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Two Hobie Tigers sailing on sparkling water, one flying an orange spinnaker

The F18

Hobie Tiger

About the boat

Hobie's Formula 18: the boat to beat through a dominant ten-year run.

The Tiger was Hobie's entry into the newly created Formula 18 class. It was born from the very first F18, the Alado 18, and designed by Jacques Valer.

Built by Hobie Cat Europe and introduced in 1995, the Tiger quickly became the premier F18 platform, and the boat to beat for a dominant ten-year run.

Standard equipment

  • White asymmetric hulls in polyester with colour stripe
  • Anti-skid neoprene
  • Dacron white sails, horizontal cut, reef points in the mainsail
  • Special batten end caps
  • Mesh trampoline with pocket
  • Double trapeze with J&H handles
  • Race blocks
  • White Knight rudder blades
  • Fibreglass tiller extension
  • Rear crossbar with integrated rail
  • SSI main traveller

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