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Hobie Cat 16 Classic

Sailboat specifications

The Hobie Cat 16 is a 16’7” (5.05m) double handed sport/beach catamaran designed by Hobbart (Hobie) Alter (United States). She is built since 1969 by Hobie Cat (United States) with 32767 hulls completed. The Classic version is offered with a boom allowing better and larger sails.

The Hobie Cat 16 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Easy version (see all the versions compared).

Hobie Cat 16's main features

Model
Hobie Cat 16
Version
Classic
Hull type
Catamaran
Category
Double handed sport/beach catamaran
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat collection
Country
United States
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich foam fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
32767
First built hull
1969
Last built hull
Still in production
Appendages
Hull : asymmetric hulls
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Twin transom hung rudders
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
Yes
EC design category
 iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
C
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
About 
11 100
 (2020)

Hobie Cat 16's main dimensions

Hull length
16’ 7”5.05 m
Waterline length
15’ 2”4.64 m
Beam (width)
8’2.43 m
Draft
2’0.6 m
Draft when appendages up
0’ 11”0.27 m
Light displacement (MLC)
320 lb145 kg
Capacity
529 lb240 kg

Hobie Cat 16's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
203 ft²18.89 m²
Downwind sail area
310 ft²28.77 m²
Mainsail area
148 ft²13.77 m²
Jib area
55 ft²5.12 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area
161 ft²15 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
14’ 10”4.5 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
24’ 5”7.45 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration
Fore beam stepped mast
Rotating spars
Yes
Spreaders angle
No spreader
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire

Hobie Cat 16's performances

Crew
2
Trapezes
2 set(s)
PY (Portsmouth Yardstick) rating
 iPortsmouth Yardstick is an empirical rating system allowing small sailboats (dinghies included), of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
811
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
737 ft²/T68.44 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
1122 ft²/T104.24 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
41

Hobie Cat 16's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
No engine

Hobie Cat 16's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
No cockpit
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