New Hobie F18:Wild Cat – Bow rails in action

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Hobie Wildcat (W…Cat) F18 Bow rails from a Hobie promotional sailing video:


This is how bow spray-rails works… reducing drag and wetted surface.
Compare with this closeup of the RC F18 (2005 design) bow without rails how water goes upside covering the hull:

And again the RC 16 with rails (July 2007 design):

RC 16 Flat Sections, Rails and Channels & LodayWhite Sockwave´s Stern rails:

I thought that the ShockWave would be the 1st to put all this together as they were pioneers in the rail concept, they´ve only used stern rails, also Fischer used only bow rails, removing the two inclined flat sections of the Capricorn with a more flat overall stern, VPLP style.

So here you have the final merge of the latest developments including flat sections, hard chines, stern rails and channels…Yet another F18:

RC F18 II – Jan 2009, to be routed soon:
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Wildcat Posts Here

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2 Responses

  1. Killer B says:
    May 29, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    I just found your site by happy accident while running a search query for the new Hobie Wildcat!

    I LOVE your all-cat blog! Were you at the either of the Worlds last year by any chance???

  2. Martin says:
    June 24, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    Hi

    Nop, I couldn´t.
    This time neither, but will be there for the 10th anniversary in France next year.