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Humble catamaran`s sporting makeover

Humble catamaran`s sporting makeover  "Don't remember if I mentioned it, old chap, but I am in the market for a new hobie.' "Oh yeah? What happened to your old cat?' "I got rid of it. Too old and sluggish. I am on the lookout for a new hobie, fancy getting myself a tiger.'

Appalled at the spelling errors? Horrified at what seems to be yet another instance of cruelty to animals? Rest assured. The spelling is spot on. And no animals were injured in the making of this article.

Hobies are small light-weight catamarans made of fibre-glass, named after their creator, Hubert (