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Learn-to-Sail

The NEW unbiased learn-to-sail book for monohull and multihull sailors is coming soon. Learn to sail via clear topics, diagrams, and more. Its a great book for young and old alike via clear detailed topics such as how to tack a multihull, safe monohull dinghy jibs, backing up via wind power only, docking, and more. Activities within the book for the young and young at heart include sailing games, find crusty the pirate crab, learn to make a paper sailboat, and more. This is the book to end all learn-to-sail books.

$20-25.00 Anticipated Price

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SAILING FUNDAMENTALS

Gary Jobson. The official learn-to-sail manual for the American Sailing Association. Covers every aspect of beginning sailing and prepares you for certification. 206pp.

$19.95

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WELCOME TO A-FLEET: BOOK ll

By Jack Sammons. Back by poplar demand. In "Book One" Batjack shares loads of useful information and humorous insights about the art of setting up a Hobie 16 or 14 to achieve maximum boatspeed. In "Book Two" he takes the reader on a joyful series of adventures out on the water where the secrets of Boat Handling, Tactics & Strategy are explored.  About 200 pages each.  Reprinted in paperback with plastic binding that allows pages to lay flat.

Book II: Tactics $19.00

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CATAMARAN RACING: FOR THE 90'S

This is the ultimate catamaran sailing book for all beach cats. With nearly 50 diagrams, the founders of Rick White's Sailing Seminars teach all-new, cutting edge techniques for this new generation, including the "Wild Thing," (a hot, new, faster, way to sail downwind) and the "Catamaran Roll Tack," (a trick to get your tacks down to only 5 seconds).  Plus a great lineup of chapters contributed by famous world-class sailors, and a chapter on Hobie 16 sailing. 352 pages. © 1992. Paperback. 

$29.95

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SAILING DRILLS, HOW TO SAIL BETTER, FASTER, SMARTER, SAFER

Rick White and Mary Wells of Rick White's Sailing Seminars have finally compiled a book of drills that dissect sailing and racing.  These intensified drills can eliminate years of improper practice time, years of trial and error, years of following others around the course, and years of disappointment! 160 pages. © 1995. Paperback.

$29.95

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INTERNATIONAL HOBIE CLASS ASSOCIATION CLASS RULES Now Posted!

2004-2008 IHCA rules are available for free at www.hobieclass.com as a PDF file. Rules are in clear and easy to read numbered format. Covers the Hobie 16 and other Hobie classes.

Go to www.hobieclass.com and click on Class Rules!

THE RACING RULES OF SAILING

The 2004-2008 rules are presented, including US Sailing Association prescriptions and a handy, fold-out back cover with race signals and international code flags. Wire binding allows open book to lie flat. 4-3/4" x 7-1/4".

$22.00

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ASSEMBLY MANUALS

Factory manuals.

HOBIE 16 $5.15

HOBIE 14; Getaway; H21; H21SC; Wave; H20; H17; Sport; H18; $5.15

AVAILABLE FOR OTHER CATS BRANDS- PRINDLE'S, NACRA, ETC.

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ILLUSTRATED PARTS LIST

Factory parts list.

GO TO OUR HOBIE CAT SECTION & MODEL SECTION FOR PARTS PDF DOWNLOAD - HOBIE CATS

$22.00

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A MOMENT'S GLORY

Filmed in Hawaii this video captures the intensity of the first Hobie 16 World Championships, a true classic! Also includes the entertaining antics of Hobie 18 surfing and and even sailing on sand. 50 minutes of action packed thrills.

$30.00

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HOBIE CAT RACE "FLY HOBIE FLY"

What began as a windless excursion in the 1974 Can-Am, from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, B.C., ended in a race for survival! Unexpected winds gusting up to 85 mph surprised the Hobie Cats in their round-trip race across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 30 minutes.

This spectacular footage of these catamarans was chosen for national distribution by the Hobie Cat Company. Originally aired under the title "Hobie Cat".

$19.95 / # V-502

RICK WHITE'S VIDEO SAILING SEMINARS

A If you're looking to improve your catamaran sailing and racing skills, then look no further. Rick White's Video Sailing Seminars tapes cover all parts of sailing and are great learning tools for the beginner and novice sailor all the way though advanced racer. These videos will teach you of the intricacies of racing tactics, learning to use Windshifts, good offense and defense techniques, and so on. Video # 1, Total Boat Handling will get you started on the right track with your on-the-water boat handling technique. #2, Upwind and Rolltacking will teach you to tack so fast, it'll make your head spin! #3, Great Starts and Finishes will teach you all the skills you need to get a jump on the competition at the start and finish of every race, and everything in-between! #4 Great Mark Roundings will teach you the tactics you need to overcome several boats at once when rounding a mark! Finally #5 In, Downwind Sailing, you will learn everything you need to know about the wild thing, the mild thing, and how to handle those big spinnaker and hooters (if applicable). See onboard footage of hot racers in action in every video in the series with an exclusive tiller cam! Each video is 30 to 40 minutes in length.

1 - TOTAL BOAT HANDLING - $30.00

2 - UPWIND & ROLLTACKING - $30.00

3 - GREAT STARTS & FINISHES - $30.00

4 - GREAT MARK ROUNDS - $30.00

5 - DOWNWIND SAILING - $30.00

One of the Most Memorable Videos of our Time.

Romantic drama about onetime high school sweethearts, reunited after many years, who try to pick up where they left off. He's married and settled in their hometown and she's single and a famous globetrotting photojournalist. The story, and particularly the ending, will touch your heart in a way you never thought possible. What's interesting about "Violets Are Blue" is that it's not necessarily the movie we expect it to be. It's a movie about adults making some hard choices, facing some inflexible realities in their lives. And when it's over we realize it caused us to think about a couple of things: not only the road not chosen, but also the road that we have chosen and our responsibilities to it. Also has great sailing footage and spectacular sailboat racing segment with Hobie 16's and Prindle 16's, just like in the good ole days. Pleasant, attractive, and fun to watch. 86 minutes. Color, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC. Staring Sissy Spacek, Kevin Kline, and directed by Jack Fisher.

$5.00-10.00 Used to $80.00 new - at Amazon.com

A Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey star as experienced sailors determined to win the America's Cup back from Australia. This film is worth seeing for the spectacular sailing footage alone. It is unlike anything seen in documentary films --it puts you right into the action. While those who know sailing boat racing well will be annoyed by some of the technical inaccuracies and plot impossibilities of the story, it is still a fun movie and an inspiring one for kids as they watch determined young people work hard to achieve their goals.

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LIST OF MOVIES WITH SAILING OR WITH BLIPS OF SAILING IN THE VIDEO

- Watch the ratings for kids -

Master & Commander (Lots of old style sailing)

Message in a Bottle (keelboat sailing)

Troy (segments of rowing and square rig sailing)

Waterworld (lots of formula 60 multihull sailing).

Caddyshack, (tons of old Hobie's in the harbor scenes)
 

The 1st Sponge Bob movie (brief clip of a Hobie Getaway)

Casino Royal (brief clip of a Hobie Bravo)

The Thomas Crown Affair (forumla 40 catamaran sailing and capsize footage)
 

The Punisher. (Hobie 16 used to escape a massacre)

Captain Ron (comedy)

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