing was my adrenaline sailing for many years. I’ve now got my baby….a 10 year old refurbed 16 and I love her!! Joe your vids are awesome - thank you for the hours of entertainment Hopefully I’ll see you one day in either Vass or Flixtoe - being a Norfolk boy I do like a day out to the east Anglia’s version of Brighton beach !

I think the pressure is very important for a comfy quality sail on an inflatable. How about a small litium battery with airpump to keep the pressure perfect at all times?

Mighta saved it if crew popped the jib...

Good Luck Joe!

I was in Vassiliki sailing lasers 2 weeks ago. I have to say that it’s not good for sailing - the wind is very unpredictable as the bay is surrounded by mountains. There are doldrums everywhere and the wind just switches around without warning. I, and several others, got hit with the boom many times. It’s unavoidable. I ended up with a detached retina 😢. I do have an RYA day skipper sailing, so I’m no a noob. I, in retrospect, would recommend getting out past the bay and influence of the mountains if your sailing a dinghy.

Thanks this was useful

From this point on, I’ll forever call my paddle “The Secret Weapon “

Yes we do so !

Great action and fun💪🏻 Would be great with a big T recovery video after a capsize as well🙏🏻

Sam's Miami to Bahamas in a catamaran trip was one of the most crazy / most stupid RUclips videos I have ever seen. No one should watch that and think it's a good idea. I wish you would value your life more than you do Sam.

This goose is well done... 😂 I wish you winds like this in Rimini, pls, no low-wind-festival!

Your hiking bad you have to hike more good

1:00 American accent jumpscare 😮😂

For best up windspeed raise your leeward board, and lower your Windward board. Try to keep your Windward hull just clear of the water, and the bow of your leeward hull 2-3 inches above the water. it worked for me.

Could you build a stainless backing plate that will slide inside the track? I’ve done similar. Pre-drill and use a feeder to align it properly. Tap the backing plate. Give me a shout for more detail. The speed run last year on Franken, we took the jib off and hit the number.

Hey Joe - Waterspeed tracks your heart rate too - how was yours during this run!?? Ave 150?

Can confirm,blowing dogs off chains the 16 can beat them around a course ,have done it on more than one occasion.Have raced and owned both.

Always good to clean things up, but then the question is, what kind of boat Is burned in the background? (And why didn't you like it?)

That was inspiring

Not sure I fully understand the issue but could drill a hole fit a riv nut (ally or 316 A4 stainless and use an A4 grade machine screw

Weld it

What makes the 14 so difficult? Isn't it easier to right than the heavier boats? Is there any helping accessories for righting on the FX One?

Mamma mia, no more Swedish Jon. He was a Super Trouper. Still, now Sir Ben is crewing we can all expect many World titles.

Wild ❤

Drill all the way through and use a stainless bolt and stainless nylon locking nut. Use low profile bolt heads as needed.

You see I told you that with high winds , Tornado, Tiger goes even faster without jib as less down force on the hull 😊👍 DPat 😊

Heyho, like button pushed and let the show begin.....have a good day to everybody 🎉🎉🎉

good crew work some trouble with the jib track eh??

downwind looking good!

Mast rotation will balance you out better if you adjust it...also you are still ploughing along on the stern, its sailed like a hobie..you need to balance the water line of the hull with your movement forwards mostly more, from what can be seen in the fish eye video, bows on T's don't normally fly up in a gust, but at all times you need to be moving more dynamically to balance the waterline, fun times !

Hi ❤

. I'm happy that you were the champion at Lake Como and your good morning is fantastic. In July I will have to do the European championship in dragoon at Lake Garda, at the Univela club.

0:36 Was that a cat on a cat or a glitch in the matrix.

I don't know why Gopo can't get there act together The first one I got wouldn't start and second overheated now this 💦

Thank u from the Philippines 🇵🇭

Love the camera but I really bought this camera and laid out a lot of money to get GPS really disappointed

Holy crap! That is dogs off chains!!!! Or possibly even dogs off TRAINS- perhaps backwoods Florida expert Doug Fogg should be intrinsic to this convo

Hey Joe, Better late than never with my feedback! I noticed that your pace seemed a bit slower during the first downwind leg (Timestamp 9:35). I noticed the telltales on the backside of your mainsail weren't flying straight backward. However, during your second downwind leg (Timestamp 26:47), your pace seemed faster than the boat behind you. This isn't a criticism, but rather a shared observation. Of course, this isn't about a basic discussion of sail positions on a broad reach but rather about optimizing performance during a race. I'm also trying to figure out the perfect tension in my mainsail to suit the course and wind strength during downwind legs. It's challenging for me to make the right adjustments. Perhaps you could discuss this topic in your livestream or share your experiences in another way. Best Winds, Robert

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hay love the content, I want to tow my Hobie 18 behind a house boat. long distance, with out being on it. I have tried to tow it off the water one other time with little success. can you make any suggestion's