Hobie Cat 14 LE Turbo
Sailboat specifications
The Hobie Cat 14 is a 13’11” (4.25m) double handed sport/beach catamaran designed by Hobbart (Hobie) Alter (United States). She is built since 1968 by Hobie Cat (United States). The LE Turbo version features a jib and all the hardware to sail double-handed.
The Hobie Cat 14 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Classic version (see all the versions compared).
The Hobie Cat 14 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Classic version (see all the versions compared).
Hobie Cat 14's main features
- Model
- Hobie Cat 14
- Version
- LE Turbo
- 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 - First built hull
- 1968
- Last built hull
- Still in production
- Appendages
- Hull : asymmetric hulls
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Rudder
- Twin transom hung rudders
- Unsinkable
- No
- Trailerable
- No
- EC design categoryiThe 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)
- About7 500 €(2020)
Hobie Cat 14's main dimensions
- Overall length
- 13’ 11”4.25 m
- Hull length
- 13’ 11”4.25 m
- Waterline length
- 12’ 11”3.94 m
- Beam (width)
- 7’ 7”2.31 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 240 lb109 kg
- Capacity
- 353 lb160 kg
Hobie Cat 14's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 143 ft²13.26 m²
- Mainsail area
- 113 ft²10.46 m²
- Jib area
- 30 ft²2.8 m²
- IiFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
- 12’ 4”3.75 m
- PiMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
- 21’ 7”6.57 m
- Rigging type
- Cat boat 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 14's performances
- Crew
- 1
- Trapezes
- 1 set(s)
- Upwind sail area to displacementiThe 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. - 625 ft²/T58.11 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. - 50
Hobie Cat 14's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- No engine
Hobie Cat 14's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- No cockpit
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