Hobie Wave

Hobie Wave
Development
DesignerGino Morrelli and Pete Melvin
LocationUnited States
Year1994 - Present
BuilderHobie Cat
Boat
Displacement245 lb (111 kg)
Draft1.74 ft (0.53 m)
Hull
Typecatamaran
ConstructionRotomolded Polyethylene
LOA13.06 ft (3.98 m)
LWL12.47 ft (3.80 m)
Beam6.99 ft (2.13 m)
Enginenone
Hull appendages
Keelnone
Ballastnone
Ruddertransom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeCatboat
Sails
Sailplancat rig
Mainsail area95.00 sq ft (8.826 m2)
Jib/genoa area
24 sq ft (2.2 m2) optional
Total sail area
95.00 sq ft (8.826 m2)
Rating
D-PN92.1
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The Hobie Wave is an American catamaran that was designed by Morrelli & Melvin and first built in 1994.

Production

The design has been built by Hobie Cat in the United States since 1994 and is still in production as of 2024.

Design

The Hobie Wave is a recreational sailboat, with its hulls made from rotomolded polyethylene and an aluminum mast. It has a catboat single sail rig, or, optionally a fractional sloop rig. The mainsail is fully battened and does not employ a boom. It has plumb stems, reverse transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and no keel. It displaces 245 lb (111 kg) and has a draft of 1.74 ft (0.53 m) with the rudders down and 0.92 ft (0.28 m) with the rudders up.

The boat has a capacity of four people.

A mast-top float to prevent the boat turning turtle is included as optional equipment.

The Wave has a D-PN of 92.1.

Operational history

The design has proven popular at resorts, due to its rugged construction.

Variants

Wave
Base catboat-rigged model designed for recreational use. Jib and spinnaker are factory options.
Wave Turbo
Model with jib kit.

Wave Spinnaker Kit

There has been considerable variation in the Hobie factory supplied spinnaker over the years with no 'stock' design being apparent.

Wave Club
Model designed for "schools, organizations or resorts". The Hobie Wave Club is distinguished from the Hobie Wave Classic by a 3-piece trampoline that inserts into boltrope tracks on the inboard edges of the port and starboard hulls. The sails, mast, and majority of the parts are the same between the Club and Classic models, with the shroud attachments and trampoline attachment methods differing between the two models.

Wave Classic

The Hobie Wave Classic was produced concurrently with the Hobie Wave Club and was designed to be quickly dis-assembled and re-assembled and featured hook and loop straps to fasten the aft end of the trampoline around the aft beam of the boat, a scissor clip style of shroud hook for a pin-less shroud connection, with the goal of being able to transport the boat via cartop. The Hobie Wave Classic uses a unique arrangement of wires down the port and starboard sides of the trampoline that pass through plastic tubes in the trampoline and through formed stainless steel hooks that are screwed to the polyethylene hulls.

Formula Wave

The Formula Wave Class emerged separate from most other Hobie racing classes and allowed non-Hobie branded sails in racing events. The series has grown over the years and has been successful.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Hobie Wave sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Morrelli & Melvin". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hobie Wave Classic". Boat-Specs.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hobie Wave Turbo". Boat-Specs.com. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Hobie Cat. "Wave". hobie.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Multihull Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Formula Wave Class". Formula Wave Class. Retrieved 20 May 2026.