Mike Butler’s Hobie 14 Epic flight by Bradley Sissins

All photos courtesy of Bradley Sissins / shottobits.com.au/, click images for slideshow. What a great shot, an excellent contrast for what this 2020 has delivered.
Many of us are direct children of Hobie Alter’s legacy and this photo represents us fully.

Aside last decade development this wave jump by Mike Butler is Essential Catsailing at its very best.
Nothing else needed, no foiling, no expensive carbon toy, just a truly spartan and Classic Hobie 14 to have the ride of your life.

Epic sequence.

Below more info on the sequence published at Hobie Cat Asia Pacific fb page. We later contacted Bradley Sissins for permission to publish above.

Hobie Cat Asia Pacific

Here’s that jump!

Back in July 2020, the east coast of Australia was battered for a few days with a massive southerly storm that created huge swells. Jervis Bay on the south coast of NSW was one of the unfortunate places where 6 metre swells smashed our quiet calm bay.

Unfortunate for some but fortunate for others as, Hobie Asia Pacific’s resident Hobiecat sailor and obviously thrill seeker Mick Butler took on the swell in his Hobie Cat 14.

The 6-metre swell ran along Point Perpendicular and was accompanied by 45 – 60 knot winds and horizontal rain, wild weather to be out on a Hobiecat 14 but Mick is a one of the most experienced sailors in the Hobiecat scene.

His little cat that was built in Europe during the early part of the 1970’s soared above the waves, almost recreating the iconic “Flying Cat” scene and photo was taken July 1969 by R. Paul Allen with a Nikonos (Nikon) Camera. Leap forward 51 years to 15th July 2020 and these images were captured by Bradley Sissins on, yes a Nikon camera.

Amazing sailing by Mick!

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