hobie

The cheapest way to learn is to get a dinghy (a Laser, maybe a Hobie 16 or Hobie 17 are all easy to find.

You can probably get a small dinghy or hobie cat for free (you'll need to do work on it).

There are many yachts where keels are retractable, but left down when sailing downwind (the Hobie 33 comes to mind).

You could buy with windows, android or even install the latest hobie OS on your own.

On my honeymoon the resort had free hobie cats and lessons on how to sail.

I've managed about 15 degrees off the wind in a very lightly loaded Hobie Cat (without a jib).

These boats, especially the Hobie 16, were quite popular in the 70s and 80s.

How would that work on a Hobie Cat that has no electronics at all?

Look up your local yacht club or Hobie / beach cat fleet or other sailing club and just ask if you can get a ride.

For example, a Hobie Cat (around 16 feet) is using a combination of its hull and a large rudder surface to achieve the same effects.

The hobie trifoiler is vey cool, however its impratical.

I've had a pair of Hobie polarized sunglasses for around 30 years now.

Something like Hobie's mirage drive would be cool but it's another hole in the hull.

Corky Carroll played concerts at my elementary school auditorium and we'd buy lobster from the shop across from Hobie's and have birthday parties on the beach at Dana Point harbor and camp at Doheny State Beach for summer vacation, going to grunion runs, and driving down to San Onofre to body surf at Trestles.