The Hobie Wave is an American catamaran that was designed by

Morrelli & Melvin Pete Melvin (born January 11, 1962) is an American sailing (sport), sailor. He competed in the Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado, Tornado event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Melvin is also a noted yacht designer with his partner Gin ...

and first built in 1994.

Production

The design has been built by Hobie Cat in the United States since 1994 and remained in production in 2019.

Design

The Hobie Wave is a recreational

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, with its hulls made from rotomolded polyethylene and an

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mast. It has a catboat single sail rig, or, optionally a fractional sloop rig. The

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is fully battened and does not employ a boom. It has

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s, reverse transoms, transom-hung

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s controlled by a

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and no

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. It displaces and has a draft of with the rudders down and with the rudders up. The boat has a capacity of four people. A mast-top float to prevent the boat turning turtle is included as optional equipment. The Wave has a D-PN of 92.1.

Operational history

The design has proven popular at resorts, due to its rugged construction.

Variants

;Wave :Base catboat-rigged model designed for recreational use.

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and spinnaker are factory options. ;Wave Turbo :Model with

jib A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsail ...

kit. ;Wave Club :Model designed for "schools, organizations or resorts".

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