No, I never did cruise/camp off one although that would be neat. I think you could gig flounder off of them too. My Hobies were all rented.Grizz wrote:Hobie,Hobie wrote:AS related earlier, my nick comes from a misadventure on a HobieCat 16. They are a staple of all the touristy areas. It is especially neat how you can run them right up onto the beach.
There's beaters around here that are cheap enough to get into sailing them. Did you ever camp-cruise hobies in the chesapeake? They look great for investigating those little sloughs and creeks and marshes.... I live on tidewater and can beach a cat. I'm looking.
I am one of those arm-chair sailors. Frankly, I think there's more life to live than time to live it!