This is a long one! In order to make everything as easy and straight forward as possible when it comes to putting the Tiger back together, it is important to ...
Let's have a look at how much to pull the controls on a Hobie Tiger or similar. We'll have a more detailed look next season with some onboard footage to help ...
Here we're looking at a few things that could help. 1- Doing a good job folding your spinnaker single handed 2 - How to get a good rough idea of how much rig ...
Here we look at some basic principals of upwind sailing. Using the hierarchy of sailing needs we go through what is most important when you're sailing your ...
Here i'm talking through the process of taking a 16 apart from start to finish. Very well done to anyone who makes it through to the end! The Hobie 16 ...
Here we're looking at a few things that could help. First we look at making your own tiller extension so that you can save some money for better rope and ...
Here we look at some basic principals of downwind sailing. Using the hierarchy of sailing needs we go through what is most important when you're sailing your ...
SINCE MAKING THIS VIDEO - PLEASE NOTE - I WOULD NO LONGER RECOMMEND USING SILICONE LUBRICANT . EITHER FRESH WATER OR A SPECIFIC PRODUCT LIKE HARKEN MCLUBE ONLY ...
The FX1 is a single handed 17 foot long catamaran with trapeze, daggerboards and spinnaker. This is a look at sailing it in a moderate wind. Unfortunately ...
This is probably my favourite video that i've posted to date! From race 7 of the 2018 Tornado European championships at Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy. Between 15 ...
POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SAILING TUTORIAL OF ALL TIME. Here we're looking at the order in which you should do things on your boat: Point it in the right ...
This is the one that will change everything. If you are a catamaran sailor who hasn't yet experiment with lifting the hull it's a great way to improve your ...
Here we are once again single handed, for two up the crew positions will be the same but with crew on opposite side of the boat. The main points are: keep the ...
Due to popular demand i've been out to see how much wind it takes to right the Hobie 16 with 85kg of crew weight. If it is windy enough (20 knots +) then it ...
Here we're looking at what we can do with the 16 to make it feel more balanced. Troubleshooting Rudders to heavy = mast too far back (or rudders need ...
The mast hinge available from Hobie is great for some extra security when putting your mast up or down. This part is made for 16s later than 2001 but there are ...
This should be useful for anyone who needs a better understanding of how to sail. We'll look at: points of sail mainsheet position traveller position how to ...
Here we're looking at ways of managing your sailing experience when single hands on a double handed Cat. All of the techniques here could be used when sailing ...
Here we're looking at where to be on the boat while going upwind. Ways to support the channel - https://www.patreon.com/joseph_bennett Online Store for ...
It is possible on the Hobie 16 or any other boat with a fully battened jib (without self tacking) For the jib to gybe around the front of the forestay, meaning ...
We're looking at some mounting possibilities for your Gopro on a Hobie 16 or other Cat. There are of course many other places where you can put your camera but ...
Here we take a look at how to right a Hobie 16, the technique is similar for all small catamarans. Using 1st person perspective and live action commentary you ...
Here we take a look at some more details regarding attaching your bowsprit to a Hobie Tiger or FX1. These methods can be used on any spinnaker catamaran. For ...
This is groundbreaking! Using only a piece of rope you can fit a self gybing system to your boat (sorry for the misleading title) Very handy if you are sailing ...