Another Hobie Adventure Island maiden voyage

[taurus987]

I want to try riding on those.  It looks fun. 

Do you need to have any sailing experience to ride the AI?

Thanks and Happy Easter to everyone.

Bob

[ChuckE]

I want to try riding on those.  It looks fun. 

Do you need to have any sailing experience to ride the AI?

Thanks and Happy Easter to everyone.

Bob

Bob... there's probably no better sailing craft that's more newbie friendly.  You have the super stability of wide tri-foil design and the ability to pedal yourself out of the dead zones of wind.  The ability to furl (roll up the sail) instantly will help you when you start going too fast.

No kayak company out there knows more about sailing than Hobie.

Chuck

[ravensblack]

Those look so cool guys. But now they are a sailboat, right? No AOTY for sailboat catch LOL! Oh and BTW I would recognize that guys head anywhere. Looking good Steve-o.

[SteveS]

yep-- no aoty from a sailboat. No mast = no sailboat though


seriously craig--the thing is an outright blast...and if you don't put it together, you get a fast pedal-yak

[otobepelagic]

Wow! .... I want one!

[AlsHobieOutback]

Wow! .... I want one!

Here you go!  Introducing the one and only PA-AI!!!

[ChuckE]

Wow! .... I want one!

Here you go!  Introducing the one and only PA-AI!!!

Al.... I think you're onto something! I actually think it could work

[lapulapu]

ChuckE we got another NCKA converted to AI's.  Hai just got his and was in Monterey yesterday for his maiden voyage.  We will be a fleet soon.  Did you make your own trampolines?

Rey

[Eric B]

Steve, I'm stoked you joined the club (that I'm not yet a member of). 

Just wait til you guys get em out in a real fresh breeze.

See you out there...  soon.

[AlsHobieOutback]

Btw, there are a few trampoline sets on Ebay that to be a good deal:

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=hobie+adventure+trampoline&_sacat=0&_odkw=hobie+trampoline&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

[SteveS]

Steve, I'm stoked you joined the club (that I'm not yet a member of). 

Just wait til you guys get em out in a real fresh breeze.

See you out there...  soon.

yah-- ChuckE said you had talked to the guy...guy told me it was right after he talked to me...we'll have a small fleet out there pretty soon

[MistralWind]

ChuckE and any other 2011 Adventure Island owners,

Word is we're getting the newly designed rudder for free per the Hobie AI forum and my Hobie dealer.

I've seen pictures of it and it kinda looks like a shark fin when it's in the upright position (rudder out of water). Supposed to be much more robust for sailing. The way I understand it, it does not work on 2010 or earlier hulls. The 2011 hull mold was changed/strengthened in the back in anticipation of the coming new rudder design.

     

[ChuckE]

ChuckE and any other 2011 Adventure Island owners,

Word is we're getting the newly designed rudder for free per the Hobie AI forum and my Hobie dealer.

I've seen pictures of it and it kinda looks like a shark fin when it's in the upright position (rudder out of water). Supposed to be much more robust for sailing. The way I understand it, it does not work on 2010 or earlier hulls. The 2011 hull mold was changed/strengthened in the back in anticipation of the coming new rudder design.

Very cool.  Thanks for the heads up!