Small Catamaran Camp Sailing Trip

Christmas Season Specials

 

This is a great time of year to purchase our many sailing products

One of our most popular offerings is our Learn-To-Sail gift certificates (with or without a toy sailboat to open on Christmas)... Click Here!

The Malbec18 sportboat/keelboat (has cabin) that we manufacture here in the USA. Click Here!

Our new Historical Lake Coeur d'Alene steamboat chart is still being worked on. Planned release will be July 25th at the first annual Lake Coeur d'Alene Carboard Regatta.

We have great prices on Radio-Controlled and Pond Sailboats, Kites such as Stunt, Pocket, and Floater Kites, Sailing Knives, etc. Click Here!

One can also make a donation to the non-profit Access To Outdoors to support marine access work, accessible sailing, and other projects. To donate email accesstooutdoors@gmail.com

Text 208-704-4454

Email funtosail@gmail.com

  

Hobie Potholes

After a couple of challenging years, it's time to get our Inland NW Hobie Cat and Small Boat Sailor club going again. This is our first event of 2024 that will include a fun Saturday distance maze race through the sand islands of the Potholes Reservoir just below Moses Lake, WA. in Eastern WA. Prizes given! In the evening we will have a beach party.

Bring your kites. This area has amazing winds.

You can come for the day's events or stay longer and camp with us. We will camp for free on the northeast side of the reservoir.

Event takes place July 27, Saturday. Camping over the weekend.

Learn more about the Potholes Reservoir by Click Here!

Post a question, etc. below...

Wave R2AK

 

Miles Moore of FunToSAIL  will be applying to enter the Race 2 Alaska as Team FunToSAIL.com in 2025. This is a 750 m/1207 km race from Port Townsend WA USA to Victoria CAN (Vancouver Island), and onto Ketchikan Alaska. No gas or electric motors allowed, all muscle or sail power, or both.

Learn more at waveR2AK, Learn about what sailboat he will be using, plus watch his training videos, etc.

Mast friendly reminder

Hello follow sailors... Just a friendly reminder. If you are going to leave your mast up
(vertical) this winter be sure no water can get into the mast. If water does get into the mast it will of course travel down to the bottom/base of the mast and accumulate. If the water can leak slowly out it can still accumulate as the water slowly freezes. When the water freezes it will expand and crack a mast like the soda can even if there is space above to expand upward.

If you must leave your mast outside in the freezing weather and are not sure if water is getting into the mast then lower the mast and store it perfectly level. If stored perfectly level then the water will spread out over the full length of the mast and when it the water freezes the expansion will push upward because their is room to do so over a large area (of course if the mast is not totally full of water).

If you want to leave your mast up then one needs to make sure the water can not get in. You do this best by removing the mast head and base, applying marine sealant as you put the masthead and base back in place. Sealing other fittings like rivets, bolts, etc. is important.

There are mast that have the ability to drain at the bottom, which is usually on boats that can not capsize or have very light weight masts that drain easily. On small capsizable boats if it capsizes and the mast is not sealed it can fill up with water resulting in a vey heavy mast that will eliminate that ability to right the boat.

I hope this reminder is helpful. 

2024 Hobie Cat Wave's

We are taking orders now for Hobie Wave's for delivery in spring 2024, If you wait until next year, we cannot guarantee boats will be available. It's the reality of our current times, products are still delayed and/or in limited supply.

Contact us to secure your boat via sail@funtosail.com or text at 209-704-4454

In 2024 we are having a big Hobie Wave event (more info coming soon). Join our Inland NW Wave Club or if you are not in our area join the Formula Hobie Wave Class to connect with Wave sailors in your area. Actually, join the Formula Wave Class regardless to support Wave sailing and racing everywhere.

2022 Hobie Mirage Tandem Island Pricing

We have 2022 Hobie Mirage Tandem Islands still in stock at $8500 while supplies last. Once our stock is sold the 2023 price is $8800. 2022 and 2023 boats are exactly the same, no changes are being made between the model years.

 

2022 Hobie Mirage Tandem Island price

We have 2022 Hobie Mirage Tandem Islands still in stock at $8500 while supplies last. Once our stock is sold the 2023 price is $8800. 2022 and 2023 boats are exactly the same, no changes are being made between the model years.

 

Hayden Lake, Idaho USA overboard recovery

 Teen sailors. One holding the head of Wilson... "its October... Halloween."

Spent a beautiful day in October 2022 on Hayden Lake Idaho practicing overboard recovery of Wilson the volleyball. Three teenagers learning to sail and practice picking up Wilson and type 4 throwable. If you want to learn to sail to a dock but are concerned with hitting the dock under sail, I recommend practicing overboard recovery drills, as when you do so you're learning to stop and go, and those skills are transferable to safe docking.

The Malbec 18 sportboat is provening to be the ideal boat for my students to learn to sail on. Learn more about this boat at this link... Malbec18

Overboard recovery

Teens learning to sail

Being passed by a Hobie Mirage Tandem Island

 

2022 Hayden Parade

 Fun day at the Parade!

Spoktopia

Join FunToSAIL and other outdoor vendors at Spokatopia 2022, a 1-day outdoor adventure festival held Saturday, July 9 at Camp Sekani Park & Boulder Beach in Spokane, WA from 9 AM-6PM! Festival goers can try the latest new bikes, including mountain, road, gravel, and electric-assist demo bikes; chat with and shop from 7 local bike shops; try stand up paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, and Hobie Wave catamaran sailboat and Hobie Mirage Tandem Island sailing kayak/sail yak; catch a bike shuttle to the top of the Sekani MTB trails; join a 5k trail run or yoga class; listen to live music and watch a MTB jump show; drink craft beer, wine, and cider in support of local MTB trails and Evergreen East; play games and experience kids activities including kids’ bike demos (kids’ 12 and under are free!); check out the latest outdoor and camping gear in the Spokatopia Campground; join a group bike ride or skills clinic; score a free water bottle from Toyota; and more! Ride your bike to Spokatopia from one of our nearby park & bike locations and automatically enter to win some awesome outdoor adventure prizes! Tickets and more info at www.spokatopia.com

Hobie 14 Memories and Cat lover

This video brings great memories back of me as a kid sailing and surfing my Hobie 14 on Grays Harbor WA USA and over the bar on the Pacific Ocean. The Hobie 14 is fabulous in the surf! Hope you enjoy this video.

Also, my friends know I am a Cat lover, catamarans and actual Cats versus dogs. I need to find a cat like the one in the following video.

 

National Safe Boating Event

 

Come to out to our event and receive a free Life Jacket (availability limited), sign up for a safe boating class, and check out the Sheriff Boats, Sailboats, Kayaks, etc.

Sign up for a Safe POWER Boating Class! Click Here!

 

Sign up for a Safe SAILING Class! Click Here!

 

Sign up for various Learn-to-Sail Classes! Click Here!

Remember National Wear Your Lifejacket to Work Day is Friday May 20th, 2022. When people ask you why you are wearing a Life Jacket you can tell them it's to bring awareness of the importance of wearing one to stay alive.

LEARN ABOUT SAFE BOATING AT THIS ANNUAL EVENT AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VIA NOTICES AT FUNTOSAIL.COM & SHERIFF MARINE DEPARTMENTS! THIS EVENT IS ATTENDED BY KOOTENAI AND SPOKANE SHERIFF MARINE DEPARTMENTS, US COAST GUARD, ACCESS TO OUTDOORS, AND INLAND NW MARINE BUSINESSES. 

SUPPORT SAFE BOATING IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST BY BECOMING A SPONSOR/DONOR &/OR VOLUNTEER. Email us at accesstooutdoors@gmail.com to learn more. Funding in particular helps support our many marine projects.

Current Sponsors... Kootenai County Sheriff Marne Division; Idaho Parks and Rec; Access To Outdoors; Inland Northwest Sailors; FunToSAIL; Fins & Feathers Tackle Shop; Black Sheep

Learn about the many great places to boat within the Inland NW at the LakeS Guide via this link... Lakes Guide

Notice of event on Silver Lake Mall website

FunToSAIL Sailboats and Kites

March 12, 10am-3pm... Come to the Silver Lake Mall in Coeur d'Alene Idaho to see our sailboat(s), kites, sailboat toys, etc.

FunToSAIL Boat Show

Contact us at funtosail@gmail.com or text 208-704-4454 for details or an appointment

January 2022 Club Activity

Fellow Hobie, Malbec, Daysailor, trailer-able Sportboat/Keelboata, Inland NW sailors (that was a mouth full) on January 8 at 6:pm at the Silver Lake Mall FunToSAIL store in Coeur d'Alene Idaho we are having our first sailing activity of the year. We will be watching some SailGP racing and enjoying each others company. Plus talking a bit about the new year activities, etc.

Click on the Comment word link at the end of this post to let us know if you will be attending. I Miles Moore will be there!

Here is a great video of Hobie Island sailors getting together. We will have similar activities in 2022 that will also include sailors aboard many different types of sailboats.

  

2022 Hobie Getaways

We received our shipment of new and improved 2022 Hobie Getaways in early August. Was a late delivery due to the work Hobie did to update the boat. We were the first dealer on the West Coats and Mountain States to receive them.

The boats were redesigned to stiffen them up a little, with thicker skeg and edge along the bottom of the hull. Bows are no longer wave piercing design but more traditional shape. Wing seats are lighter and more comfortable. So the hulls and wing seats are new.

Our customers love the new boat! The boat sails beautifully.

Order your Getaway for 2022 delivery now as there is a limited supply of Getaways.

Just a few of our Happy customers!

Buy your Getaway while supplies last!

New Hobie Cats have just arrived

Finally our final big shipment of Hobie Mirage Tandem Islands and other Hobie's have arrived.

We only have a few 2022 Hobie Mirage Tandem Islands left in stock with the 2021 pricing. Pricing for all Hobie's goes up after these boats are sold.

We are sold out of the new improved Hobie Getaways that just arrived. Pictures and videos of this new design will be posted shortly. If you want a Getaway place your order now to insure you get one, to lock in your boat. Availability is limited.

We have one Hobie 16 and Wave left in stock, also with the 2021 pricing. Again prices will go up after these boats are sold.

Fair winds,

FunToSAIL.com

Hobie Wave Capsize Scoop Recovery

Here is how to do a Hobie Wave (for any catamaran really) capsize scoop recovery. The goal is to scoop the crew into the boat while one is righting the boat. This allows one to get on board with little effort then if needed they can assist the one in the still in the water onto the boat.

Basically what you do is one sailor does the capsize recovery as noted. The one being scooped simply lightly hangs onto the trampoline hiking straps, so has not to created extra resistance for the sailor righting the boat. As the boat starts coming over to an upright position the one being scooped kicks as the boat comes over, making sure they are on the boat. Pretty simple process. This process of course can be applied to righting a monohull.

Have any questions please leave a comment on the video or on this post below.

 

Utah Hobie 16

Two happy sailors with their new Hobie 16 with new trailer heading to Utah. With a large family a new Hobie Cat generation is born!

We are trying to redevelop the Utah and Southern Idaho Hobie Fleet with an event in 2022 at Bear Lake on the Idaho/Utah boarder!