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By Christine Weaver | October 2, 2019 | Lake Quinault, WA |

How many kids — plus their instructors and dogs — can you fit on a Hobie 16? Apparently all 14.

20 people on a Hobie 16
With 20 humans and 2 canines aboard, this cat is still (barely) floating. “Note to self: Don’t try this at home!” commented our correspondent, Peter Nelson.
© 2019 John Hoag

These young people were taking part in a MY SAIL (Multihull Youth SAIL Foundation) camp on Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula during the week leading up to the Northwest Area Hobie Championships in August. Read all the details in Racing Sheet, out now in the October issue of Latitude 38.

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