The Hobie Mirage Tandem Island Few designs pack as much fun into 18 feet as the Hobie Mirage Tandem Island a two-person pedal-or-paddle kayak that converts to a sail-powered trimaran by attaching a pair of akas and amas and stepping a carbon-fiber mast.

Hobie trimaran review. Buy the latest Hobie Kayaks Hobie Sailing Models and Stand Up Paddleboards. A CE C rating is also a plus. The crew generally only one but sometimes two sits out on the windward rail rather like a wide catamaran and uses hisher body weight to keep this speedster level.

Users can get more such as a live-bait tank an electric motor kit and trampolines. An absolute joy on the water the Hobie Mirage Adventure Island is impressively approachable. We know that aesthetically the Hobie Adventure Island Kayak is a beautiful item.

The central hull is pure high-end Hobie with all the expected features. The market for rotomolded plastic kayaks is enormous but the realm of rotomolded sailing kayaks is much smaller and has for some time been dominated by Hobies two Mirage Island model trimaran kayaks. A couple of years ago in the dying days of a beautiful September in the Florida Panhandle my friend Doug and I decided to try a tricky weekend.

This lightness makes trailering very much easier. By combining the companys proprietary pedal-driven Mirage under-the-hull paddling system with efficient but easy-to-handle sailing rigs Hobie has succeeded in creating a new class of. This sailing kayak is produced from some of the highest quality materials in the industry.

I show how to start out from dock with a single seat always peddling into the wind which is southerly. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 17 of 17 Posts. Hobie Mirage Tandem Island Review.

Sailing the Hobie Trimaran with Mirage Drive My Hobie and its 95-lb. This boat is strictly a sports sailercloser to a day-cat like a Hobie than any other in this review. F82R Numantia sailing off against H16 Sledder II on Moreton Bay - departing WynnumManly harbour to Peel Island and backTypical south east Qld Westerly.