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 Post subject: Tri-Foiler sailing
PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:59 pm 
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hey im looking into buy a new boat, and i came across the Hobie TriFoiler. I have some sailing experiance but not much. Is the TriFoiler easy to learn?


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 Post subject: Looks easy enough to me
PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 6:58 am 
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I am extremely interested in the tri-foiler myself but have yet to find someone that can give me an introductory sail. I have a feeling that the ownership is few and far between at a going price of $13K+ (or roughly the price of 20 to 25 year old used 30 foot Catalina Cruiser with auto-helm, a head, a galley, a shower, onboard wash down self sufficiant electrical and potable water system, 4 sets of sails, new main and 150, cradle, depth and GPS systems, refrigerator etc etc---at least that is what I will probably end up spending my $13k on) but I am rambling as usual- the point is that you probably won't get a lot of feedback to this question.

All I can say is that it looks easy enough, but at those high speeds, you better know the rules of the road and have a lot of room to exercize them in. I have a feeling that a lot of powerboaters would be reluctant to "give way" to a 15 foot wide speed demon... :wink:


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