You are ringing up fond memories. I took some friends and a Hobie16 to South Padre Island one summer in the late 1960s. Good times. I overslept one morning, sleeping on the trampoline with my feet hanging over the side - sunburned the bottoms of my feet. Still able to catch waves, even surfed the Hobie from a wave over a mile offshore all the way to the sand. When you get enough wind, two standing out on the side and flying the hull is a major rush. (hint, move back toward the rudders to keep the down side hull pointing up so you avoid a pitchpole plunge.) Good vlog, keep it up.

Love the bridge opening up for the little wee Hobie! Good stuff! You've inspired me to get a Hobie 16 I was given out on the water instead of just sailing my mono-hull around!

You and How to Sail Oceans are definitely the best sailing channels. No BS, just sailing and general marine information. Perfect. p.s. I used to sail a Hobbie 16, so much fun, just don't flip it, huge pita.

Zoe was doing great with that tiller, I thought the cars on the bridge would give here a collective car-horn salute!

Hobie 16 camping is great! Sailed from Tampa to Key West with one. So much fun.

Yeah, that was pretty amazing that Zoe just casually called from her wrist to get the guy to lift the bridge - while she was out on the trapeze! Couldn't have done that a few years ago. I caught the sailing bug on a Hobie 16 my Dad bought for us kids to use at the beach house, so much fun. My Mom thought it would be safer than the Sunfish far out of her sight in the Gulf of Mexico. (Ssh! We won't tell her how many times I tumped that thing over - with my dog aboard!)

Looks like you guys were having a blast!!! I wish I was young again. 😂😂👍👍

Hey Sam, I had a Sol Cat in the two hauls was inspection screw hatch where there in I could store tent or anything small enough to go threw tj

I have only been on a sailboat a handful of times, but by god, I think I want to give it a try again. I love these videos.

Did something similar 30 years ago on a Flying Scott on the Chesapeake. Hit a squall, 50 kts white-out conditions for 30 minutes. Dropped anchor and dragged sails down and back aboard. Within 5 minutes the waves were breaking over the bow and rolling into the cockpit. Sat on the bilge bailing with a bucket. Barely missed being run over by two powerboats also caught out. After it passed I could see we dragged 1/2 mile and my hands were bleeding pulling the anchor up. It was still fun

Wunderbar! Great vid, thank you both!

In the 1970s I had one of the first 16s ever. Hull number 243, sail number 250. We ran circles around everybody, it drew a crowd always. I would love to have it back

man, this brings back memories. We had the "Tequila Sunrise-16" back in the 80's; what a blast.

Ive only sailed a Obie cats once but it was SO much fun. This looks great.

I had some great sailing last summer on my resurrected Hobie wave, and plan on camping next season so thanks for the test run, i also use my Apple watch with the Strava app and set it to outdoor ride(bike) it shows your track,speed,heart rate, max speed and other stats, and a compass app too , good times.

What fun! I love this sort of micro adventure including sailboats!

Very cool Sam, I have some fond memories sailing on a friend's Hobie Cat 16... Even took it to Catalina and back from San Pedro, what a ride!

You two are just freakin awesome.

looks like you had a great time! thanks for sharing.

Best video ever!! Thank you. Thats Sailing!

Good job Sam. A gentleman always blocks the wind for a Lady.

Love this content sam!! keep up the hard work!!!

Thank goodness your back. Love the sailplane but enjoy the water sailing!

you have mastered sailing in the wind, parasailing in wind, gliding in wind. I have only mastered breaking wind.

huge fan of micro cruising! thank you for sharing

Hobbie camping looks like my perfect sailing adventure . Can't wait . Great vids Sam !👍

Super fun! Cat sailing is a lotta bang for the buck and was my entertainment of choice of 20 years. Get yourself a big dry bag or car top bag and lash it forward on the tramp. Then you can keep your gear dry and contained. Cheers!

You are both having a whale of a time on your Hobie Cat. I have never sailed a Hobie but friends have. Very fast boats! My family owned a 505 dinghy that gave some Hobies a run for their money in reasonably strong winds.

You have no idea how science fiction that was talking on the Apple watch to a geezer like me. Dick Tracy 2 way radio wristwatch was fantasy back in the day and a routine fact of life today. Happy sail camping!

My Nacra 5.7 was a great little boat, loved sailing on the lakes in the pacific north west.

If you upload a video of just the power washiing process of that, i think it would hit 1 million views lol. That was awesome!

Calling for a bridge opening on an Apple Watch while flying on the trapeze! That sets a new record.

Absolutely loved this vid Sam

I have camped with my Hobie 16 a number of times in the 30,000 Island area of Georgian Bay. The real challenge is that the Hobie doesn't have a lot of flotation to begin with, and loading up the trampoline makes jib handling quite challenging. To free up some of the trampoline , I made up a lightweight wooden skid that allows me to lash on items between the hulls ahead of the mast. You do need to make sure these are lightweight items to avoid pitchpolling. I have managed to go to remote locations for a week and camp with a high degree of comfort (folding table and chairs, tent, bug shelter etc.).

Do not get hooked on doing eight knots under only the main sail !!! Although, I bet "Pickle" is a much more comfortable ride 😃

Looks like fun! Stay safe!

Looks like fun. FYI, I pitch my free standing tent right on the tramp after removing the boom and setting it aside . In stable weather I don't use the fly and enjoy the night sky through the noseeum screen. You should try it.

Wilco!! 🎶 Very cool video, as always, thanks for sharing this.

Pretty crazy stuff, amazing what you can do with a small boat and a fun crew, very cool 😁💥👍🏻

I would suggest sleeping pads. The trapeze is just like a hammock and having no insulation under you is worse than sleeping on the ground. A sleeping bag is useless as you compress all of the fill/insulation. You either need a pad or suspend a blanket under the trapeze so you aren't compressing it. Ie an under quilt. You insulation comes from the dead air insinuation and not necessarily the material itself.

Super nice sailing video !!

Dude! I want one now! My cousins had one when I was a kid. I had a sunfish.

When we lived in Oman we used to go sailing for long weekends. Pull the cats up onto the beach, above the water line. Take off the boom and put a tent on the trampoline. Great fun.

I'm watching you two on my big screen so I can pretend I'm on the Hobie too! Love the bridge opening!

Dude keep that gal around, she is one of the reasons I kept watching. Nice girl.

Siick!! What a great adventure, thanks for sharing. Coolest thing is, phoning ahead on i-watch to open bridge 😄 love it. Last time I was on a Hobie 16 was out to sea in Concarnau Bay North West France - a little colder than your trip I'm guessing.

Looks fun!

Cool video loved the Red Ryder!

Such awesome people. Do love the idea of camping with a Hobie. Not sure I could manage it I struggle disability wise with living on a Vancouver 27

Y’all are kickin butt

Saw someone do this in Northern Lake Michigan in 1975 at Mackinac Island. Drove the VW Mini-Bus straight home to St. Joe, MI and bought a Hobie 16! Been sailing many boats and many places for last 40 years!

Hell yeah!

Looks like a great time

That looks like so much fun! When you're camping on it, I think putting a tarp down over the trampoline would be useful to block the wind. I've slept out on trampolines before, and they are cold! They don't hold any heat next to your body at all. An inflatable camping mattress pad would probably be helpful too. Those things are really only comfortable for casual naps.

I think you’ve done more on the Hobie 16 in a week or two than I did in my first couple years of owning one.

Sailing the oceans sounds adventurous.. looks like more maintenance. Hoping to make my way to the ocean via the Great Lakes someday

Pickle is going to feel slow after this. Looks like a lot of fun.😃

Awesome

Very good video!

Hobie camping sounds awesome! You should cruise around the Berry Islands or Exumas with it. Its fast enough to get to the Berry's in two days with a night at Bimini.

Fun!

I've never been into Catamarans but these videos are certainly making me want to try. Was down at myt club today dropping off my Mirror Dinghy and one the guys down there has offered to take me out on his DART Cat. Can't wait. I think the wate rin Wales is going to be a bit colder than where you are though!!!

Sweet sailing for a day… nice

Sam, please soak up and savor every moment of these adventures. I really enjoy following along and thanks for documenting it for those of us who can't go

When do you anticipate getting back to the Pickled Herring? A point to note is thaf Sam is smiling - as usual! I know that I loved the trapeze on our 505. So much fun to look at the boat, just as it started planeing, as it lifted clear of the water and sailed on top of the water, not ploughing through it!

Hi there or should I say Yarr! You remind Me of My sailing days, and when I was young and at sea. I was a sailor for a good 7 hours!!!!! And I only had to call out the LIFEBOAT Once!!!! : - ) True story that.

I cant tell you how many times I have been to Estero Island, i laughed when i heard "Big Carlos Pass". Make sure you go to Charlies Boat House, best old-school salad bar!

Amazing

Sam you're my fav sailing youtuber. What is the red ryder about seriously LOL. Mountain Lion attacks, pirate deterrent bluff... or..?. Its killing me I can't figure a reason. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep until I know.

Sail power!

I remember reading about guys sailing from key west to Cuba on Hobie 16’s .. you really need a jib

We sailed 18’ Sol Cats to Catalina Island from San Pedro in the 1980’s. Fun and staying at Fourth of July Yacht Club.

Dang! I used to run a hobie cat when I was a kid. They’re quick!

cool rig !

I've seen people take a tarp and drape it over the boom and tie it on the sides so it forms a tent. If you want a wind block, that might help.

Where are you in Fort Myers’s Beach? We stay on Estero just down from Santini Plaza. I recognized the background in some of you shots.

Had a Hobie 16. It was a blast to sail. Usually had a hard time tacking without the jib. The jib backfills to help the bow come about. How is it working for you without the jib? Looking forward to more of your Hobie sailing.

..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…

How long was it in the water for that kind of growth?

Ive done some hobie camping too! We found that taking a small tent ashore worked really well. Beats getting a trampoline splash at 3am! Are you putting up a jib and spinnaker?

You need a foam pad underneath you on a trampoline what ever the weather.

Hello Sam and your lady friend that boat looks pretty fast on the marketplace someplace here in California somebody bought a storage property and there was two or three hobby cats on it and the ad said that they are free and they want them off the property they were there when they bought the property but that's here in California someplace a town I never heard of but it would be kind of far coming here to get them on a flatbed anyway if you did want them chances are they might still have them but if I had a way to get them and put them to you so I would get all two or three of them and your sail on your hubby cat the color goes good with your hobby cat. Anyway stay safe both of you and healthy God bless you always enjoy watching your videos Sam you come up with something different every time.

Frickin awesome! I’m on the ICW almost every weekend on a H18. Thanks for giving it more exposure. Your videos are a blast to watch.

Nice 👍

Great little adventure! Just my kind of sailing. How do you know who to call for the bridge?

when Zoe called from her watch, I was not sure if I was back in the 80s watching a cartoon or what was going on.

..and a genny too..💣

I love this content! I own 2 small sailboats and sail on lake of the wood Canada 🇨🇦 small boats are such a blast to sail

Everglades Challenge is coming up this weekend..St Pete to Key Largo! Loads of fun!

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Great stuff! Maybe a little more info about where you are at? What bridge, what island, etc...

Sam, What is the date of your sailing? I think I missed some of your videos. It looks like you are in the Florida area. You look like you are having an awesome time. I only one time in the South China Sea when on R & R from Vietnam in 1968. It was a small boat called a Sun Fish, which we managed to put the sail in the water. But it was fun. After watching your video I may try the Hobie Cat. Do you think a retired 75 year old man would be able to sail a Hobie? Have fun. 🤗

Damn that hobie hauls

Nice video

how many days growth was that on the bottom? thought u just bought it? where about r u in this episode? id like to chk out the kind of trip you all have ahead of u! cool idea

Nice

The concrete gods will remember this

LFG!!! 😇😇😇

We race Hobie 16 in SF Bay Area & North American Championships in Indiana this summer.

Which area of Florida is this?