Kayak and sailing fleets depart from Fort Desoto Park beachBeach at DaybreakDaybreak at Fort Desoto Park looked rather ominous for adventurous racers setting off on the 2012 WaterTribe Everglades Challenge and concurrent events. Low … [Read more...]
Sailing the Edge of Hurricane Irene in Hobie Adventure Island
Sailing Shell Creek to Punta Gorda On the Winds of IreneLaunching In Shell CreekA nearby tropical weather system that is not a threat always causes great sailing weather, and today was no exception. After a morning look at Hurricane … [Read more...]
Watertribe Everglades Challenge 2011 Start
Kayak and sailing fleets depart from Fort Desoto Park beach Sunshine Skyway Bridge at Dawn The Everglades Challenge is an annual event in which kayaks, canoes and small sailboats race from Fort Desoto Park at the mouth of Tampa Bay down to Key … [Read more...]
Adventure Island Mast Furler Drum Epoxy Repair
Click any picture to enlarge Repairing Hobie Adventure Island Mast Furler Drum In the course of routine maintenance, I noticed that the furling drum on my Hobie Adventure Island had slipped a short distance up the carbon fiber mast, exposing the … [Read more...]
Adding A Jib to the Hobie Adventure Island Kayak
My old storm sail from a previous sailboat was the right size to use as a jib for my Adventure Island. There's a reason I save everything.Sailors throughout history have always wanted to find ways to fly more sails and make our boats go faster, and I … [Read more...]
An Adventure Island Kayak Sail in Shell Creek During the Fringes of Ike
We decided to take our Hobie Adventure Islands out while Hurricane Ike was thrashing Cuba.As Hurricane Ike made its way along Cuba, we got some strong east winds in this part of Florida. All the rain was quite a ways south of us, so we were … [Read more...]
Hobie Mirage Adventure Island: His Review
Sailing / Paddling / Pedaling the Hobie Mirage Adventure Island The akas attach to crossbeams with a single pinHis and Hers Reviews — His ReviewSee Her ReviewSailing the Hobie Adventure Island trimaran "Sail/Yak" is a pure sailing … [Read more...]
Hobie Mirage Adventure Island: Her Review
Sailing / Paddling / Pedaling the Hobie Mirage Adventure Island The Hobie Mirage Adventure Island — the kayak that sails, paddles, and pedals.His and Hers Reviews — Her ReviewSee His ReviewHobie calls it a 16' trimaran … [Read more...]
