PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED! ORACLE USA HOBIE WAVE!

The Press Release explains Hobie Cat® Company’s new worldwide partnership with the venerable American Sailing Association (ASA). Jointly, and with the support of Oracle Corporation, Hobie will be working to put a fresh spotlight on the exciting sport of sailing and grow our sport worldwide, targeting youth and adults alike. 

The eye-catching concept boat that Hobie has on display at the Paris Boat Show is a Hobie® Wave with black hulls and sail, red rudders, and custom Oracle and ASA graphics, along with an American Flag decal to gain attention for the new project.

The new boat will be the first in a series of special edition ASA/Oracle/Hobie catamarans designed with the dual purpose of making it easy to learn as well as appealing to those youth and young adults attracted to the speed and performance of multihulls.

SAIL Marine will announce when these special edition Hobie Wave catamarans will be available... There will be a limited number of boats produced so if you want one please contact SAIL Marine at funtosail@gmail.com or call 208-704-4454

Jackknife... How not to back up your trailer

I know some sailors struggle to back up their trailers particularly when at the boat launch. I had a customer once put a hitch on the front of his vehicle... he would drive to the launch unhook his trailer then turn his vehicle around and then hook the trailer to the front of his vehicle. It worked beautiful for him... Whatever works. I recommend when you first get a trailer is to take it to a big parking lot and practice backing it up. Remember the shorter the trailer the harder it is to back it up. Regardless take your time backing up so you do not jackknife the trailer like in this funny video.

Jackknife... How not to back up your trailer

I know some sailors struggle to back up their trailers particularly when at the boat launch. I had a customer once put a hitch on the front of his vehicle... he would drive to the launch unhook his trailer then turn his vehicle around and then hook the trailer to the front of his vehicle. It worked beautiful for him... Whatever works. I recommend when you first get a trailer is to take it to a big parking lot and practice backing it up. Remember the shorter the trailer the harder it is to back it up. Regardless take your time backing up so you do not jackknife the trailer like in this funny video.

Team USA Wins! Watch the AMERICA'S CUP FINAL - RACE 19

Wow wee... The most amazing come back in sports history and also one of the most inspirational! Oracle Team USA WON! Watch the video and decide for yourself.

And by the way if you watch closely when the video shows the AC village you will see a TI and Hobie 16 on display.

On a final note if Team New Zealand had won they indicated they would have returned the next Americas Cup event to monohulls so a lot was riding on this race to keep the Americas Cup focused on multihulls or return to monohulls.

Oracle Team USA evens it up... Tomorrows race is winner takes all!

Oracles Team USA wins both races today! Now the series is tied with tomorrows race determining who keeps the cup and who wins it! See the replay of todays races by clicking on the video below...

AMERICA'S CUP FINAL - RACE 16 - USA Wins Again!

USA wins again... 2  more wins and the series is tied!

Watch the race by clicking on this video link...

Staying Alive! Oracle Wins 2 more races!

 

 Oracle did it today (Sunday 9/22/13) in keeping their chances to win the Americas Cup and keep the Cup in the USA. Team New Zealand only needs to win 1 race to finish their quest however Oracle Team USA is not giving up shown today by their 2 wins. Oracle still needs to win 4 races, which is certainly possible. Lets hope they win 2 more tomorrow! For more info go to www.americascup.com or watch these 2 races via replay right here...



Click here to watch Races 14 & 15 Replay via separate window