I stuck my new old Hobie 14 in the water for the first time on Sunday. In this galley report, I will relate all the details of the sailing trip.

I had spent the previous week rigging the boat, getting what was missing, and replacing what was broken. I was able to see what was needed by consulting some Hobie manuals, which I found online.

I have been lucky enough to have, at long last, acquired a Hobie 14 catamaran!

I have been looking in classified ads all over the place for a sailing dinghy (preferably a catamaran) that would fit my budget. But by the time I contacted the few owners who advertised their boats for sale, the boat would usually be sold already, or the sailor would have changed his/her mind and decided to take the boat off the market.