Hobie Mirage Adventure Island
Solo Trimaran with Mirage Drive and Sail
The Hobie Kayaks Adventure Island is the best solo sailing kayak, trimaran. Utilising Hobie's legendary Mirage Pedal Drive, a paddle or the power of the wind, the Adventure Island can take you wherever you dream of heading.
Featuring fold out AMA arms, the Adventure Island is an exceptionally stable, ideal for when being sailed. The drop-down deployable daggerboard prevents any lateral slip and makes for an incredibly competent sailing boat. When not being sailed, the AMAs can be quickly and easily detached and leave in its place a comfortable to paddle (or pedal) sit-on-top. The AMA arms will also fold flush to the hull when transporting, without need to be removed.
With two 8" hatches and a large Bow Hatch the Adventure Island is not short of storage space, and can be easily loaded up, mesh pockets are also found on either gunwale for smaller quicker required items. The Adventure Island can be propelled in comfort thanks to the Vantage CT seat, with adjustable height, seat base angle, back support, and lumbar support, the seat is designed with comfort in mind. Ideal for spending a few hours on the water fishing or sailing. The Mirage Drive 180 with Turbo Kick Up Fins is an easy-to-use pedal drive system, and can allow even in changing weather to use the Adventure Island. The 16'6" sail can be quickly furled and unfurled using the patented roller system, it's extremely quick and easy to do even if the weather is against you.
The Hobie Adventure Island is a very capable kayak, for fishing, sailing or leisure paddling. Appropriate to use in both inland and salt water environments. If fishing from this trimaran is your aim, it comes with two moulded in rod holders behind the seat, and a Lowerance- Ready system to add a fish finder with increased ease.
Overall, if you are looking for a versatile small watercraft to sail, fish or kayak then the Hobie Adventure Island is excellent.
Dimensions
- Length: 5.05 m / 16' 7"
- Width: 0.7 m / 27.5"
- Height (Akas Off): 0.39 m / 15.5"
- Height (Akas On): 0.43 m / 17"
- Beam (Amas Folded In): 1.12 m / 44"
- Beam (Amas Out): 2.90 m / 9' 6"
- Manufacturers Weight Capacity: 181kg
- Seat Capacity: 125kg / 275lb
- Fitted Hull Weight*: 46 kg / 102 lbs
- Fully Rigged Weight*: 84 kg / 185 lbs
- Mast Length: 5.03 m / 16' 6"
- Sail Area: 6.04 m² / 65 ft²
Features
- Bow and Stern Carry Handles
- Rudder Steering on Left Hand Side
- Two Moulded Rod Holders (behind Seat)
- Roller-Furling Main Sail
- Large Bow Hatch
- Vantage CT Seating
- Deck-Mounted Crossbars
- Rudder Deploy and Retract Controls
- Easily Retractable and Removable Amas
- Kick-up Centreboard, fully retractable.
- 2x Cup/Bottle Holders (inside 8" hatch)
- 2x Mesh Stowage Pockets
- Kick-up Island Rudder
- Patented Roller-Furling Sail with Battens
- Rear Cargo Area with Bungee® Tie-Downs
- 2x 8” Twist and Seal Hatches
- Mirage Drive 180 with Turbo Fins
- 2-Piece paddles with On-Aka Storage
- Two-Piece Carbon Composite Mast
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