Hobie Wave
The Hobie Wave is an American catamaran that was designed by Morrelli & Melvin and first built in 1994.
Production
The design has been built by Hobie Cat in the United States since 1994 and is still in production as of 2024.Design
The Hobie Wave is a recreational sailboat, with its hulls made from rotomolded polyethylene and an aluminum mast. It has a catboat single sail rig, or, optionally a fractional sloop rig. The mainsail is fully battened and does not employ a boom. It has plumb stems, reverse transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and no keel. It displaces and has a draft of with the rudders down and with the rudders up.The boat has a capacity of four people.
A mast-top float to prevent the boat turning turtle is included as optional equipment.
The Wave has a D-PN of 92.1.
Operational history
The design has proven popular at resorts, due to its rugged construction.Variants
;Wave;Wave Turbo
;Wave Club