The design was built by Hobie Cat Europe in France, starting in 1995 and later by the parent company Hobie Cat in the United States in 2001, but it is now out of production.[1][2][7][8][9][10]
The hulls have plumb stems and transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a single tiller and twin retractable daggerboards. It has a fractionalsloop rig with aluminum spars, including a rotating mast, stepped on the fore beam. The rigging is wire. It displaces 397 lb (180 kg) and is normally sailed by a crew of two sailors, both of whom are provided with trapezes to balance the boat.[1][2][3][6]
The boat has a draft of 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with a daggerboard extended and 3.00 in (7.6 cm) with both retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]