Hobie 16
A catamaran that can be launched straight from the beach, with asymmetric hulls and no daggerboards.
Hobie Alter came from surfing and wanted a boat that could be sailed straight out through the breakers. More than a hundred thousand Hobie 16s have been built.
Materials: Fibreglass; sloop-rigged catamaran
Manufacture: Built in California and later in several countries.
The two asymmetric hulls that replace daggerboards.
The striped, colourful sail.